Arsenal & Arteta the TOUGHEST start? | Ange Postecoglou

Football

Year2025

Duration30m

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Ange Postecoglou's first press conference since being appointed as Nottingham Forest manager. The former Spurs manager's first game in charge will be against Arsenal at the Emirates on Saturday. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:16 Excited to be back in the Premier League 00:55 Developed quickly to get here 01:14 The president got me at a good moment, I’d just been on the school run, a great motivator to go back to work 01:30 It’s a great opportunity, has everything I look for in a challenge 02:04 The nature of football, you never know the circumstances you’ll take over 02:14 They’ve had two excellent managers that have done fantastic work in Cooper and Nuno 02:36 I certainly didn’t expect to finish up after winning a trophy either 02:53 Style difference is the same when I took over at Spurs 03:18 We are all different people 03:38 I’ve been in Marinakis’ company three or four times, I don’t know him that well 04:00 To be recognised in Greece with an award was very humbling and I met him there 04:27 I haven’t spent a lot of time but you have to admire his ambition 04:50 It will be no different, I want to win trophies, it’s what I’ve done my whole career 05:44 It was unusual, it was the first time I’ve been sacked 06:20 Every opportunity I’ve had has come from somewhere unexpected 06:39 Continuing to win things is important to me 06:55 I wouldn’t have thought Forest would be a possibility because of the job Nuno had done 07:24 It’s a real challenge playing in Europe 07:38 I really like the squad, it has great balance 08:01 We want to compete on all fronts 08:15 A squad that is ready to compete but also robust 08:30 Have to let the players process the change, sure Nuno had close relationships with all of them 09:05 First conversation was we’ve got a game on Saturday boys, that’s the most important thing 09:32 Preparation to take on one of the Premier League’s best 09:40 Facing Arsenal? It is what it is, every PL fixture is challenging 10:19 All the boys available apart from Aina 11:02 Th