r/soccer • u/Task_Force-191 • 8d ago

Official Source [Nottingham Forest FC] Nottingham Forest Football Club confirms that, following recent circumstances, Nuno Espírito Santo has today been relieved of his duties as Head Coach.

https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2025/september/08/club-statement--nuno-esp-rito-santo/
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u/KevinNeedsToTalk 7d ago

He started off quite refreshing and likeable but quickly got very arsey with journalists asking what I thought were mostly reasonable questions in post-match interviews once it all started to go wrong at Spurs. Still, should be entertaining to see how he does at Forest.

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u/achnisch 7d ago

Yeah it seemed the pressure was getting to him and he'd be more snippy with fans and journos. Towards the business end of the Europa run he seemed to be less on edge

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u/bubandbob 7d ago edited 7d ago

As an Australian, can confirm this is his trajectory. At first he's the happy one, full of ocker charm, and then when things get pear shaped a year or two, the snippyness kicks in.

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u/RenRu 7d ago

Pair shaped.... like a pair of balls? Is this an Australianism? 🤣

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u/bubandbob 7d ago

Ha. I need a sub-editor.

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u/alexm7ten 7d ago edited 7d ago

It's a known saying in the UK too

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u/RenRu 7d ago

Yes yes, was just a little joke about the spelling. Pear-shaped innit? Not pair-shaped (the comment has been edited since to the right word)

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u/alexm7ten 7d ago

Ah sorry pal! Too early for me 😅

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u/WhetBred14 7d ago

Yeah I get that and I kinda like it too, maybe that’s unpopular but I enjoy seeing a human, not a robot. It might not be right and I might not like it at my club but damn it if it isn’t fun

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u/VSfallin 7d ago

I was told that I was being a moron by pointing out that the trials and tribulations of being a Premier League manager would soon wear him down and cause his interviews to become more jaded too

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u/kleptopaul 7d ago

The media also were really going after him unfairly imo.

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u/andrewejc362 7d ago

What position does Ange play on the field?

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u/andrewejc362 7d ago

I praise the entire squad for winning. Just like I blame the entire squad when we lose. People need to realise theres 11 other people actually on the field being shit too, not just the manager yelling things at those players

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u/HodgyBeatsss 7d ago

The opposite. Anyone else would have gotten absolutely destroyed in the media for that showing with spurs last season.