Ange Postecoglou says he's decided to take Nottingham Forest again to “its rightful place” in English soccer. Postecoglou sealed a speedy return to the Premier League on Tuesday when he was appointed as Nuno Espírito Santo's successor on the Metropolis Floor – solely 4 months on from being sacked by Tottenham.
Spurs parted firm with Postecoglou regardless of a primary trophy in 17 years in Could with Europa League success, and with two-time European Cup winners Forest again in a continental competitors for the primary time in three many years, the 60-year-old is filled with pleasure concerning the problem forward.
“I like profitable issues. That's what I've achieved,” Postecoglou mentioned in an in-house interview. “From my perspective now it's about implementing my very own concepts. It's no secret I like my groups to assault, I like my groups to attain objectives.
“That's generally misconstrued as me simply taking part in a technique, however the purpose I need my staff to play that manner is as a result of I like profitable issues and that's what I need to do right here. If you take a look at what the membership has achieved in current instances, it's an impressive feat to be the place we're proper now.
“Different golf equipment which have gained promotion have struggled to remain within the league, however in a brief house of time we're again in Europe and competing for honours, which is a superb credit score to everybody concerned.
“I get a way that the membership needs extra and that's definitely what I need, so I feel it's a extremely thrilling time. I'm honoured and I'm humbled, however extra importantly I'm decided to ensure this soccer membership takes its rightful place.”
Postecoglou, who has frequently mentioned watching European Cup finals as a boy together with his father in Australia, is aware of the duty on his shoulders at a membership steeped in historical past, particularly the golden period beneath Brian Clough.
He added: “It's a unbelievable soccer membership with nice historical past and, even in current instances, it has achieved very well. You bear that duty, however I'm excited and I'm trying ahead to it and I'm actually pleased to be right here.”
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Postecoglou has swiftly reunited with 4 of his employees from Tottenham, with Mile Jedinak, Nick Montgomery and Sergio Raimundo put in as assistant coaches and Rob Burch named as goalkeeper coach.
Spurs completed seventeenth in Postecoglou's second season in cost, after a horrendous record of accidents, however positioned fifth within the 2023-24 marketing campaign.
