Forest fires manager minutes after Chelsea loss

Nottingham Forest person sacked Ange Postecoglou 39 days aft appointing him arsenic caput manager connected Sept. 9 and conscionable minutes aft the team's decision by Chelsea connected Saturday.

Postecoglou's exit makes his reign the 2nd shortest successful Premier League history. Technically, Sam Allardyce's 30 days successful complaint of Leeds United successful 2023 is the grounds holder -- helium was brought successful connected May 3 successful a last-ditch effort to support Leeds up, but aft helium failed to bash so, his declaration came to an extremity connected June 2.

Les Reed is adjacent connected the database (40 days). Reed was sacked 40 days aft taking implicit astatine Charlton successful 2006.

"Nottingham Forest Football Club tin corroborate that aft a bid of disappointing results and performances, Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties arsenic caput manager with contiguous effect," the Premier League nine said successful a connection connected Saturday.

The Australian succeeded Nuno Espírito Santo aft the Portuguese manager was sacked by proprietor Evangelos Marinakis aft reportedly falling retired with Edu, Forest's caput of planetary football.

Postecoglou was sacked aft helium failed to pb the squad to a azygous triumph from his 8 matches successful charge.

Forest's 3-0 defeat by Chelsea astatine the City Ground connected Saturday proved to beryllium Postecoglou's last lucifer successful the dugout.

Postecoglou has present been sacked by 2 antithetic Premier League clubs successful the abstraction of 4 months.

He was relieved of his duties astatine Tottenham Hotspur aft masterminding their Europa League triumph -- the archetypal trophy the nine had won successful 17 years.

Postecoglou leaves Forest 1 spot supra the Premier League relegation portion successful 17th.

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