Ange Postecoglou is already under pressure at Nottingham Forest, despite replacing Nuno Espirito Santo less than a month ago. Postecoglou is yet to claim his first victory after six games in charge, ...
Ange Postecoglou is already under pressure at Nottingham Forest, despite replacing Nuno Espirito Santo less than a month ago.
Postecoglou is yet to claim his first victory after six games in charge, and supporters turned on him after the latest 3-2 Europa League defeat by Midtjylland on Thursday night.
Forest were clear favourites against the Danish outfit, but they were stunned by the visitors who scored two goals in six minutes in the first half.
When Midtjylland grabbed their third through Valdemar Andreasson in the 88th minute, many home supporters chanted ‘You are getting sacked in the morning’ towards Postecoglou.
The Australian boss said the fans were entitled to their opinion but insisted his team are on the right track despite the humiliating defeat.
He said: “The fans are disappointed, they’re entitled to have an opinion on it and I heard their opinion.
“Nothing surprises me anymore in football. I guess it’s just the climate we’re in and it seems that’s the way we’re going.
“But look, that’s something I can control. My responsibility lies to make sure that we try and get some wins for this football club and progress it.
“I get the mood around the place isn’t going to be great, I understand people’s kind of attitude at the moment, particularly towards me, but I never worry about that. It’s not unfamiliar territory for me.
“I really believe that we’re on the right track and when we get through this period of uncertainty we’ll be on a good path.
“I still think apart from their attitude towards me that they were behind the team and I think that’s the important thing. Of course, I would prefer people are optimistic.
“If we start winning games of football, the atmosphere will change.”
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Postecoglou won the Europa League trophy as Tottenham Hotspur manager four months ago, beating Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United in the final.
But he was dismissed from his position due to the club’s dire domestic campaign, with the Lilywhites finishing 17th in the English top-flight.
Postecoglou is now struggling to get results at Forest after taking over from Nuno last month.
Under his reign, the Tricky Trees have lost to Arsenal, Sunderland and even Championship side Swansea City.
Forest fans expressed their frustration after the latest setback against Midtjylland, but part of their anger stems from the fact that the club sacked Nuno after a breakdown in his relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis.
The Portuguese boss led them to European qualification with a seventh-place Premier League finish last season.
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