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We asked for your views on Vitor Pereira becoming Nottingham Forest’s fourth manager of the season and the likelihood of Forest avoiding relegation.
Here are some of your comments:
Simon: Sad to see SD go. Should have been given until end of the season. Players let him down against Wolves on Wednesday. They need to take a long, hard look at themselves. I think he would have kept them up.
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That said, I think VP could be a shrewd choice. Another Portuguese will suit the Brazilians and it’s interesting he’s managed Fenerbahce, who Forest play in the Europa League play-offs. Think he’ll keep them up too, but not sure he’ll be given a contract extension. Rumours suggest Marinakis would like Marco Silva when his Fulham contract expires this summer.
Ken: Yes it will work. We’ve swapped a Morris Minor for a Bentley. He will sort us out to stay up, then further embed his philosophy in the summer. First thing is to implement his middle press and teach the players his triggers and when to use them. Gone will be the running them till they drop like Dyche did. I think he will be a big success and the fans will come to love him. This bloke has a career win rate of 52% and has successfully managed some big clubs. He’s also worked with Marinakis before, winning him the Greek double. Give him a chance.
Sean: This will not work. No offence to the new boss, but having a fourth “permanent” manager will only create further instability in the team. I feel sorry for the players, especially our new signings, there’s been no stability for them at all this season and they’re expected to come in and be brilliant. Pereira will have a tough job, but he has to get us scoring goals and not conceding and he needs a confident team to do it. I am hopefully wrong, but I can’t see that happening.
Neil: We need to forget what has happened so far this season and concentrate on PL survival, even at the expense of the Europa League. We need a manager who can galvanise our squad and get them fighting for results the way Leeds and West Ham have been doing. Hopefully he is the right guy to do this, because if we go down it will be catastrophic for the club.
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Charles: Not a clue, up to the players. Clearly their power has been influential in the dismissal of Dyche.
Tony: This season is all on the owner! I don’t fancy a bet on us staying up with the latest appointment!