Nottingham Forest set to bring in third manager this season » Former Premier League winner among favorites

Ashley Davis19/10/2025

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Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published Sunday, October 19, 2025, 2:00 p.m. / Updated Sunday, October 19, 2025, 2:00 p.m.

Nottingham Forest boss Evangelos Marinakis already has two names on the list to replace Ange Postecoglou (60), after just 39 days. The failure with Chelsea, score 0-3, which recorded the eighth game without victory with the Australian technician on the bench, out of as many played.

Postecoglou had replaced Nuno Espirito Santo, dismissed after a 0-3 with West Ham. Shortly after, the Portuguese even signed with West Ham, after the “hammers” dismissed the Englishman Graham Potter.

Sean Dyche and Roberto Mancini, the main candidates for Nottingham Forest's bench

Appointed on September 10, Ange Postecoglou was dismissed on October 18, after 8 consecutive matches without a win.

Now boss Evangelos Marinakis is preparing to appoint his third manager this season, which began with Nuno Espirito Santo on the bench.

According to the DailyMail, Sean Dyche, a coach with extensive experience in the Premier League, is the first name on the list of the Greek boss. The English technician is free of contract after parting ways with Everton last season. Dyche started his career at Everton and spent most of his time at Burnley, where he coached for 10 years.

The second name on the list is Roberto Mancini, who was last coach of the Saudi Arabian national team.

The Italian is the coach who brought the first Premier League title to Manchester City in the 2011-2012 season.

Throughout his career, Mancini has coached Fiorentina, Lazio, Inter Milan twice, Manchester City, Galatasaray, Zenit, Italy and Saudi Arabia.

Marco Silva, the current manager of Fulham, is also on the list of the Greek boss, with whom he previously collaborated in the 2015-2016 season, when he coached Olympiakos.

The Lusitanian started his career at Estoril and then coached Sporting Lisbon, Olympiakos, Hull City, Watford, Everton and Fulham.