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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Will Unwin

Sean Dyche promises attacking freedom at Nottingham Forest after appointment confirmed

Sean Dyche looks on during a Nottingham Forest training session
Sean Dyche said there was ‘a nice edge’ to his players in his first training session as Forest manager. Photograph: Nottingham Forest FC/Getty Images

Sean Dyche has insisted he will give Nottingham Forest the “freedom to play” attacking football after being appointed as the club’s third head coach of the season. The former Burnley manager has replaced Ange Postecoglou after the Australian’s calamitous 40-day tenure.

Dyche has signed a deal until 2027 at the City Ground, where he started his career as a youth player but never reached the first team. He has brought the club legends Ian Woan and Steve Stone back as part of his backroom staff. One of the key reasons Forest chose Dyche was because of his record of building defensively solid teams at Burnley and Everton but he will be aiming to utilise the attacking talent available to him too.

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