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While everything was seemingly going well on the pitch, there was turmoil off it at Nottingham Forest.

After a historic season that saw Forest spend a lot of time in a UEFA Champions League place and eventually finish seventh, Nuno Espírito Santo’s job was in question.

Tension was building in the back rooms between him and owner Evangelos Marinakis over summer transfers, eventually leading to Marinakis sacking him three matches into the season.

Marinakis has brought in a fellow Greek and an old friend of the Premier League, Ange Postecoglou, to replace him.

Postecoglou delivered Tottenham Hotspur their first trophy since 2008, beating Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League Final, but a 17th-place finish in the Premier League ultimately cost him his job.

The move is surprising, considering Nuno Espírito Santo and Ange Postecoglou’s tactical philosophies last season could not have been more different.

On the surface, it looks like a decision that will put Nottingham Forest back in the bottom half of the table or, worse, close to the relegation fight.

However, when we dig beneath the surface, Nottingham Forest were starting to change their tactical identity in the first three matches compared to how they played last season.

In this tactical analysis article we’ll explore how Nottingham Forest set up tactically during the 2024/2025 season, the changes they’ve made three matches into the season, Postecoglou tactics at Spurs, and how his tactics fit at Nottingham Forest.

On Saturday, August 30th, 2025, 15:30, Matchday 2 of a fresh Bundesliga season, in the Weserstadion in Bremen, hometown team Werder Bremen faced off against Bayer Leverkusen.

Both teams hired new managers in the offseason.

Both teams started the season with defeats and were looking to change momentum and avoid a miserable start to the league.

Bayer Leverkusen were coming off the two most successful years in their history.

Under head coach Xabi Alonso, the team won their first Bundesliga title and the DFB-Pokal, made the UEFA Europa League Final, on top of finishing second to Bayern Munich last season.

Unfortunately for them, Real Madrid called Alonso, and he answered, leaving the club.

This prompted a chain reaction, which ended with many players leaving the club, most prominently Piero Hincapié, Jonathan Tah, Granit Xhaka, and Florian Wirtz.

There were 12 departures and 17 new signings at the club, a complete turnover.

Erik ten Hag, former manager of Ajax and Manchester United, was supposed to manage the new Bayer Leverkusen team.

With a big name, expectations were high for Leverkusen coming into the season, but with the completely overhauled team, the start to the season went rather rough.

They struggled against a fourth-tier team in the DFB-Pokal and lost their first game at home against Hoffenheim.

Saturday, August 30th 2025, 17:30.

Werder Bremen scored the equaliser in stoppage time, despite having been a man down and trailing 3-1 with 15 minutes to go.

Leverkusen captain Robert Andrich talks to the media, heavily criticising his teammates.

Leverkusen’s sporting director and CEO decline to comment on Ten Hag’s future just minutes later.

The decision had already been made: Erik ten Hag was ultimately sacked after just three games at the helm.

In this Bayer Leverkusen tactical analysis, we will examine how things derailed so quickly for Erik ten Hag style of play, what tactics the Dutch coach used, where Bayer Leverkusen need to improve, and give a little context to a decision that came off as a shock to most people.

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Bayer Leverkusen faces off against Eintracht Frankfurt on Matchday 3 in the Bundesliga.

Take a look at five exciting U19s to watch at Bayer Leverkusen that could be important to their 2025/2026 season.

Sevilla faces Elche today for Matchday 5 in La Liga.

They have struggled in recent seasons when it comes to domestic competition, take a look at Matías Almeyda's tactics to see if he can rescue the club.

Marseille are off to a rocky start in Ligue 1, with three points in three matches.

Take a look at Roberto De Zerbi tactics for the 2025/2026 season; can they gain some momentum with a win over Lorient today?

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