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  • JUST IN: Forest sack Postecoglou after 39 days in charge

    JUST IN: Forest sack Postecoglou after 39 days in charge

    Ange Postecoglou has been sacked by Nottingham Forest following the side’s 3-0 defeat by Chelsea at the City Ground.

    The Australian’s dismissal – 39 days after his appointment on 9 September – means Postecoglou’s stint at Forest is the shortest managerial reign in Premier League history.

    The former Tottenham boss failed to win any of his eight matches in charge of Forest, with two draws and six defeats across all competitions.

    Forest collected just one point from Postecoglou’s five Premier League matches in charge, leaving the side one point above the relegation zone in 17th.

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    “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.”

    BBC

  • Pressure eases on Postecoglou as Tottenham avoid ‘car crash’

    Pressure eases on Postecoglou as Tottenham avoid ‘car crash’

    Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou fired back at his critics as his side recovered from consecutive cup exits to beat Manchester United 1-0 in the Premier League.

    The Australian has been under intense pressure with his injury-hit team languishing in the lower reaches of the league table and bowing out of both domestic cups last week.

    A pre-match protest by fans frustrated by Chairman Daniel Levy’s running of the club underlined the malaise at Tottenham, but James Maddison’s winner lightened the mood as Spurs did the league double over United for the first time since 1989-90.

    “Everyone likes an impending car crash. I am sure we had a lot of people willing that scenario on. I know how hard these players have worked,” Postecoglou, whose side won a home league game yesterday  for the first time since Nov. 3, told Sky Sports.

    “Our training was better and I was confident that we would put in a good shift. The focus is still on trying to win games.

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    “In the background we are doing it our own way. We are looking into ways we can do things better.”

    Postecoglou has pointed to a crippling injury list this season which has deprived him of most of the first team.

    They were still without the likes of defenders Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven plus striker Dominic Solanke on Sunday but Tottenham were boosted by the return of Maddison and Italy goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario to the starting lineup.

    With Brennan Johnson, Destiny Udogie and Wilson Odobert back on the bench after returning to fitness, Postecoglou can maybe see some light at the end of the tunnel at last.

    “It does make a massive difference. Getting guys like Vic and Madders contributing straight away, you can see the quality they have and the presence they have,” Postecoglou said.

    “It might take them one or two games to get up to speed, but the fact we have them available, yeah, it’s an enormous boost for us. They’re quality players.

    “We can play better definitely, but when we get some boys up to speed we can start growing into it.”

    The win moved Spurs above United into 12th  spot with 30 points from 25 games, a point above the 15th -placed visitors

  • Postecoglou: loss to wolves painful

    Postecoglou: loss to wolves painful

    Ange Postecoglou insists Tottenham must accept the pain of defeat after Wolves’ stunning late show.

    Pablo Sarabia and Mario Lemina scored in stoppage time to cap an astonishing finish, seal a 2-1 win and deny Spurs top spot in the Premier League.

    Brennan Johnson’s first Tottenham goal had given them an early lead and they were set to move two points clear at the summit despite riding their luck for much of the game.

    But, instead, Spurs have suffered successive defeats following Monday’s 4-1 loss to Chelsea.

    Postecoglou said: “It’s part of the pain of football when things happen in those circumstances. You’ve just got to take it. I can’t fault the players’ effort or their commitment. It was always going to be a tough game.

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    “We started well but we could have been a little bit more positive and aggressive with the ball. I’ve got to temper that with the fact we have had so many changes and we’re not going to get the same, especially when three of your back four are almost starting for the first time.

    “We’ve had a particularly settled line-up. You could see they were feeling it towards the end. For the most part Wolves didn’t have many big chances but at the end they scored. Wolves were able to lift themselves, particularly with the crowd behind them.

    “The character and commitment was there, don’t dismiss that. The guys have played their first game of the year and you are changing three of the back four so it’s fairly disruptive. There are plenty of positives to take.”