- Former Premier League boss has revealed all on recent podcast
Aussie football legend Ange Postecoglou has admitted taking the manager position at Nottingham Forest was a mistake.
The long-time football manager had recently been sacked by Tottenham Hotspur before being hired as the main man at Nottingham Forest.
He was then told his services wouldn’t be required just 39 days into the job after a horrid start.
Postecoglou has now explained he was struggling to accept the idea of being unemployed for the first time in 20 years.
‘It was the first time in 20-odd years that I wasn’t working. I was lost,’ he told the Stick To Football podcast.
‘In the off-season, I was so lost. Usually you would go away with your family, but there are transfers and pre-season ahead, so your mind is on that. I was lost.’
Ange Postecoglou (pictured) has reflected on his tough time at Nottingham Forest
Postecoglou (pictured) was sacked barely one month into his tenure
The 60-year-old was brought in at a torrid time for Nottingham Forest, with the club left reeling after the sudden resignation of then-manager Nuno Espirito Santo.
He’s now admitted taking the job was the wrong decision.
‘That was on me, the whole Forest thing,’ Postecoglou said.
‘That was a bad decision by me to go in there. But there is no point in me blaming it on not getting time or anything. I should never have gone in there.
‘It was too soon after Tottenham, and I was taking over at a time where, obviously, I wanted to do things differently.
‘They were kind of used to doing things in a certain way. I have to cop that — that was my mistake.’
The Aussie manager saw potential in the club, due to there being a number of star players in their Premier League squad.
‘That was the only reason that sucked me in,’ he said.
The Aussie manager (pictured) also endured a difficult period at the helm on Tottenham Hotspur
Postecoglou (pictured) boasts decades of experience at the helm of high level football clubs
The 60-year-old (pictured) eperienced success as manager of Scottish club Celtic
‘They (Nottingham Forest) were also in Europe in the Europa League, and I wouldn’t have minded another crack at that,’ Postecoglou added.
The 60-year-old’s last two clubs, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur, are both sitting near the relegation zone on the current Premier League table.
Both teams have claimed victory on just seven occasions this season.
Arsenal leads the league, ahead of Manchester City and last year’s winners, Liverpool.
