One thing you can’t deny, and that’s the fact that Ange Postecoglou brings you pure entertainment.
At Celtic, Postecoglou won the Treble in his final season and helped lift the Hoops from the floor after Steven Gerrard’s Rangers had won the Premiership title in 2020/21.
So, for that, Postecoglou will always be fondly remembered by Celtic fans, but since his exit in 2023, it has been a tricky road for him in the English Premier League.
Yes, Postecoglou won the Europa League with Tottenham last season, but he was sacked soon after because they had finished 17th in the Premier League, and now things aren’t going to plan at his new club, Nottingham Forest.
Photo by Ed Sykes/Sportsphoto/Allstar Via Getty ImagesCeltic hero Ange Postecoglou under fire from Nottingham Forest fans
Chris Sutton has continually backed Postecoglou in the English media, and he was sure to defend the former Celtic boss for the verbal pastings he is getting at Forest of late.
Nuno Espírito Santo was sacked by Forest for reasons outside of the pitch, because he had a falling out with owner Evangelos Marinakis.
That seems to have conjured up a toxic atmosphere at the City Ground, with Postecoglou yet to win a game since being appointed last month, including losing at home in the Europa League last Thursday.
When FC Midtjylland netted their third goal to kill off the match, there were chants of ‘you are getting sacked in the morning’ from the Forest fans.
Chris Sutton shocked by Forest fans’ actions towards Postecoglou
Even though Postecoglou has managed seven matches, Sutton can’t quite understand what he is hearing from the Forest supporters.
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, the former striker stated that he ‘never heard’ fans turn on a manager in such a way, so quickly.
“You are talking about the (Nottingham Forest’s) players’ love for Nuno, the fans’ love for Nuno,” said Sutton.
“But it was the owner’s decision to part ways with Nuno, essentially. Ange has come in. The owner is clearly an ambitious guy. He wants the club to do well and is desperate to do well. He has put a lot of money into the club, in terms of transfers, but that’s his call.
“I find this Nottingham Forest situation really bizarre. I can’t remember, and I have been racking my brains. Thursday night, listening to the Forest fans. I have never heard anything like that in such a short space of time.
“When that happens, and the fans are so against the manager early on. It doesn’t bode well. It really doesn’t bode well. I feel for Ange Postecoglou. Managers need time, as we all know. Football is becoming so short-term.”