
Next Nottingham Forest Manager Odds: Oliver Glasner and Julen Lopetegui early favourites to replace under-fire Steve Cooper

Steve Cooper is under huge pressure at Nottingham Forest following a rotten run of four straight defeats, including Wednesday's 5-0 thrashing at Fulham.
Multiple bookmakers have suspended the betting on Cooper - who has won only one of his last 11 games - being the next casualty in the Premier League Sack Race.
After Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis left Craven Cottage 20 minutes before full-time, Cooper's future at the City Ground looks increasingly bleak, with the next Nottingham Forest manager market subsequently re-opening its doors.
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Oliver Glasner has emerged as the favourite to replace Cooper, with both Bet Victor and Parimatch, ahead of Julen Lopetegui and Will Still.
The Austrian is looking for a new challenge following a successful spell in Germany at Eintracht Frankfurt, with whom he led to Europa League glory in 2021/22. His side memorably knocked out Barcelona and West Ham before they overcame Rangers in the final.
The following season he came close to adding another trophy, the DFB Pokal, but lost out to RB Leipzig in the final.
Glasner, who has previously managed LASK and Wolfsburg, has been linked with Rangers and Tottenham since leaving Frankfurt in June.
Next in the running is Lopetegui who looks like a very appealing option given his current availability, Premier League experience, and overall record in management.
The former Spain and Real Madrid boss propelled Sevilla to Europa League glory before taking charge of Wolves last November, with whom he lifted out of the relegation zone up to 13th, only to leave just before the current campaign following a breakdown in relations.
Reims boss Will Still is a very intriguing option at 10/1.
Still, 31, memorably took his troops on a 17-game unbeaten run - he carved out a draw away to PSG in his first game - during which he steered the struggling club away from danger to 11th.
Fast-forward to December 2023 and Reims sit 5th in the table.
Speaking of Ligue 1 managers, Patrick Vieira follows in the betting at 12/1.
Vieira was hotly linked with the club back in April when Cooper was under the spotlight, however, Forest kept the faith and Cooper steered his side clear of danger to a 16th place finish.
Would Vieira be the right fit for the job this time around?
The evidence isn't particularly convincing.
The Frenchman, who was sacked by Crystal Palace in March, has since returned to management with French side Strasbourg, who have endured a difficult start to the season. After 14 games they hover one point above the relegation play-off spot in 15th, which wouldn't exactly fill Forest fans with confidence.
League Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Man City | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 91 |
2. | Arsenal | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 89 |
3. | Liverpool | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 82 |
4. | Aston Villa | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 68 |
5. | Tottenham | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 66 |
6. | Chelsea | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 63 |
7. | Newcastle | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 60 |
8. | Man Utd | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 60 |
9. | West Ham | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 |
10. | Crystal Palace | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 49 |
11. | Brighton | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 48 |
12. | Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 48 |
13. | Fulham | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 47 |
14. | Wolves | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 46 |
15. | Everton | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 40 |
16. | Brentford | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 39 |
17. | Nottm Forest | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 32 |
18. | Luton | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 26 |
19. | Burnley | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 24 |
20. | Sheff Utd | 38 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 16 |
We are still waiting to see when and where Graham Potter returns.
The former Brighton and Chelsea boss has remained out-of-work since his stint at the latter was cut short in April after just 31 games.
However, Chelsea haven't exactly improved since Potter left, despite the buckets of cash they've splashed.
The 48-year-old, 16/1, will have learnt a lot from the experience and while there have been reports that he's targeting a club with European ambitions, a potential vacancy at Forest could give him food for thought.
Former Premier League managers Ralph Hassenhuttl (16/1), Rafa Benitez (20/1), Nuno Espirito Santo and Jesse Marsch (both 25/1) are also there or thereabouts in the betting market, while Freiburg's long-serving boss Christian Streich is 16/1 to leave the club after 13 years at the helm.
Perhaps Forest could target one of the many talented managers in the Championship.
It's difficult to ignore the success of Kieran McKenna at the moment.
Since taking charge of Ipswich two years ago - his first job in management - he steadied the ship, won promotion to the Championship, and currently has The Tractor Boys one point off top spot following a return of 14 wins from 19 matches.
Carlos Corberán could be worth keeping an eye on at West Brom, while Liam Rosenior is doing a fantastic job at Hull.
As for a selection of very left-field shouts, the likes of Rudi Garcia, Hansi Flick, and Ruud van Nistelrooy are all in the Job Centre looking for their next opportunity.
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