If Nottingham Forest loses to Premier League opponents Wolves this Saturday at Molineux, it is “expected to sack” Steve Cooper, according to sources.
Under growing pressure, Cooper—who is widely believed to be the next Premier League manager fired—is set to be fired in the next few days. The former Swansea City manager did a fantastic job of leading Nottm Forest to the Premier League, but he nearly lost his job twice in the previous campaign before managing to keep them in the standings with one game remaining.
After signing more than thirty players in the summer and January to close the gap between the Championship and Premier League, he was able to do this.
Although it was anticipated that Forest would improve this season, they have only won one of their last 11 Premier League games, and are now facing relegation once more. They were destroyed 5-0 by Fulham at Craven Cottage on Wednesday night, and as a result, they are only six points above the relegation zone.
Cooper received support from Forest’s supporters both during and after their crushing defeat at Fulham; but, earlier this week, it was revealed that he “expects to be sacked soon.”
According to Sky Sports, Nottingham Forest is set to fire Cooper ‘unless he achieves a positive result against Wolves on Saturday’. The report includes.
The football team and other employees at the City Ground share the same belief that a manager change is unavoidable following a fifth consecutive Premier League loss at Molineux.
“Sky Sports News has been informed that there is a sense of malaise among the team, and the club administration is becoming more and more of the opinion that new ideas are required.” In particular, there has been a disagreement on tactics in recent games between the players and the coaching staff. Forest’s managers worry that Cooper is growing more and more worn out and irritated at work.”
According to a Football Insider story, Nottm Forest has “approached former Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui” as a possible replacement for Cooper.
Since departing Wolves in the summer, the well-respected Spaniard has remained unemployed. Due to his easy management of the West Midlands, he was a finalist for Premier League Manager of the Year the previous season.
Recent months have seen a lot of reports suggesting that Lopetegui is considering a return to the Premier League. Football Insider understands that he is not interested in moving to Forest, despite the fact that he is reportedly on Man United’s radar.
“Lopetegui, 57, figures highly on Forest’s wanted list amid growing doubts over Cooper’s future at the City Ground,” the Football Insider article continues.
Although Opetegui is eager to return to management, Football Insider has learned from a reliable source that he is not sold on the idea of taking a job at City Ground.
It’s thought that he has reservations about the Midlands club’s hiring practices under owner Evangelos Marinakis.
