Nottingham Forest have ‘shot themselves in the foot’ by appointing Ange Postecoglou and will struggle to improve under ex-Spurs boss

Nottingham Forest have been handed a stern warning following the appointment of Ange Postecoglou.

The Australian started his tenure away to Arsenal on Saturday after changing Nuno Espirito Santo this week.

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Postecoglou has signed a two-year deal on the Metropolis Floor simply three months after leaving former facet Tottenham.

His present membership fell to a 3-0 defeat towards the Gunners on the Emirates Stadium in a tough begin for his or her new supervisor.

Nonetheless, Jamie O’Hara is already doubting whether or not the choice to deliver Postecoglou in will repay.

His arrival on Tuesday adopted the departure of Nuno, who guided Forest to a seventh place end and Europa League qualification final time period.

Reacting on the GameDay Cellphone-In, O’Hara admitted: “In the event that they suppose they will enhance beneath Huge Ange, I might be amazed.

“I feel Nuno did an awesome job, an awesome job and I simply suppose it is a loopy resolution to sack a supervisor after he simply received again into Europe.

“That is the issue (not being for soccer causes). However then I might have the hump with the proprietor. As a result of the proprietor, alright you have to again him as a result of he is finished good issues there, I perceive that and followers need to again him.

“This one for me, I simply can’t see how it may work. There’s a lot round Ange Postecoglou, his interviews, the issues he comes out with and I simply suppose it is simply so many issues that include that.

“Once you’re Nottingham Forest, as a result of he is been at Tottenham and it was a little bit of a catastrophe when it comes to his interviews and the stuff that he gave the press. It simply carried it straight into them.

“‘I am not a clown. I am not a clown mate.’ All these items as quickly as Nottingham Forest begin shedding a couple of video games.

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“They’re simply going to come back out continually. talkSport have finished it already. They are a shambles.”

Postecoglou had been accessible after he was sacked by Spurs in June following their seventeenth place end final time period.

Regardless of ending the membership’s 17-year anticipate a trophy by successful the Europa League, he was relieved of his duties on the finish of the marketing campaign.

His earlier Premier League job has finished little to persuade O’Hara, with the previous Spurs midfielder including: “I am not having it. I can not imagine they’ve finished it.

“I feel Nottingham Forest have shot themselves within the foot, I will be sincere. I actually do. I feel it is a actually, actually dodgy resolution. I am simply not satisfied.”

Will Postecoglou succeed at Forest?

Co-host Jason Cundy was extra understanding of the reasoning behind the appointment, although.

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He defined: “I do know what you imply due to what Nuno did and the way steady they have been and everybody knew what they have been doing.

“They have been a extremely good facet, actually good facet. We’ll see the way it performs out over the approaching weeks, what modifications he makes.

“There’s not so much to essentially change about Forest as a result of defensively they’re all the time nicely organised.

“It is about him making an attempt to imprint, hold the perfect elements of what Nuno was and add an attacking type of soccer might be what Edu and Marinakis wished.

“They weren’t notably impressed with the best way Nuno set his groups as much as play. It wasn’t aesthetically pleasing.

“From my understanding they introduced somebody in that likes to play on the entrance foot. However after all that comes with its personal points.

“You have to get the defensive half. It is two elements of the sport, one with the ball and one with out it.

“We all know what he is like with the ball as a result of he throws our bodies ahead. Will we see a barely totally different Postecoglou? Will we see somebody that has learnt from his time at Spurs?”

Postecoglou suffered 22 Premier League defeats with Spurs final season on their approach to ending on simply 38 factors.

The tally noticed them finish the marketing campaign with their lowest top-flight end since 1977, with solely 14 factors separating the membership from the relegation zone.

Postecoglou on Forest challenges

His problem at Forest shouldn’t be misplaced on Postecoglou, although, following their defeat to the Gunners.

Talking after the match, he instructed TNT Sports activities: “It hasn’t been an excellent prep for the gamers and it’s important to take that into consideration.

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“All you possibly can ask for is effort and sadly, towards an excellent opponent, as we speak was a bridge too far.

“It is a group of gamers who confirmed final yr how arduous they struggle for one another. Disappointment as we speak however there’s just one approach to reply.

“They’re all massive jobs. I have never taken over a simple one but however that is why I am right here. I like the problem and we’ll get to the place we need to.”

Forest are subsequent in motion on Wednesday as they journey to Swansea within the Carabao Cup.

Postecoglou will then eye his first league factors at Burnley on September 20 earlier than dealing with Actual Betis in Europe 4 days later.