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Igor Jesus Scout Report At Nottingham Forest & Stefano Pioli Tactics At Fiorentina 2025/2026
Today, we have a player analysis on Igor Jesus, who joins Nottingham Forest from Botafogo, along with a tactical analysis on Stefano Pioli and his tactics at Fiorentina in 2025/2026!
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Nottingham Forest have yet again made a move to bring a new player into the squad in this summer’s transfer window.
The latest signing for Forest is the addition of Brazilian forward Igor Jesus, joining from Botafogo for a reported £10m.
Jesus joins Forest to add more strength to their forwards, including Chris Wood, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Jota Silva, and Taiwo Awoniyi.
With Forest finally back participating in a European competition for next season, they’re adding in reinforcements to be able to compete both domestically and in the European competition.
Since Crystal Palace‘s demotion to the UEFA Conference League, Forest have been promoted to the UEFA Europa League for next season.
In this scout report and player analysis, we will aim to highlight why Igor Jesus will be a good signing for Forest and how he can fit into Nuno Espírito Santo tactics at Nottingham Forest as they aim to conquer Europe.
After parting ways with Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr, Stefano Pioli has just rejoined Fiorentina as their new head coach on a three-year contract.
He has already started working with the team for the pre-season.
In fact, Pioli has already selected his pre-season roster, and that was announced on the club’s official page.
This means that Pioli has already started making his player choices and will soon begin working with the team.
Fiorentina finished sixth in last season’s Serie A with 65 points, which earned them a ticket to the 2025/2026 UEFA Conference League.
Additionally, it was a positive season for them, as they reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Conference League last season, only to be knocked out by Real Betis.
Raffaele Palladino guided the team well in all competitions last season, helping the team gain more experience and chemistry.
It was challenging to beat Fiorentina, especially at the Artemio Franchi, that season.
With Palladino’s departure at the end of this season, Fiorentina’s management decided to go with Pioli.
That was a wise choice mainly because Pioli represents a loved and respected figure among the fans, the club, and everyone surrounding the club.
During such a transitory period when fans are pushing for better results and more convincing performances next season, it was important to opt for someone who knows the city, the fans’ demands, and, more importantly, knows the club’s ambition, history, and margins of progress.
Therefore, few names could have been more suitable for Fiorentina’s bench than Pioli, given that Fiorentina was a very competitive team under his management in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
It is also worth noting that Pioli played for Fiorentina for the majority of his footballing career, from 1989 to 1995, which reinforces the fact that Pioli is a manager who knows Fiorentina and Florence more intimately than anyone else at the moment.
That said, having played for a team or being a head coach who has led the team during a specific period is not enough to succeed at that club this time.
That’s why it will be crucial to examine how Pioli developed compared to the last time he coached Fiorentina, his actual tactical preferences and beliefs, and how he can rebuild Fiorentina to become more competitive and powerful this season.
Therefore, this tactical analysis will examine Stefano Pioli coaching style and tactics, as well as his potential player choices for Fiorentina.
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