Nottingham Forest have done it again. Oliver Glasner is the new man in the dugout, taking over from Vitor Pereira after the Portuguese lasted barely a...
Nottingham Forest have done it again. Oliver Glasner is the new man in the dugout, taking over from Vitor Pereira after the Portuguese lasted barely a handful of matches. It is a staggering statistic that will raise eyebrows across the division: five head coaches in twelve months. The owners are clearly operating on a short fuse, and the City Ground has become the most volatile technical area in the Premier League.Glasner arrives with a reputation built on structure and organisation. He took Crystal Palace away from the relegation mire and gave them a tactical identity based on a compact low block and devastating transitional play. His teams are notoriously difficult to break down, and they possess a clinical edge on the counter. Can he replicate that at Forest The squad is there, but the chaos of constant turnover is a poison that seeps into the dressing room. Players look at the revolving door and wonder who will be next.This is not a project built on patience. Forest have bottled stability, and the price is paid in points. The new manager will demand time, but time is the one commodity the hierarchy refuse to hand out. Squeaky bum time arrived early this season, and the trigger fingers are itchy again for Evangelos Marinakis. Glasner must hit the ground running, because the next man through that door will be number six.
