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Nottingham Forest tipped to sack Oliver Glasner ‘next week‘ by club adviser
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Oliver Glasner may potentially lose his job as Nottingham Forest manager if his team are beaten by Manchester City on Saturday.
That is according to former Everton chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who believes that the Austrian has made a rod for his own back with his comments after last weekend's defeat at Brentford.
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Glasner suggested in his post-match interview that another change of manager would not help solve Forest's issues, and suggested that the players have to take some of the blame.
However, Wyness believes that Glasner simply has to secure three points this weekend after those comments, with owner Evangelos Marinakis prone to "knee-jerk" reactions.
This weekend's clash with City is the Reds' final outing before the November international break, which Wyness feels will be a prime time for managerial changes.
Glasner only signed a lucrative contract at the City Ground in the summer, but he is already under huge pressure with the team inside the bottom three at the moment.
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Everton's former chief Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes that Glasner's recent comments are a sign of him "getting his excuses in," which he is "worried" by.
The boardroom expert pointed out that ultimately, the responsibility always falls on the manager to try and solve the problems that emerge out on the pitch.
Speaking on the latest edition of Football Insider's Inside Track podcast , Wyness explained why Glasner's position will be very vulnerable if the team don't win this weekend.
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"Glasner is already getting his excuses in first, which worries me slightly. He's trying to blame it on things that he didn't really change and that things were there in place when he came in," he said.
"Well, I'm afraid if you're the manager, it's up to you to change everything as you need to, in order to do it right. So look, he's proven to be a good manager, but already those signs are coming out so strongly like that, he'd better win this next game; that's for sure.
"With the international break coming up I could easily see a decision being made there from Mr Marinakis, who is no stranger to a knee-jerk reaction. So let's just see how this weekend goes."
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Former Manchester United chief scout Mick Brown told Football Insiderearlier this week that Glasner's situation at Forest will be "one to watch" in the coming days.
The ex-recruitment man believes that the Austrian is spot on with his criticisms, and feels that he is being failed by the players and the "decision-makers" at the club.
However, Brown does not expect the 52-year-old's comments to sit well with the owner, who has already shown that he does not like public criticism.
Brown feels that while Glasner is ultimately right with his suggestions, it could potentially cost him his job sooner rather than later.
