​Oliver Glasner arrives at the City Ground with a winning pedigree, but is he risking his reputation in the process? As Nottingham Forest’s fifth head coach since September, stepping into the managerial hot seat at a club known for upheaval could be seen as a perilous move. Glasner’s stock remains high after guiding Crystal Palace to the Conference League and FA Cup, yet with the club’s recent upheavals, how long will that prestige last if results and performances do not meet owner Evangelos Marinakis’s expectations?
There is no European football for Forest next season, which should limit distractions and give Glasner a chance to settle and shape the squad. Still, pressure will be unavoidable. The previous boss, Vitor Pereira, lasted just 133 days, while Sean Dyche managed 114 days before him — and he arrived after Ange Postecoglou’s 39-day tenure. Nuno Espirito Santo was dismissed just three games into last season following a fractured relationship with the club’s hierarchy after a 21-month run of success.
Nuno criticised Forest’s transfer pace last summer, clashed with global sporting director Edu, and disclosed a deteriorating rapport with Marinakis. Glasner is no stranger to disputes with ownership either, having claimed he and his players felt “abandoned completely” by Palace’s hierarchy in January, after announcing he would be leaving Selhurst Park. That fraught dynamic could also prove combustible at Forest. Marinakis will expect Glasner to replicate his Palace successes at the City Ground, but he also needs him to deliver the stability the club so desperately needs.