Ange Postecoglou has been appointed as Nottingham Forest's new head coach, replacing Nuno Espírito Santo at the City Ground. The 60-year-old Australian returns to the Premier League just four months after being sacked by Tottenham Hotspur.
Despite leading Spurs to Europa League glory in May - their first trophy in 17 years - Postecoglou was dismissed. Now he has set his sights on guiding Forest, who are competing in Europe for the first time in three decades, back to former heights.
"I'm honoured and I'm humbled, but more importantly I'm determined to make sure this football club takes its rightful place," Postecoglou said. "When you look at what the club has achieved in recent times, it's an outstanding feat to be where we are right now."
The former Celtic boss emphasised his attacking philosophy: "It's no secret I like my teams to attack, I love my teams to score goals. That is sometimes misconstrued as me just playing one way, but the reason I want my team to play that way is because I love winning things."
Postecoglou has brought four members of his Tottenham backroom staff to the City Ground, including Mile Jedinak, Nick Montgomery and Sergio Raimundo as assistant coaches, with Rob Burch as goalkeeper coach. Forest, two-time European Cup winners under Brian Clough, finished fifth in the 2023-24 Premier League campaign before a difficult second season for Postecoglou at Spurs, which ended with a 17th-place finish.
