{"id":492005,"date":"2019-07-31T11:30:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T15:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=492005"},"modified":"2020-12-28T11:31:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T16:31:04","slug":"nottingham-forest-sabri-lamouchi-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/07\/31\/nottingham-forest-sabri-lamouchi-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Nottingham Forest Manager Sabri Lamouchi Must Succeed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Nottingham Forest<\/a> manager merry go round will cause the club issues in their push for promotion this season. In January 2019 the club disposed with Aitor Karanka<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0replaced him<\/a> with former player and fan favourite\u00a0Martin O\u2019Neill,<\/a> only to sack him in June. He was then replaced by the largely unknown Sabri Lamouchi, who must succeed where others were unable to.<\/p>\n

Sabri Lamouchi Must Succeed at Nottingham Forest<\/h2>\n

Quickfire Approach Harming Chances for Success<\/h3>\n

European Champions and a proud history including long-serving manager\u00a0Brian Clough<\/a> now seems an eternity ago.<\/p>\n

Aitor Karanka managed a year at the City Ground and departed with the club just four points off the play-off positions. Martin O\u2019 Neill, sacked after four months, told the BBC<\/a>: \u201cNowadays you have to have an instant impact otherwise people are saying we’re not so sure about this’.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neill hadn\u2019t closed the door before a new man was brought in – just 19 minutes<\/em> after the Irishman was fired, in came Sabri Lamouchi. The Nottingham Forest manager merry go round goes on.<\/p>\n

Pre-Season<\/h3>\n

Lamouchi,\u00a0the former Rennes<\/a> manager, is in charge and has overseen pre-season victories over Alfreton Town, Atromitos<\/a> of Greece and a 1-0 home win over Premier League Crystal Palace.<\/a><\/p>\n

Transfers<\/h3>\n

Ben Osborn <\/a>departed the City Ground for Sheffield United<\/a> with the club hopeful the sale may herald some incomings with just a week until the new season kicks off. Jack Colback, the Newcastle United<\/a> midfielder, is said to be on the radar but it looks like being a lean window<\/a> for the new manager as he looks to take Forest into the Premier League.<\/p>\n

Play-Offs Possible, Promotion Unlikely<\/h3>\n

If the new Nottingham Forest manager is given time, he can push for promotion. A small squad and a manager who only managed fifth with Rennes in France before being sacked doesn\u2019t add cause for optimism.<\/p>\n

The club need to stop hiring and firing and focus on stability. The new manager will soon be looking over his shoulder should results not go his way.<\/p>\n

Predictions<\/h3>\n

Championship- 7th<\/p>\n

FA Cup<\/a>– Third Round<\/p>\n

League Cup<\/a>– Round Two<\/p>\n

Main Photo<\/p>\n

Embed from Getty Images<\/a>