Ange Postecoglou eager to ‘win trophies’ at ambitious Nottingham Forest

By Jonathan Veal, PA

Ange Postecoglou knows he has to deliver success at Nottingham Forest after joking he might not make next season if he fails to win a trophy at the first attempt.

The Australian, who lost his job at Tottenham 16 days after winning the Europa League in June, has been appointed at the City Ground after Nuno Espirito Santo was sacked on Monday following a falling out with owner Evangelos Marinakis.

Marinakis has spoken about how Postecoglou was brought to the club to win trophies with Forest challenging on four fronts this season, including the Europa League.

The 60-year-old famously claimed that he always wins a trophy in his second season when at Spurs, but joked he might have to deliver sooner under a fiercly ambitious owner.

“I have won a couple in my first as well, at Celtic I won a double in my first,” he said. “Of course I can, I may have to (win a trophy in first season) to get a second year here.

“I’ve said it already, that’s what I want to do. I want to win trophies. That’s that’s what I’ve done my whole career, and that’s what I want to try and do here.

“Every club wants to be successful, but since the president took over the club those ambitions are backed up with actions. Perfect conditions for me.”