Nottingham Forest Confirm Sean Dyche As Third Head Coach Of Chaotic Season

Nottingham Forest person appointed Sean Dyche arsenic their 3rd caput coach of a tumultuous season. The erstwhile Everton and Burnley head will dream to stabilise nan nine aft nan winless 40-day reign of Ange Postecoglou and, earlier that, nan dismissal of Nuno Espírito Santo.

The Fulham manager, Marco Silva, and nan erstwhile Manchester City caput coach Roberto Mancini were besides considered but Forest opted for nan acquisition of Dyche. He has signed a statement to 2027.

Dyche has been retired of activity since being sacked successful January by Everton, wherever he was successful complaint for 2 years, and will beryllium successful nan dugout for nan sojourn of Porto successful nan Europa League connected Thursday.

The 54-year-old, a erstwhile younker subordinate astatine Forest, takes complete a broadside 18th successful nan Premier League pinch 5 points from 8 games aft they lost 3-0 to Chelsea connected Saturday successful Postecoglou’s last match. Forest’s chaotic play follows Nuno starring them backmost into Europe pinch a seventh-placed decorativeness past term.

Forest’s connection said: “Dyche brings nan cleanable blend of character, tactical acumen and proven accomplishment to guideline nan nine done its adjacent chapter. Having managed much than 330 Premier League matches successful his profession to date, Dyche has built teams defined by protect organisation, resilience, and spot from group pieces —qualities that align intimately pinch nan existent squad’s attributes and nan club’s footballing identity. As a erstwhile Forest younker subordinate who lives locally, Dyche besides has a heavy knowing of nan values and pridefulness of Forest and its supporters.”

Dyche’s unit will see 2 erstwhile Forest players, Ian Woan and Steve Stone, who person worked nether him successful nan past.