Oliver Glasner insists he by no means thinks about being sacked after changing into Nottingham Forest’s fourth everlasting supervisor in lower than a yr.
The Austrian was unveiled on the Metropolis Floor on Wednesday after signing a three-year contract following his departure from Crystal Palace on the finish of final season.
Regardless of Forest’s latest managerial turmoil, Glasner says he’s targeted solely on bringing success and stability again to the membership.
“I by no means signal and take into consideration getting sacked,” the 51-year-old mentioned.
“I simply suppose: ‘OK, what do we now have to do to deliver success to the membership?’”
Glasner replaces Vitor Pereira after a turbulent interval that additionally noticed Ange Postecoglou and Sean Dyche occupy the dugout during the last 12 months.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s departure final summer season began the managerial carousel, with Forest altering coaches 4 instances since September.
Nevertheless, Glasner believes long-term stability stays the ambition for everybody concerned.
“No person desires to get divorced. I don’t know the way it’s in England however in Austria it’s 50% [the divorce rate],” he joked.
“So whenever you ask them on the wedding ceremony, they’d say ‘yeah, not us’ but it surely occurs.
“Each single membership desires to have the identical supervisor for a decade, have the identical gamers so long as potential however that’s simply not the true world – resulting from totally different causes, resulting from totally different expectations, totally different plans in your life.”
Forest is not going to develop into “Palace 2”
Glasner arrives with a formidable status after guiding Crystal Palace to FA Cup and Europa Convention League success earlier than stepping down in Could.
His Palace facet turned identified for his or her aggressive urgent and fast transitions, usually working with a again three.
Nevertheless, he warned supporters to not count on a carbon copy on the Metropolis Floor.
“We aren’t right here to be Palace 2,” Glasner mentioned.
“The habits and the patterns are vital, find out how to assault and defend, the spirit you create, to create a shared approach of taking part in and understanding of what we wish to do.
“I advised the gamers I don’t know if we’ll play a again 4 or again three, we’ll get the gamers the place they really feel comfy and it’s vital all of them play of their finest positions.
“Get to know the gamers and discover the precise system however the patterns and the habits would be the identical as at earlier golf equipment.”
Switch enterprise anticipated to speed up
Forest should not planning one other summer season of wholesale spending following final yr’s £180 million recruitment drive, with high quality now taking precedence over amount.
A midfielder stays a precedence following Elliot Anderson’s document transfer to Manchester Metropolis, whereas the membership are additionally focusing on a goalkeeper and one other striker.
Glasner admitted he would ideally have his new signings via the door already, however expects motion as soon as gamers return from the World Cup.
“I’ve one energy and weak spot – it’s impatience,” he mentioned.
“Generally it’s a energy, typically it’s a weak spot. After all, I might have hoped they’d already educated with us.
“It’s unimaginable as a result of the gamers we’re now speaking to performed on the World Cup so are nonetheless on trip.
“I’m fairly satisfied we could have a couple of gamers becoming a member of us in Portugal.”
The previous Eintracht Frankfurt boss takes cost of his first match on Saturday when Forest face Notts County in a pre-season pleasant.
