London – Huge numbers of Nottingham Forest Football Club fans walked out of the City Ground after Chelsea scored the third goal – even the Greek owner’s seat was notably vacant before the game ended.
With team owner Evangelos Marinakis unable to watch the humiliation – the writing was on the wall – Head Coach Ange Postecoglou was toast.
The deafening boos at the end of an eight-game winless streak confirmed the inevitable – the loss to Chelsea would be the last time Postecoglou would be in charge of Forest.
Soon after the game, Forest posted on X: “Nottingham Forest Football Club can confirm that after a series of disappointing results and performances, Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties as head coach with immediate effect. The Club will make no further comment at this time”.
Sacked by Tottenham Hotspur last season, even though he led them to their first trophy in 17 years, Postecoglou has again lost his job.
The 60-year-old replaced Nuno Espirito Santo just three games into the season last month, but has been dismissed after becoming the first manager in the club’s history to fail to win any of his first eight games.
