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The Post talks about the dismissal of Ao Bo: The senior management of the Forest team made mistakes in decision-making, and Ao Bo should not have been invited to coach in the first place.

4:52am, 19 October 2025Football

October 18th, the Australian wave was dismissed. The "Daily Mail" analysis pointed out that there were already existing divisions within the Nottingham Forest Club and the "unforced errors" of the management.

In fact, before Postkoglu arrived, the strong team spirit established by the team last season had begun to disintegrate. According to reports, former coach Nuno could not hide his "disillusionment" at the end of the season. He first publicly criticized the club's transfer policy on TV, and then revealed at a press conference that his relationship with owner Marinakis was deteriorating. This practice of making internal conflicts public has undoubtedly had an impact on the locker room.

In addition, Nuno's decision to create "two sets of starting lineups" in order to cope with the dual battles at home and in Europe also broke the delicate balance within the team last season. The mentality of the role players who were originally willing to be substituted was unbalanced, and the new players also complained because they could not play. The loss of dressing room charisma was equally fatal: Elanga, described as the "band leader", moved to Newcastle leaving a huge void, while another influential player, Ola Aina, will be out injured for a long time.

At the senior level of the club, a series of decisions have also been questioned. The appointment of former Arsenal sporting director Edu Gaspar as "global head of football" was said to have "clearly angered Nuno" and directly led to internal discord last summer. After Nuno's departure, there has been turmoil at the club's senior level. Ross Wilson has joined Newcastle and Pedro Ferreira may also leave for Benfica.

The most critical mistake is that the appointment of Postkoglu itself is an "unnecessary risk." The article questioned why the Forest team's senior management ignored his record of 22 league defeats at Tottenham last season and the possible injury risks caused by his high-intensity training methods when making decisions. The reason Tottenham was able to barely avoid relegation last season was largely because the newly promoted team was too weak, while this season's newly promoted team is much stronger.

In the end, when the team fell to only 1 point above the relegation zone with a poor record, boss Marinakis was forced to take action again. Although the club has been promoted from the English Championship to the Premier League and returned to Europe under his leadership, "unforced errors" in key decisions by senior management are putting all his dreams at risk of being evaporated.

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