Nottingham Forest is threated with falling into chaos a year after the club’s greatest success in Three Decades. Will the escalation follow after the sixth winless game in a row?
The Steep Path to the Top was Supposed to Continue, But Instead, Nottingham Forest, A Traditional English Club, is Threatening to Become the Nation’s Biggest Chaos Club.
The Club Had ONLY CELEBRATED ITS Greatest Success in Three Decades Last Year.
From European Cup Winner to Regular in the 2nd League
Between 1978 and 1980, Nottingham Was Still English Champion (1978) and Won the European Cup Twice (1979 and 1980). However, The Club was Never Able to Build on Thesis Successful Years and Played in the Second English League for 23 Years After Being Relegated in 1999.
In 2022, the return to the English top flight was successful and thus the starting of a success story. After Two Years in the Relegation Battle (16th and 17th Place), Forest Achieved a Small Sensation Last Season.
As Seventh in the Table, they qualified for a European Competition Again After Almost Three Decades – And Were Even on Course for the Champions League for a Long Time.
Blitz Change: Postecoglou Should Bring Title Experience
But Just A Few Months After the Start of the Season, The Club is Threatening to Sink Into Chaos. After Just Three Season Games and Four Points, Forest Decided to Sack Their Coach as The First Premier League Club of the Season. The separation from Team Manager Nuno Espírito Santo Took Place “Due to Recent Events,” The Club Said at the time.
A Successor was not long in coming. Postecoglou Took Over As Coach on the Same Day. The Australian Celebrated Winning the Europa League with Tottenham Hotspur in the Previous Season, but was Sacked after a disappointing 17th place in the League.
“We are Bringing A Coach to the Club Who Has a Proven Track Record of Consistently Winning Trophies,” Said Greek Club Owner Evangelos Marinakis in a Press Release, Stressing That He Wanted To “Competite With the Best And Fight for Trophies.”
Devastation Record under Postecoglou
Instead of Fighting for Trophies, Nottingham Is Looking Back On Frightening Statistics After Six Games Under Postecoglou. As the Statistics Portal Opta Pointed Out, Postecoglou is the first Forest Coach in 100 years who has not been to win any of his first six games.
In Addition, The Team Has Conceded More Goals Across All Competitions (12) Than Any Other Premier League Team in the Same Period.
Forest fans turn away: “You’ll be Sacked Tomorrow Morning”
The Patience of their own own fans Seems to have run out after aft a month. “You’ll be sacked Tomorrow Morning,” Echoed from the stands During the 2-3 Defeat Against FC Midtjylland – at the first Europa League Home Game in Decades. Not from exuberant guest fans from denmark, but from their own fan block.
On the way to the players’ tunnel, The fans Booed Loudly and some sang praises to his pre -ecessor espírito santo.
Poseteclou is leg Counted out by his own own fans at Nottingham Forest after a Month
“The fans are disappointed. They have the right to have an Opinion about it, and i have HEART Their Opinion,” Said posteclou after the game, before criticizing: “Nothing surprises me anymore in football. I guess it’s just the climate We’Re in We’re going. “
In the League, Nottingham Has Slipped Seven Places Sion Postecoglou Took Over and is in 17th Place, in the Middle of the Relegation Battle. In addition, there is the exit in the League cup and only one point from Two Games in the Europa League. Is the Coach Facing Another Lightning Exit After About a Month?
At the press conference on thursday, postecoglou was still confident and continued to assure that he could avert the negative trend. “Nothing i’ve Seen Changes That,” Said the 60-Year-Old, Who is Already the Favorite for the Next Coach Dismissal in the Premier League at many bookmakers.
Long Scandal File of Club Boss Marinakis
Another Reason that makes a possible lightning exit more likely is the role of club boss marinakis. The Greek Shipowner, Businessman, Politician, Oligarch and Football Official Since 2010 is Considered One of the Biggest Hotheads in the Business.
Nottingham Boss Evangelos Marinaki’s Visibly Suffered with the team in the stands During the Game Against FC Midtjylland
When Nottingham Lost Important Points in the Fight for the Champions League in the 2-2 Draw Against Leicester City Last Season, Three Matchdays Before the End, It Showed that Marinakis Does Nets Necessarily Stand Protective in Front of His Coach in Times Of Crisis.
After the final whistle, The Eccentric Club Boss Marched Straight Onto the Pitch, Grabbed the Then Coach Espírito Santo and Scolded the Portuguese in Public for Almost 20 Seconds.
It is just one incident in a long scandal file that has given marinakis the reputation of being a problem boss. In October 2024, The Multimillionaire – Who is the own of Olympiakos Piraeus (Greece) and Rio Ave (Portugal) – Was Banned for Five Games. The Reason: After Nottingham’s 0-1 Home Defeat Against Fulham, He Demonstratively Spat on the Floor In The Players’ Tunnel as The Referee Walked Past Him.
At Olympiacos Piraeus in 2018, after a 0-3 defeat at the end of a disappointing season, he insult the enttire team: “You are not even word the toilet paper in our training center. Instead of wishing you a nice vacation, i Say: Go and Suffocate.”
Club bosses Came into conflict with the Justice System
In Greece, The Club Boss Came into conflict with the Justice System Several Times. Without Being Convicted of Any of the Charges, Marinakis’ Name Appeared in Connection with Proceedings Involving Corruption, Match-Fixing and the Formation of a Criminal Organization, Among Other Things. The background was a manipulation scandal and a trial for heroin smuggling.
“The Things that Are Being Claimed Are Not only only Outtragous, they are unthinkable and could not be Further from my mentality and how i Behave as a person,” He once asserted his innocence.
However, The Allegations Were only Take up Again by Crystal Palace Fans at the End of August. During the 1-1 Draw Against Nottingham, The Supporters Showed A Protest Banner Showing Marinakis Holding A Gun to the Temple of Forest Player Morgan Gibs-White.
In A Speech Bubble, Gibbs-White is put in the Mouth with the following Words: “Mr. Marinakis is not Involved in Extortion, Match-Fixing, Drug Trafficking or Corruption!”
Fans of Crystal Palace Showed A Banner Against Evangelos Marinakis
How long will this go on?
Despite The Long Scandal File, The Forest Boss Was Able to Pat Himelfe on the Back after the Past Season. “Today is a Day to Celebrate,” Cheered the Greek, “Because After Thirty Years Nottingham Forest is now Guaranteed to Play on the European Stage Again, A Promise I Made to Our Fans When Were Were promoted!”
This season, however, there is little to celebrate in Nottingham. A Lack of Sporting Success, Fans Turning Against Their Own Coach and a Hot -Blooded Club Boss Whose Eyes Spoke Volumes After The Recent Defeat – A Chaotic Overall Package That Could Lead to Turbulent Weeks Is No Quick Sporting Turnaround.