Nottingham Forest is perhaps the managerial position in the most volatile situation in the Premier League. Only weeks into his reign, Ange Postecoglou is under heavy speculation, and there have been rumors suggesting that pragmatic survival guru Sean Dyche is being utilized in the role. It is not merely a poor spell; it is a startling discovery that Forest Managerial Chaos is still the default position of the club.

The speed at which the chain of command is supposedly trying out successors to the manager who came to bring much-needed long-term, structural change is a scathing indictment of the disjointed decision-making process at the club. This editorial sheds light on why this top-down instability is the greatest threat to the clubs Premier League status.

The Hypocrisy of the Urban Land.

Postecoglou came in with a clear, ambitious mission: to make Forest an exciting and attacking team, a team that would alter the very DNA of the team. To begin with, the performance is dismal seven games and no win. This is a bitter fact and it is natural to be more and more frustrated as a fan. The songs of “Sacked in the morning” following the loss in Europa League were tough, yet they indicate a sense of panic developing among the fans.

Nevertheless, when one debates sacking the Australian so early then it would be tantamount to giving up on the project even before it could begin. It always took time and patience to change a defensive and a counter-attacking style to that of Postecoglou, which is high-pressure and possession-based. All the outstanding managers who tried conducting a cultural overhaul experienced the turbulence at the beginning of their journey.

The company hierarchy, with the owner Evangelos Marinakis on the helm, has not kept their own proclaimed intentions by leaking names such as those of a manager, like the current one, Sean Dyche, whose philosophy is the very antithesis of that of Postecoglou. This shows an inherent contradiction of what they want: they want revolutionary football but reactionary results.

The Dyche Effect: Ego Retaliation of Fear.

Even the mention of Sean Dyche name is an indication of going into survival mode. Dyche is the very firefighter of the suggestive Premier League, a professional in the defensive structure and grinds. His possible coming, as it would be reasonable in sheer pragmatism terms of staying up, would be a total philosophical surrender.

Having him in place would ensure that the chain of command does not have the strength to remain with long term plan. They would be forfeiting the prospects of improvement in the short-lived comfort of permanence. It is precisely the gradual ping-pong between the poles of managerial styles: between one extreme and another, creating Forest Managerial Chaos. It disorient the players, transfers money on misfit personnel and guarantees that the club can never have a unified personality.

It is a structural problem of the club and not technical. The chair of the manager in the Forest is accompanied by a publicly exposed firing squad, which is willing to execute any vision that cannot immediately deliver gratification. This cycle will continue as long as Marinakis fails to promise his support to a manager until he has proven he is willing to commit with more than just weeks but seasons.

The club will keep on ensuring that it pays excessive amounts of compensation package and confuses its squad with the sword of Damocles always hanging over the City Ground dugout. It is not a matter of who is seated but it is a matter of the model of governance enhancing the Forest Managerial Chaos. The ownership should stop being owner-driven and be owner stable.

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