Early call on Ange’s PL future as fresh report reveals decision over disastrous start

Ange Postecoglou can breathe a sigh of relief for now as multiple reports out of England suggest Nottingham Forest will not sack the Australian manager during the current international break.

The Daily Mail reported that Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is unlikely to make a move before they welcome Chelsea to the City Ground next Saturday, having taken time to assess Postecoglou’s immediate future in recent days.

The former Tottenham and Celtic boss has been under the pump in Nottingham despite only being in charge of Forest for exactly one month.

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Postecoglou is winless from seven games across the Premier League and the Europa League, and the Forest faithful have quickly grown restless as they did not want previous manager Nuno Espirito Santo to be sacked.

The now West Ham manager had a very public falling out with Marinakis, and Postecoglou has received the brunt of the fans’ frustrations with the club in the form of chants of ‘sacked in the morning’ during Forest’s last two matches.

Postecoglou will seemingly at least be given the chance to turn things around as Forest host Chelsea and Porto in the Europa League in their next two matches before a trip south to face the high flying Bournemouth.

The Tricky Trees are sitting just one point above the relegation zone in 17th, while they have one point from two European outings, but have six more matches to play in the league phase.

Forest’s squad have struggled to adapt to the change in managerial philosophy as Nuno often employed a very defensive mindset compared to Postecoglou’s well-documented attacking principles.

But even a reversion to a more Nuno-like style of play in their last outing at Newcastle failed to reap any rewards as the players clearly have been unsettled by a period of instability at the club.

Postecoglou would no doubt love to receive the sort of backing Ruben Amorim was given by Manchester United owner Jim Ratcliffe overnight.

The English billionaire said that he wants to give Amorim three years to make his mark at United because things take time to build.

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It is unlikely that Postecoglou would be afforded that same leniency if the poor results continue, and The Daily Mail’s report made it clear that Marinakis could easily change his mind.

The Greek businessman is supposedly a strong admirer of Fulham boss Marco Silva, who worked for Marinakis at Olympiacos in 2015-16.

A move for Silva mid-season would be unlikely as he is under contract with Fulham until the end of the season.

Throughout his eight and a half years owning Forest, Marinakis has always hired managers who have been out of a job rather than engage in potentially costly, and lengthy negotiations with a rival club to pry out a manager.

If things do not improve, or get worse, for Postecoglou, Marinakis could look at a move for Silva for nothing at season’s end.

But there is a lot of water to pass under the bridge first, and the Australian manager will be desperate to get his first win on the board in the coming weeks.

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