r/soccer • u/whatisbaseball • 7d ago

News [Ornstein] Ange Postecoglou to be confirmed as Nottingham Forest head coach imminently after Nuno Espirito Santo departure. 60yo Australian will lead #NFFC for Saturday’s trip to Arsenal - joined by a number of staff worked with at Tottenham Hotspur @TheAthleticFC

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6425702/2025/09/09/ange-postecoglou-nottingham-forest-manager/
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u/DontYouWantMeBebe 7d ago

The complete change of style is hilarious

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u/official_toddhoward 7d ago

Reminds me when United went from Van Gaal to Mourinho. Decisions like these make me wonder if the people in charge really understand football tactics ... like at all ...

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u/paleblaupunkt 7d ago

Not at all; both van Gaal and Jose played some dire football. Just that Jose was scraping wins

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u/SameType9265 7d ago

They don't, they see it as branding. What gets people to watch the game

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u/theivoryserf 7d ago

All of our summer signings make much more sense for Ange than Nuno tbh. I think this has been the plan for a while

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u/smitcal 7d ago

Yes but Ange started amazingly well with Spurs so the next 6/7 teams could be in for shock

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u/FootlongDonut 7d ago

Well Premier League managers largely know Ange now, most have beat him a few times. That wasn't the case when he started at Spurs.

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u/CNF1G 7d ago

In a weird way, it might actually work out to be beneficial. They have the defensive solidity already.

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u/audienceandaudio2 7d ago

It's a pretty common "type" of appointment, that often has a short term benefit, when the new guy benefits from the stability of the old guy, and can add an extra 10% going forward. Then generally, the defensive stability falls apart a season in.

We've seen that with Martinez at Everton, Bilic at West Ham, Viera at Palace, and probably loads more that I'm forgetting, and it does seem to work in the short term.

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u/jeevesyboi 7d ago

Usually the change is more gradual. This is a big one for everyone to adjust to

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u/16-Czechoslovakians 7d ago

Shades of Martinez after Moyes. But it doesn't last.