sports
February 12, 2026
Good luck Vítor Pereira: Forest job is now most precarious in Premier League
Evangelos Marinakis is close to appointing fourth head coach of season after Sean Dyche’s sacking and it’s a mess of his own making because he should never have fired Nuno
TL;DR
- Nottingham Forest is on the verge of appointing its fourth permanent manager of the season, Vítor Pereira, after sacking Sean Dyche.
- This managerial merry-go-round is a self-inflicted mess by owner Evangelos Marinakis, who previously dismissed Nuno Espírito Santo and Ange Postecoglou.
- Forest is currently in a battle against relegation, sitting just three points above the drop zone.
- Despite a £180m investment in 16 signings, the club lacks stability, with styles and methods changing too rapidly for players to adapt.
- Dyche's tenure, while bringing some defensive order and guiding the team to the Europa League knockout stages, ended due to strained player relationships and a conservative style of play.
- The precariousness of the Forest job is highlighted by the fact that even if Pereira fails to keep them up, he and his immediate predecessors should not bear the sole blame.
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