Nottingham Forest have sacked Ange Postecoglou after only 40 days and eight matches in charge.
Postecoglou was only appointed on September 9 - four months on from Europa League success with Tottenham - but after no win and six defeats from his first eight matches, Marinakis has acted and Forest are on the hunt for a third manager already this season.
For comparison, it’s a shorter stint than the 49 days Liz Truss was Prime Minister, and Erik ten Hag’s 62-day tenure at Bayer Leverkusen.
The 60-year-old had delivered a defiant speech in Friday’s press conference and said if given the time “the story always ends the same - me with a trophy”. That adage will no longer be put to the test at Nottingham Forest.
After Reece James fired home a third goal for the Blues, Chelsea fans were heard singing, “you’re getting sacked in the morning,” towards Postecoglou; little did they know he would instead be getting sacked at the full-time whistle.
Nottingham Forest currently sit 18th in the Premier League - the final spot in the relegation zone - and 25th in the Europa League table, which would see them eliminated in the group stage of the competition.
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