Nottingham Forest 'dodged a bullet' snubbing Jose Mourinho for Ange Postecoglou as Benfica sent 'war with the chairman' message

Nottingham Forest have been told why they "dodged a bullet" in not appointing Jose Mourinho as their new manager. After parting with Nuno Espirito Santo, the Reds were heavily linked with another Portuguese tactician. Reins at the City Ground were eventually handed to former Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou, with Stan Collymore reacting to that decision.

Nuno sacked amid changes at City Ground
Colourful Greek billionaire Evangelos Marinakis decided to implement more change on Trentside after admissions from Nuno that he no longer enjoyed a productive working relationship with those filling directorial and ownership roles.

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Postecoglou favoured over fellow ex-Spurs boss
It did not take long for Postecoglou to be brought back to English football, on the back of his Europa League success with Spurs last season, but there was still enough time for Mourinho to see his own retracing of steps to the Premier League speculated on.
The Special One: Mourinho back in Portugal
No deal was done, with the ex-Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham coach heading back to his homeland at Benfica. Collymore believes that Forest made the right decision in exploring other options.

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Bullet dodged: Why Mourinho would have been a mistake
The legendary ex-Reds striker told 10bet Casino of goings on at the City Ground: "Did Nottingham Forest make a mistake in not appointing Jose Mourinho? Absolutely not! Forest have absolutely dodged a bullet there because Mourinho, these days his approach is always the same.
"He gets a job, gets the sack, then tells everyone how great he is on all the television channels. Then some chairman sees him and thinks yeah, he’s still got that fire in him. They give him another job, and he falls out with the local press in a week. Then he falls out with the rest of the nation’s press by the end of the month, three months later he’s at war with the chairman, and he gets a payoff and looks elsewhere.
"That’s the last thing Forest needed. Forest don't need that kind of destabilising figure in terms of Mourinho. It’s an obvious talking point for pundits, but worth pointing out that maybe what Nottingham Forest need now is a change in the system."
Forest flat: Reds waiting on first win under Postecoglou
Postecoglou has brought a different tactical approach with him, as Forest look to move away from the defensive, counter-attacking blueprint of Nuno. They are waiting on a new model to deliver results, with back-to-back defeats being suffered - including a dramatic Carabao Cup loss at Championship side Swansea which saw a lead surrendered in stoppage-time.

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Nuno sacked amid changes at City Ground

Postecoglou favoured over fellow ex-Spurs boss

The Special One: Mourinho back in Portugal

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Bullet dodged: Why Mourinho would have been a mistake

Forest flat: Reds waiting on first win under Postecoglou