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I thought it was a 'hasty replacement' by the owner's dogma, but it turned out to be 'God's move'?
Nottingham Forest has suddenly emerged as a favorite to win the UEFA Europa League in the 2025-2026 season.
On the 11th (Korea time), Opta, a soccer statistics company, announced the expected results of the Europa League in the 2025-2026 season using its own supercomputer. Here, the supercomputer calculated the probability of winning the Europa League for the participating teams, and Nottingham's probability of winning was 11.3%. This is the second highest after Aston Villa (21.6%) and AS Roma (12.8%).
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The reason for this surprising result is one change. Nottingham replaced Nunu Espiritu Santo on the 9th, and the influence of former Tottenham Hotspur coach Enze Postecoglou, who was newly recruited, was added as a new variable. Coach Postecoglou led Tottenham players to the Europa League trophy just before the season. Opta's supercomputer gave a high score to Postecoglou's 'winning experience'.
Nottingham caused a stir in the EPL by dismissing Nunu in a surprise move on the 9th and recruiting former Tottenham manager Postecoglou. It was also unexpected to dismiss Santo just three games after the opening of the EPL, but it was also a surprising decision that the new coach was Postecoglou, who was kicked out of Tottenham just three months ago.
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The decision was made because Nunu openly opposed the Greek chaebol-turned-owner Evangelos Maranakas, known as the "fake owner". In May, Nunu and the owner of the Marinakis engaged in a war of words on the ground. It happened after a 2-2 league draw with Leicester City. This was the beginning of the feud.
Nunu, whose position has been greatly reduced since Nottingham acquired sports director Edu from Arsenal, has continued to oppose the owner of Maranakis. In the end, Maranakis made an immediate decision. He dismissed Nunu after three league games and brought in Postecoglou, who is of the same Greek descent.
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After Nottingham officially announced the signing of Postecoglou, criticism followed that it was a "decision like gambling". It's actually quite the same as an adventurer. Coach Nunu has created team tactics in a style that pursues thorough defensive soccer. On the other hand, Postecoglou aims for offensive soccer with high possession. There are still predictions that Nottingham players will cause confusion due to the completely contradictory styles.
However, there has been a possibility that such a change of coach, such as gambling, will lead to a surprising turnaround. The supercomputer highly evaluated Postecoglou's influence.
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In response, the British media TBR Football reported that `Opta's supercomputer analyzed that Postecoglou could lift the Europa League trophy again in Nottingham.' Nottingham is entering a new era under Postecoglou and is seeking a trophy, according to analysts and supercomputers. It can be seen as a result of reflecting the influence of Postecoglou. Attention is focusing on whether Postecoglou will be able to win the Europa League consecutive title in the new team.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
