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Sean Dyche’s first Nottingham Forest press conference goes viral with fans left amused

Sean Dyche’s first Nottingham Forest press conference goes viral with fans left amused ahead of the Europa League game against Porto.

Dyche, who this week becomes the club’s third manager of the season, charmed fans in his first presser with humour, humility, and deep club connection.

It was his warmth, wit, jeans analogy, passion for Forest’s history, and no-nonsense football philosophy that won fans over. You’ve just got to see the look on his face to see how much it meant to him.

There was reflection on being an apprentice at Forest between 1987 and 1990), although never played for the first team, but now manages the club he idolised under Brian Clough.

He joked he had to pull out of an planned advert for Aqua Credit to take the Forest job, that there was no hesitation to saying “yes” before even speaking to the owner; respects past managers but focused on his own imprint.

The aim is to build on last season’s framework, to reignite a winning mentality. To stabilise, then progress, with honesty, respect, and readiness.

He is open to long balls, set pieces, quick forward play — “winning never goes out of fashion.”

There was also praise for Forest supporters; expects a “tingle” walking out at the City Ground but stays “flatlined” through highs/lows.

Clips of his training sessions went down well with fans, saying he used fun drills to lift spirits after tough period; serious tactical work followed.

Regarding the owner’s ambition: Marinakis wants stability first, then growth — Dyche aligns: “Don’t accept alrightness.”

“There was no doubt in taking the role,” he said. “I was out of a job and wasn’t really part of it – I got a call whether I’d speak to them, and you’re pretty much thinking it’s a yes before you speak to the club.

“It’s not about the past. I don’t question another manager, that’s not my style. The club asked me to imprint my way of working on the club, and hopefully a successful way of working.

“[Marinakis] wants it to stabilise first. He’s been around football for a long time, with Olympiakos and here. Stability is the next move but it’s not an acceptability for the whole run of being Nottm Forest manager.

“I always say to players, don’t accept ‘alrightness’. That doesn’t achieve anything. You should be wanting more as a football player or manager. The first situation is to stabilise the club though.

“Then we move it forward, but it needs the basics put back into the team first – they’ve just lost sight of that a little bit.

“He wouldn’t do all this if it wasn’t for wanting more. But if you look at the back end of last season, as I said he keeps up with the stats and facts, and it was a tough run.

“There’s work to be done, he’s aware of that. And he wants me to do it.”

“I was explaining on our own TV channel yesterday I’ve got a longer history with the club as an apprentice which people may not know, back in 1987,” he adds.

“When you start off in those days, you never think about something like this – you’re running down the River Trent with the voice of Brian Clough in earshot, let’s say, and the legends who played for the club at that time.

“At that point you just want to put the shirt on and to go around full circle and be here as manager is quite big for me and my staff.

“We’ve all been touched by Nottingham Forest, my staff have a deeper history than me but it’s fast forward and things have changed a lot, but I take a lot of pride in being named as manager.

“My history here doesn’t give me a divine right. If I’m not getting the results, the fans won’t want me.

“I have to tell that story because I came through here as a kid, and I never got to wear the shirt. Now I can, so it does mean more to me.”

Sean Dyche defends his direct, long-ball style against past criticism, citing the increasing use of long balls, long throw-ins, and set-piece goals across football, highlighting Arsenal’s two set-piece goals in their 4-0 win over Atletico Madrid as proof that his approach is effective and widely adopted.He said: “If you can play forwards, why not. [Forest] had great success here last season playing forwards quickly, so why would you change it?

“You’ve seen this season the way the stats are changing, more longer balls for the first time in 10 years – more longer passes, more long balls.

“A couple of set-piece goals last night for Arsenal and everyone’s raving – and why wouldn’t you? I’ve always viewed football how I think is correct. I’ve been put in many boxes, I’m not bothered about that.

“I’ve never tried to talk my way out of one or hide behind what I think is effective. It’s just when it comes round your way a bit, people think: ‘Oh, that’s what he was doing’.

“People point at me telling you we’re going to play like Spain when they won the World Cup – but it’s not that easy. You’ve still got to penetrate, score goals and win.

“How many different ways can we do that? We’ve got to build on the style they found to be successful and alter it slightly to open up and use some of the skill level of the players slightly differently.

“We took a lot of feedback from the players, they’re very proud of what they did last season and the way they did it, and rightly so. Can we do that slightly differently but keep the winning mentality?

“It’s going to be a work in progress, you can’t just flick a switch. They’ve got it in them, they’ve already shown it.”

As mentioned, Sean Dyche’s first Nottingham Forest press conference goes viral with fans left amused…

@JCReilly31:
Goalkeepers – keep the ball out the net
Defenders – kick and head it
Midfielders – pass it around, forward where possible
Wingers – stay wide, cross it when available
Strikers – shoot and head it towards goal.
It’s not a hard game
#nffc

@PaddyStavros: He’s a clever fella. All we’ve heard is “Oooooooh, Ange press conferences were downbeat”. What does Dyche do ? Give it the bubbly get the fans and gutter press on side at first prezzer. Ain’t rocket science from the gravelly voiced geezer lol. 😏

@SirDyche442: God I missed him so much. Feed me all the content please.

@nffc_316: He’s absolutely spot on with that tbf, the game hasn’t changed it’s just fancy stupid terms which social media clowns label stuff as

@TacticallyMatt: Do actually find him quite entertaining when he’s not managing my club

@bethTmufc: Dychey is back hahahaha

@Reece_Parkinson: Last of a dying breed

@MartinEra_: Back like he never left lmao 😭

@paulsteenalbo: I’ve got the utmost respect for dyche after he kept us up when the chairman, board, head of comms went hiding. He is now getting the jenas coin. He knows his worth and revelling in it. Fair play

@GTownsend07: Tom Ford don’t like to mention it 😂😭 he’s winning me over and we haven’t even kicked a ball yet #nffc

@SeyiKareem: This is honestly like a breath of fresh air

@nffckez: Do you know what, if we go down at least we go down laughing at weekly pressers rather than pissed off about a bloke who only cares about him fucking self #nffc

@Mazworth: This is ultimate David Brent 😂

@FPLReaction: I’ve missed his pressers, and his expert analysis of ‘touch and go’

@afccharlie: I used to despise Sean Dyche Then we bumped in to him in Ibiza 2 years ago. And I can honestly say he was one of the nicest, most down to earth geezers you would wish to meet. Fair play. Tyrone Mings was another one who was an absolute blinder too.

@GoodVibesJohn: Sean Dyche is the last of the living bastion of managers who know how to entertain off the pitch as a manager, give me more fun vibes like this, Also give me back Mourinho in the Prem

@alexlargs: Hes honestly the least interesting person in football. The part of the narrative folk forget is that he IS like a guy you meet in the pub, but its the guy you walk away from after about 30 seconds.

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