Woodland hires Nuno as manager after Cooper firing

Nottingham Woodland include named Nuno Espírito Santo as their recent manager to interchange Steve Cooper, the Premier League club stated on Wednesday.

Woodland appointed the former Wolves and Tottenham manager after sacking Cooper following a bustle of five defeats in six games which saw them inch to 17th within the table, five aspects above the relegation zone.

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“Nuno joins the club on a two-and-a-half-year contract and would possibly perchance perhaps hang mark of his first match on Saturday when Woodland face Bournemouth at The City Ground,” the club stated in a assertion.

“The recent head coach will hang mark of his first working in direction of session with the squad this morning as they put collectively for Saturday’s Premier League fixture.”

The Portuguese manager spent four seasons at Wolves and helped web them promoted to the Premier League in his first season there in 2018.

The previous Porto participant and manager then took over at Spurs in June 2021 the place he won his first three games accountable but then saw his group lose five cases in seven games earlier than being modified by Antonio Conte.

Espírito Santo modified into as soon as then appointed manager of Saudi Pro League aspect Al-Ittihad and led them to their first league title in 14 years, only to be sacked in November after a bustle of five league games with out a get hang of.