Evangelos Marinakis is unlikely to want to backtrack on his decision and dismiss Ange Postecoglou, according to former Rangers striker Ally McCoist. The discussion came ahead of Nottingham Forest’s Premier League match against Newcastle United on Sunday.
Postecoglou’s winless streak at the City Ground was stretched to seven matches following Forest’s 2-0 defeat to Newcastle. In the aftermath of the loss, Postecoglou confirmed he anticipates having a conversation with Marinakis during the upcoming international break.
The decision regarding whether he will be granted the opportunity to reverse Forest’s fortunes is still pending, but a determined Postecoglou expressed his readiness to confront the challenge.
During an appearance on BBC Radio 5 Live, McCoist expressed his perspective: “The owner clearly loves the club, he also has a big ego to go with it, which is not a criticism. The one thing he will not want to do is prove himself wrong and sack him dead early. That’s not to say he won’t do it if he thinks it’s right, but I don’t think he’ll want to do it because he’ll want to be proved right.”
When questioned following the Newcastle defeat about an anticipated discussion with Marinakis during the international break, Postecoglou stated: “I expect to have a discussion with the owner and everyone else at the club about what we’ve embarked on here, where we’re at and what we need to do, for sure.
“If people want to make an assessment of me after three-and-a-half weeks and seven games, there’s nothing I can do about that.”
Despite facing challenges, Postecoglou emphasized his commitment to the club’s progress, saying, “At the same time, there’s nothing wrong with things being tough. That’s OK.”
Expressing his passion for the battle, Postecoglou continued, “I love a fight. So it’s a fight, it’s a struggle? So what? That’s OK. If people outside, or even internally, don’t think I’m the right person, it makes no difference to me. I took this role on knowing it would be a massive challenge with what we are trying to do in terms of changing the direction of the club. Nothing I have seen has changed my view on that.”
He concluded optimistically, “I love the challenge of taking this club to where it needs to be. I’m very confident we’ll get there.”
