‘Never happened to me before’ – Ange Postecoglou reveals reaction to Tottenham sacking at Nottingham Forest unveiling

Ange Postecoglou recalled his shock response to being sacked by Tottenham in his first press conference as Nottingham Forest boss. Postecoglou was appointed at the City Ground on Tuesday, replacing Nuno Espirito Santo in the hotseat as head coach. Postecoglou has spoken to the media on his second day as Forest bossGetty The Australian has returned to management three months on from his dismissal at Spurs. The decision followed their Europa League triumph, which ended a 17-year wait for silverware in north London. Ahead of his Forest debut against Arsenal, which is live on talkSPORT on Saturday, Postecoglou detailed his surprise with the Spurs verdict. “It was unusual because it’s never happened to me before,” he said at the City Ground on Thursday. “It’s the first time I’ve been sacked. It’s the first time I’ve had an off-season off. You wonder about the next opportunity. “What I did know was I really keen to go to a club that would give me the platform to continue what I’ve been doing in my career. “If you asked me at the start of the year if a job with Nottingham Forest was a possibility then I’d have said no because of the job Nuno had done. “The opportunity presented itself and I was here to take it.” Postecoglou eyes success for Marinakis at Forest Much of the talk around Postecoglou’s appointment at the City Ground has centred around his relationship with Greek compatriot Evangelos Marinakis. The pair were pictured together in Athens earlier this summer, but Postecoglou insisted that while he respects the Forest owner’s ambition, they do not know each other that well. Postecoglou has opened up on shock dismissal at Spurs in the summerGetty He is also a fan of the ambition that Marinakis has shown at ForestGetty “I’ve been in his company three or four times. I don’t know him well,” Postecoglou revealed. “We were in Athens because he presented me with an award and I wasn’t going to turn it down. “It meant a lot to me because I was raised in Australia but I was born in Greece. “I had a brief interaction with him there. I haven’t spent a lot of time with him but from afar you have to admire his ambition.” Postecoglou also made it clear that his Forest ambitions are focussed on winning trophies. The club’s last major triumph came in 1990 with the League Cup, but silverware could be on its way back with their European champion. Postecoglou wants to carry his trophy success to ForestGetty “I’ve said already I want to win trophies and that’s what I’ve done my whole career and that’s what I’ll do here. “Every club wants to be successful but what I’ve seen over the last few years, those ambitions are backed up with actions.” Postecoglou has won 21 trophies during his managerial career, most notably his Europa League success with Spurs. He is also a two-time Scottish Premiership winner with Celtic and AFC Asian Cup winner with Australia.

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‘Never happened to me before’ – Ange Postecoglou reveals reaction to Tottenham sacking at Nottingham Forest unveiling

Ange Postecoglou recalled his shock response to being sacked by Tottenham in his first press conference as Nottingham Forest boss.

Postecoglou was appointed at the City Ground on Tuesday, replacing Nuno Espirito Santo in the hotseat as head coach.

Postecoglou has spoken to the media on his second day as Forest boss

The Australian has returned to management three months on from his dismissal at Spurs.

The decision followed their Europa League triumph, which ended a 17-year wait for silverware in north London.

Ahead of his Forest debut against Arsenal, which is live on talkSPORT on Saturday, Postecoglou detailed his surprise with the Spurs verdict.

“It was unusual because it’s never happened to me before,” he said at the City Ground on Thursday.

“It’s the first time I’ve been sacked. It’s the first time I’ve had an off-season off. You wonder about the next opportunity.

“What I did know was I really keen to go to a club that would give me the platform to continue what I’ve been doing in my career.

“If you asked me at the start of the year if a job with Nottingham Forest was a possibility then I’d have said no because of the job Nuno had done.

“The opportunity presented itself and I was here to take it.”

Postecoglou eyes success for Marinakis at Forest

Much of the talk around Postecoglou’s appointment at the City Ground has centred around his relationship with Greek compatriot Evangelos Marinakis.

The pair were pictured together in Athens earlier this summer, but Postecoglou insisted that while he respects the Forest owner’s ambition, they do not know each other that well.

Postecoglou has opened up on shock dismissal at Spurs in the summer

He is also a fan of the ambition that Marinakis has shown at Forest

“I’ve been in his company three or four times. I don’t know him well,” Postecoglou revealed.

“We were in Athens because he presented me with an award and I wasn’t going to turn it down.

“It meant a lot to me because I was raised in Australia but I was born in Greece.

“I had a brief interaction with him there. I haven’t spent a lot of time with him but from afar you have to admire his ambition.”

Postecoglou also made it clear that his Forest ambitions are focussed on winning trophies.

The club’s last major triumph came in 1990 with the League Cup, but silverware could be on its way back with their European champion.

Postecoglou wants to carry his trophy success to Forest

“I’ve said already I want to win trophies and that’s what I’ve done my whole career and that’s what I’ll do here.

“Every club wants to be successful but what I’ve seen over the last few years, those ambitions are backed up with actions.”

Postecoglou has won 21 trophies during his managerial career, most notably his Europa League success with Spurs.

He is also a two-time Scottish Premiership winner with Celtic and AFC Asian Cup winner with Australia.