Postecoglou Faces Forest Sack After Explosive Presser With Four Names Lined Up
Ange Postecoglou delivered an explosive press conference ahead of Nottingham Forest's crunch game against Chelsea as the club have lined up four managers as a potential replacement.
Pressure is mounting on Postecoglou, who has endured a rotten start at Forest having yet to win a game in his first seven games in charge.
He will be aiming to secure his first win as Forest boss when his side resume their faltering league campaign at home to Chelsea on Saturday.
Ahead of their lunchtime fixture, Postecoglou came out firing in his pre-match press conference as he addressed his uncertain future.
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Asked whether the Chelsea clash feels like a big game due to the noise and the pressure, the Australian gaffer replied: "I guess from my perspective, I just don't fit. Not [talking about] here. Just in general.
"If you look at it through the prism of: I'm a failed manager who is lucky to get this job - I know you're smirking at me and that's what's being said and I can find the print where that's being said - then of course it looks like this manager is under pressure."
He later added: "Of course there's pressure. There's pressure anyway. So if we win on the weekend, the pressure is there. There's always pressure.
"There's a difference between pressure and saying that somebody should lose their job after five weeks. I mean, I only just found an apartment to move into, which may be a bad decision on my behalf."
Who is on Nottingham Forest's four-man managerial shortlist?
Postecoglou was appointed Forest manager last month, having been relieved of his duties at Tottenham, where he guided the club to Europa League glory last season - but could only manage a 17th position finish in the Premier League.
But five defeats from his opening seven games in charge has plunged his Forest future into serious doubt, with club owner Evangelos Marinakis thought to be looking at a replacement just weeks after replacing Nuno Espírito Santo.
According to talkSPORT, Marinakis has four managers on his shortlist should he get rid of Postecoglou, including Fulham manager Marco Silva and Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers.
Sean Dyche, who is a free agent, and USA head coach Mauricio Pochettino are also under consideration.
Silva has worked wonders at Fulham but is contracted with the club. Rodgers, who has served as the Liverpool manager, is also under contract at Celtic. But the pair are on Forest' reported shortlist.
Dyche, however, is out of work following his Everton dismissal in January. As for Pochettino, he is currently preparing USA's home World Cup campaign. Of course, the Argentine has already plied his trade in England's top flight following his managerial spells at Southampton, Spurs and Chelsea.
Topics: Nottingham Forest, Ange Postecoglou, Football
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