Only 23 days in office
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Poseteclou has had the worst start of a trainer for 100 years at Nottingham Forest. After six games there are only two points. The European League defeat against the Danish FC Midtjylland continued to raise the fans of the English tradition: With speech choirs, they demanded that the Australian are discharged with Greek roots on Thursday evening-this was optimistic despite negative series.
“You’re Getting Sacked in the Morning” (“You will be released tomorrow morning”) echoed after the game from the stands of the “The City Ground” stadium towards Postecoglou, which had only taken over the Tricky Trees just four weeks ago after the release of Nuno Espírito Santo. In the Premier League, Nottingham 2025/26 was only able to win a victory, only one point separates the team from a relegation zone. “You have the right to your opinion, nothing surprises me in football,” said the coach, addressed to the reactions of the Nottingham supporters on Thursday evening. “I firmly believe in what we do. I think we are not far from changing the situation for the positive.”
The expectations of the trainer who won the Europa League with Tottenham in the past season are high. He had “proven that he could regularly win trophies”, the club boss Evangelos Marinakis, who was known for his extravagants and a short patience, was raved and announced at Poseteclous: “After we made it up to the Premier League and then continuously developed seasonal after season to qualify for European football Take the right step to fight with the best and to fight titles.
After the bankruptcy against the Danes, the 60-year-old coach is now under more pressure after 23 days in office than ever. In fact, no Nottingham coach has been a worse start after six games than Posetecoglou, which has so far had a point cut of 0.33 points per game. John Baynes won none of his first seven games on the sidelines in 1925 – at least that could prevent the Australian with a threesome on Sunday against Newcastle. If it does not succeed, it remains to be seen whether and how much time Marinakis is still granted to the trainer.