Oliver Glasner insists he has never thought about being sacked after becoming Nottingham Forest’s fourth manager in less than a year.
The Austrian was unveiled at the City Ground on Wednesday after signing a three-year contract following his departure from Crystal Palace at the end of last season.
Despite recent turmoil in Forest’s tenure, Glasner says he is solely focused on restoring success and stability to the club.
“I never signed and thought about being fired,” the 51-year-old said.
“I just think: ‘Okay, what do we have to do to bring success to the club?'”
Glasner replaces Vitor Pereira after a tumultuous period that also saw Ange Postecoglou and Sean Dyche step into the hole in the last 12 months.
The departure of Nuno Espirito Santo last summer started a managerial carousel, with Forest changing managers four times since September.
However, Glasner believes that long-term stability is still the desire of all parties involved.
“No one wants to divorce, I don’t know how it is in England, but in Austria it is 50% [the divorce rate],” he joked.
“So if you ask them at the wedding they say ‘yes, not us’ but it happens.
“Every club wants to have the same manager for ten years, have the same players for as long as possible but that’s not the real world – for different reasons, because of different expectations, different plans in your life.”
Forest will not be “Palace 2”
Glasner arrives with a strong reputation after guiding Crystal Palace to FA Cup and Europa Conference League success before stepping down in May.
His Palace side are known for their aggressive pressing and quick transitions, often working with a back three.
However, he warned fans not to expect a carbon copy at the City Ground.
“We’re not here to be Palace 2,” Glasner said.
“The habits and patterns are important, the way to attack and defend, the atmosphere you create, to create a shared way of playing and understanding what we want to do.
“I told the players I don’t know if we will play back four or back three, we will take them where they are comfortable and it is important that they all play in their best positions.
“Know the players and find the right system but the patterns and habits will be the same as the previous clubs.”
Transfer business is expected to accelerate
Forest are not planning another summer of spending following last year’s £180m recruitment drive, with quality now more important than quantity.
The midfielder is still in the running following Elliot Anderson’s record move to Manchester City, while the club are also looking for a goalkeeper and a striker.
Glasner admitted that he will have his new players at the door, but expects a move once the players have returned from the World Cup.
“I have one strength and one weakness – impatience,” he said.
“Sometimes it’s a strength, sometimes it’s a weakness, of course I would hope that they have trained with us.
“It is impossible because the players we are talking to now were playing in the World Cup so they are on break.
“I’m sure we’ll have a few players join us in Portugal.”
The former Eintracht Frankfurt manager will take charge of his first game on Saturday when Forest take on Notts County in a pre-season friendly.
