Nottingham Forest seems to have decided to keep coach Angie Postecoglou in charge ahead of the Chelsea match.
The British Daily Mail reported on the 9th (Korea time) that despite fans' opposition ahead of the match against Chelsea at 8:30 p.m. on the 18th, shortly after the A-match break, Postecoglou is likely to remain in office.
Postecoglou was booed by fans for a 2–3 Europa League home defeat against FC Mitwillan at home's The City Ground on the 3rd and "You're getting sold in the morning." The following day, the Daily Mail reported on the 3rd that Nottingham club plans to use the A-match break to review Postecoglou's future. He was embroiled in rumors of his replacement just seven games after taking office on September 9.
On the 5th, three days after the defeat against Mitwillan, Nottingham lost 0-2 in Newcastle again, marking the fifth defeat in all tournaments. The Daily Mail said there is a possibility that the situation will change again until the match against Chelsea, but for now, it is reported that owner Evangelos Marinakis is unlikely to replace the manager during the A-match period.
Amid widespread rumors that the owner of the Marinakis is eyeing coach Marco Silva Fulham, who was with him during the 2015-2016 season at Olympiacos, immediate changes seem to have been delayed during the A-match break. In order to replace Postecoglou, he has to pay enormous compensation, and the Portuguese coach Silva has no financial burden when recruiting in the future as his contract expires after the end of this season.
For the past eight and a half years, the owner of the Marinakis has always preferred managers who are looking for FA status, avoiding a lengthy negotiation process with other clubs. Currently, few suitable FA managers have both experience in the European 'Big 5' league and experience in European matches.
Coach Postecoglou has retained his position for now, but a rebound in performance is urgent. The future schedule is also tough. After a home game against Chelsea on the 18th, Nottingham will play FC Porto in the Europa League group stage on the 24th, and go to Bournemouth in the Premier League on the 26th, two days later.
Nottingham, which has been mired in three consecutive losses including the Europa League due to its defeat against Newcastle, remains at the bottom of the league with one win, two draws and four losses (5 points), one point ahead of Burnley (4 points) in 18th place and West Ham (4 points) in 19th place and three points ahead of Wolverhampton (2 points).
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
