Glasner has the track record but is he taking a risk?
[Getty Images] Oliver Glasner arrives at the City Ground with winning pedigree but is he putting his reputation on the line? As the fifth head coach at Nottingham Forest since September, his decision to walk into the managerial graveyard that is the City Ground, can be viewed as risky. Having won the Conference League and FA Cup with Crystal Palace , Glasner's stock is high - but given the changes in the past year, how long will that give him if results and performances do not meet owner Evangelos Marinakis' expectations? There is no European football at Forest next season so fewer distractions will enable Glasner to settle and mould the squad, but that does not mean there is no pressure. Predecessor Vitor Pereira lasted 133 days. Before him, Sean Dyche was in charge for 114 days - and he came after Ange Postecoglou had managed just 39. Nuno Espirito Santo was dismissed just three games into last season after falling out with the club's hierarchy following a successful 21-month reign. Nuno criticised the speed of their transfer business last summer, fell out with global sporting director Edu and revealed his relationship with Marinakis had deteriorated. Glasner himself is no stranger to disagreements with ownership, saying he felt he and his squad were "abandoned completely" by Palace's hierarchy in January, which came after he revealed he would leave Selhurst Park. This new relationship, therefore, could also be combustible. Marinakis will demand Glasner repeats his Palace success at Forest, but the Austrian also has to bring the stability they desperately need.
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