"It felt inevitable, but nobody expected Ange Postecoglou's time as Nottingham Forest manager to end how it did. Only 19 minutes after the final whistle was blown in Forest's 3-0 loss to Chelsea at the City Ground, the club issued a statement on social media that Postecoglou had been sacked. It was obvious that something was in the works when Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis rose from his chair and stormed out of the stadium with roughly half an hour remaining and Chelsea leading 2-0."
"His impassioned press conference on match eve was reminiscent of the type of spurring talks he gave in his final days at Tottenham. He then soaked up the atmosphere at full-time, staying on the pitch to applaud the fans that did stick around until the end. It was the behaviour of someone who knew they were on their last legs, but for his dismissal to happen so swiftly still must have come as shock."
Ange Postecoglou was dismissed by Nottingham Forest just 19 minutes after the final whistle of a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea at the City Ground. Club owner Evangelos Marinakis left his seat and exited the stadium with roughly half an hour remaining while Chelsea led 2-0. Postecoglou delivered an impassioned pre-match press conference, applauded remaining fans at full-time, and addressed his players in the dressing room but did not give a post-match press conference. He left the stadium alone with a backpack, briefly stopped for a fan photo, and had recently moved into a new flat. The sacking followed an extended winless run and drew strong reaction, with a Sky Sports journalist calling it one of the most brutal sackings of the Premier League era.
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