We need to talk about Nottingham Forest.

[Walken]

He seemed a decent fellow Nuno, he leaves with a rebuilt rep after the spurs stuff and doesn't have to get his lunch stolen by his owner anymore

 

[GrandOldTeam]

That owner's decisions have got them promoted, and in Europe.

At some point you just have to accept that maybe he knows what he's doing.

Maybe.

 

[HalfTimeSayers]

Not totally convinced on him. Spent a summer trying to change Wolves formation (that had worked pretty well given their squad and level at the time) and turned out it was worse. Then the Spurs blip, which was weird.

Forests season could be said to have result of throwing 4846 players into a sieve, and eventually the decent ones fell out and formed a good squad with which he designed a consistent but not pretty style to get excellent results. Could say Nuno got the best out of him, but if Wood had played to the decent level he had in every other game in his career, they would have been bottom half. As it happened he scored every time he touched it. Good management or freak season? Probably the former tbf.

Just a bit of randomness surrounding his achievements and failures. A couple of them self inflicted.


As for reports they are keen on Glasner and Iraola….. Assuming those two chaps have eyes, you would have thought not.

 

[Walken]

Does anyone reckon Ange could come in and benefit from the discipline that Nuno has instilled in them for a period of time? In the same way Martinez's first season with us had the benefit of Moyes's defensive strength.

Won't last a full season because Nuno hasn't been around that long and Ange is a basket case manager.

I think thats a decent shout, he likely lifts them in the short term but long term wont be successful unless in a jarg league like scotland

 

[Blue83]

Can see Nuno ending up at Utd

 

[Bryan+]

Can see Nuno ending up at Utd

Only dyche can save that club, and I’m being 100% serious. I foresee another 2/3 managers before they come close to stability.

 

[zook]

Completely different style of play to Nuno, very interested to see how this turns out

They do have a very good squad of players so you think they’d be able to adapt eventually

 

[ArtetaMoney]

Lucky they didn’t get Dyche in, they’d get Grealish next season if they did.

 

[Blue83]

Completely different style of play to Nuno, very interested to see how this turns out

They do have a very good squad of players so you think they’d be able to adapt eventually

I wonder if their logic is, Nuno sucked at Spurs but did well for us so if Ange sucked at Spurs so he'll do well for us

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

That owner's decisions have got them promoted, and in Europe.

At some point you just have to accept that maybe he knows what he's doing.

Maybe.

Not sure on this one.

This isn't like an Adkins/Pochettino or O'Neil/Iraola move that seemed harsh at the time but ended up making boss football sense. One or both of them have spat the dummy out.

I can actually see Postecoglou doing alright this season, like he did at the start of his first at Spurs, but the wheels will fly off soon enough.

 

[Evertonthat]

Completely different style of play to Nuno, very interested to see how this turns out

They do have a very good squad of players so you think they’d be able to adapt eventually

Yea, his style is almost polar opposite. Like you say, they have decent players, but its a big shift in style, so could take a while to bed in. If they keep their defensive solidity from Nuno and mix it with some Ange ball, they might find a decent balance in there somewhere.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Not sure on this one.

This isn't like an Adkins/Pochettino or O'Neil/Iraola move that seemed harsh at the time but ended up making boss football sense. One or both of them have spat the dummy out.

I can actually see Postecoglou doing alright this season, like he did at the start of his first at Spurs, but the wheels will fly off soon enough.

Wheels fly off for all managers at some point, perhaps none more so than Nuno Santo/Wolves.

After Everton, Forest are the only team I really keep a close eye on as inlaws are all Forest fans.

They didnt want Cooper. He got them promoted. First time in 20+ years.
They didn't want Cooper sacked, and Nuno Santo replacing him. Qualified for Europe.

So yeah, while we can point and laugh at their owner as being off his rocket, looking forward to when it all goes tits up - at some point you have to also nod at the outcome.

Under him, Forest are in Europe, and appointing a manager who just won a European cup.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Yea, his style is almost polar opposite. Like you say, they have decent players, but its a big shift in style, so could take a while to bed in. If they keep their defensive solidity from Nuno and mix it with some Ange ball, they might find a decent balance in there somewhere.

That can sometimes pay off - think Moyes to Martinez first season. Or Pearson to Ranieri...

I think Forest would have really struggled this season under Nuno Santo, predictable and there was obvious tension there.

 

[Ring master]

The Forest owner could turn into one like the Watford lot, sacking people here there and everywhere for the hell of it

 

[Nymzee]

Ange boy risking blowing up his reputation going there.