Evangelos Marinakis storms out of Nottingham Forest clash before sacking Ange Postecoglou

Ange Postecoglou was given a very public vote of no confidence by Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis before being brutally sacked.

The Australian boss was dismissed immediately after Forest’s 3-0 defeat to Chelsea having failed to win any of his eight matches since replacing Nuno Espirito Santo. 

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It marks the shortest Premier League reign in history, lasting just 39 days – and Marinakis made his mind up before the match even finished.

Two Chelsea goals in three minutes at the start of the second half left Forest up against it once again.

The hosts had an instant chance to get themselves back into the contest, but Neco Williams blasted a golden opportunity over the crossbar – and owner Marinakis had seen enough.

Amid growing discontent in the stands, the Greek businessman walked out of his corporate seat just after the hour mark and refused to return.

Chelsea captain Reece James added a third goal late on to spark a mass exodus at the City Ground.

talkSPORT understands Postecoglou was informed of the decision moments after the full-time whistle and said goodbye to his players in the dressing room.

Forest released a somewhat ironic 39-word statement which read: “

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.”

Reacting on talkSPORT, Watford legend Troy Deeney said: “Marinakis is not fronting up.

“This is his decision that’s made these things happen. You’ve got to stand by your team.”

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Forest struggles under Postecoglou

Forest have now lost their last three games in the Premier League, their last joint-longest losing streak was from February- March 2024.

In total, the Midlands club have failed to score in 5 of their 8 games, more often than any other team in the Premier League this season.

Their current run of zero top-flight goals in their past three matches means it has been 394 minutes since Williams struck against Burnley.

On Friday, Postecoglou had come out fighting in his press-conference amid serious uncertainty over his immediate future as Forest boss.

“I guess from my perspective I just don’t fit, not here, just in general,” Postecoglou said when asked about the pressure he is under.

“If you look at it through the prism of ‘I’m a failed manager who’s lucky to get this job’… I know you’re smirking at me but that’s what’s been said, right? I can find the story…

“…then of course this first five weeks, it looks like this guy’s under pressure, but there’s an alternative story you can look at.

“I came into the Premier League two years ago, I took over Tottenham, Spursy Tottenham, I was told by the chairman [Daniel Levy], ‘This club has to win a trophy, we tried to bring winners in, Jose [Mourinho], Antonio [Conte], is hasn’t worked, we need something different’.

“I was slightly offended by that because I see myself as a winner.

“I took over a Spurs that had finished eighth, Massive club but no European football, can’t go two years without European football. We finished fifth in my first year and every time Harry Kane scores a goal [for Bayern after leaving Spurs] I wished he just stayed one more year… it would have been handy to have him after finishing fifth.

“But somehow that year has disappeared from the record books, in fact it was used as a reason for me losing my job because even Tottenham decided to exclude the first ten games, because they were an anomaly, apparently… although the first ten games here are very important, apparently.

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“But anyway, we finished fifth, I got them back into European football where a club like Tottenham should be, and I was in meetings and was told winning a trophy is everything for this football club. That’s fine.

“So we win a trophy, we shed the tag of being ‘Spursy’, we get Champions League football which brings some rewards, the opportunity to bring in better players.

“But all I’ve heard since I left Tottenham is that we finished 17th last year… so if you look at it through that prism, then yeah, I‘m a failed manager who was lucky to get another opportunity.

“But if i have to explain why he finished 17th, it’s very basic, it doesn’t have to be too in-depth – just have a look at the last five or six teams sheets in the league last year and see what I prioritised, see who was on the bench and who was playing…

“And the last game against Brighton the players were out partying for two days [before], which I sanctioned because I felt they deserved it.

“So we get to the current space [at Forest], and there’s a different story to tell… that maybe I’m not a failed manager who was lucky to get this job, and instead maybe I’m a manager who, if you give them time, the story always ends the same, at all my previous clubs it ends the same – with me and a trophy.

“So, just to finish up, and it’s a long-winded answer which probably won’t get any coverage… you can look at this first five weeks and say, ‘He’s under pressure’, and, ‘He was lucky to get this job’.

“Or you can look at it and say, ‘There’s been a major change’, because I am trying to change the way we play, the players are adapting but there’s inconsistency in there for sure. Some will look at the weeds but I look at what’s growing.

“I’m really still excited about the opportunity here. I’ve got a group of young players who are willing to change, which is the first thing, and we’re heading down that road.

“The rest of it, whether people don’t want to see that, I’m not going to waste my time or my energy worrying about that, and whether that’s internal or external, I couldn’t care less.

“At the end of the day I will do what I think is the right thing to do to bring success to this football club, and that’s what I’m focused on.”