It was always going to end this way. Not because Nottingham Forest are the Premier League's most chaotic club, though they probably are. It doesn't really matter in this case. No matter how effective the organization around him, Ange Postecglou could never have made it work at Nottingham Forest.

One of the sport's most didactic coaches, at the helm of a squad as ill suited to his philosophy as any? If anything it is remarkable he even got to game eight, a 3-0 defeat at home to Chelsea for which Postecoglou's presence at the post match press conference was not required.

"Nottingham Forest Football Club can confirm that after a series of disappointing results and performances, Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties as head coach with immediate effect," read a statement posted

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