Ange Postecoglou was sacked in October after a disastrous spell in charge of Nottingham Forest
09:59, 09 Feb 2026
Ange Postecoglou was sacked by Nottingham Forest in October
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Ange Postecoglou was sacked by Nottingham Forest in October(Image: Getty)
Ange Postecoglou was convinced he would be given time to turn around Nottingham Forest’s form, it has been claimed.
The former Tottenham Hotspur boss replaced Nuno Espirito Santo in the City Ground hot seat three games into the season. But his disastrous tenure lasted just 39 days and failed to yield a single win from his eight fixtures in charge.
After a run of four straight defeats, the axe fell on Postecoglou in October and he has been out of work since. His successor, Sean Dyche, has also found the going tough and is said to be under pressure as the Reds continue to battle for Premier League survival.
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Nick Montgomery was one of Postecoglou’s assistants during his short stint at Forest and is now working for Chinese side BJ Guoan. In a conversation with former defender Steven Caulker, he lifted the lid on the ex-Reds manager’s future plans.
Caulker relayed what Montgomery had told him about Postecoglou to talkSPORT. He said: “I think he (Postecoglou) is just taking a break right now.
"They went into Forest and there was the expectation as they walked into a club that was playing European football, and they were going to have time. But without being given that time, it didn't work out. It hasn't worked out for Nottingham Forest either because they are still struggling down the bottom of the league under Dyche.
"I think he's taking a breather and seeing what is next. Nick Montgomery has taken a job over here in Asia. But on that, it is good to see British coaches going abroad. It is good to see them making a name for themselves."
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Postecoglou’s Forest record stood at six losses and two draws before he was given the boot. Dyche has overseen mixed fortunes since, both domestically and on the European front.
The Reds host Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday in a huge clash on the banks of the Trent. They are currently three points above the drop zone but 18th-placed West Ham United would move level on points with Dyche’s side with a win over Manchester United on Tuesday night.
After Friday night's 3-1 defeat to Leeds United, Dyche said: “When we got here, we were two points in the relegation zone. Now, we are six points out of it.
“The work continues. I wasn’t getting carried away when we beat Liverpool 3-0. I wasn’t getting carried away when we beat Tottenham 3-0 and people were saying it was one of the best performances they’d seen from this team in the Premier League.
“My messages often stay the same. The work is still the work and still has to be done.
“The work isn’t done for Leeds tonight, they know that. I know if we had won, the work wouldn’t be done.
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“There is a lot of football still to be played. I look at whether the work is done at the end of the season, not when we win or lose a game.”
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