Ange Postecoglou has been sacked by Nottingham Forest.
The former Celtic manager took over from Nuno Espirito Santo after the September international break and took charge of just eight games.
He failed to win any of them, his last outing a 3-0 defeat to Premier League giants Chelsea at the City Ground.
Postecoglou was defiant in his press conference on Friday before the game, saying that if given time, he always wins a trophy at clubs he manages.
That won’t be the case at Forest though, as the Celtic hero becomes a free agent once again after a horrendous month or so in charge.
Postecoglou dismissed by Forest after just 39 days in post
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis could be seen leaving his seat inside the City Ground after Chelsea had gone 2-0 up.
18 minutes after full-time, the club released a very short statement on social media platform X, which read: “Nottingham Forest Football Club can confirm that after a series of disappointing results and performances, Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties as head coach with immediate effect.
“The Club will make no further comment at this time.”
Postecoglou served the second-shortest stint as manager of a club in Premier League history, with only Sam Allardyce sacked sooner by Leeds United.
Ange was in charge for 39 days and lost six of his eight games, drawing only with Real Betis and Burnley:
- Loss 0-3 vs Arsenal (Premier League)
- Loss 2-3 vs Swansea City (EFL Cup)
- Draw 2-2 vs Real Betis (Europa League)
- Draw 1-1 vs Burnley (Premier League)
- Loss 0-1 vs Sunderland (Premier League)
- Loss 2-3 vs FC Midtjylland (Europa League)
- Loss 0-2 vs Newcastle United (Premier League)
- Loss 0-3 vs Chelsea (Premier League)
Postecoglou stats make for horrific reading
Forest scored just one goal in five Premier League games under Postecoglou, something that hasn’t happened since Sean Dyche at Burnley in 2014.
It’s also three home Premier League games without scoring a goal, which Forest haven’t done since October 1998.
Sky Sports report that Forest were actually the better team in the first-half against Chelsea, but failed to convert their chances.
Chelsea then scored three goals in the second-half thanks to Josh Acheampong, Pedro Neto and Reece James to seal Ange’s fate.
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