{"id":554395,"date":"2020-06-19T12:47:38","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T16:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=554395"},"modified":"2021-12-29T19:33:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T00:33:52","slug":"sabri-lamouchi-commits-to-nottingham-forest-with-new-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/06\/19\/sabri-lamouchi-commits-to-nottingham-forest-with-new-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabri Lamouchi Commits to Nottingham Forest With New Two-Year Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sabri Lamouchi has penned a new contract with Nottingham Forest<\/a> ahead of Saturday’s Championship restart.<\/p>\n

Sabri Lamouchi Commits to Nottingham Forest With New Contract<\/h2>\n

Reds Boss Signs New Deal<\/h3>\n

Lamouchi has been hailed as a success by the majority of Forest fans during his first 12 months at the City Ground.<\/p>\n

He has turned the Reds from being a mid-table side to challenging for promotion to the Premier League<\/a> this season.<\/p>\n

The 48-year-old has been in contract talks with the Forest hierarchy for a number of months and, less than 24 hours before the Championship resumes, the news was confirmed.<\/p>\n

After putting pen to paper, Lamouchi said<\/a>: “I am honoured to be staying at this fantastic football club. It was always my intention to stay here for a long period when I signed last year.<\/p>\n

“We have started to build a good team with fantastic characters and I am so pleased to be able to continue on my journey with them.<\/p>\n

“I feel humbled by the level of support the fans have shown me since I arrived on day one and I am truly grateful for this.<\/p>\n

“I am also thankful for the backing of our owner, Mr Marinakis, whose support for both myself and the team has been exceptional from the very beginning.”<\/p>\n

Back to the Big Time?<\/h3>\n

Rumours of a new deal circulated more heavily in April<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Frenchman took over from Martin O’Neill<\/a> last June and, aside from a few inconsistencies, has engineered Forest’s most successful campaign in recent years.<\/p>\n

The 2018-19 season saw Forest finish ninth, eight points off the play-offs<\/p>\n

Forest finished the 2017-18 campaign in 17th; meanwhile, just a year beforehand they survived relegation to League One<\/a> on goal difference.<\/p>\n

The Reds sit fifth in the Championship, ten points behind second-placed West Bromwich Albion<\/a>, but a play-off spot would be a deserved reward.<\/p>\n

Main Photo<\/p>\n

Embed from Getty Images<\/a>