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NOTTINGHAM FOREST MANAGER SEAN DYCHE HITS GROUND RUNNING WITH TWO FIRST-DAY BANS

New Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche has relaxed his famous 'no white socks' training rule as he implements his methods. However, the manager is still enforcing bans on hats and snoods at the City Ground.

Nottingham Forest Manager Sean Dyche Hits Ground Running With Two First-Day Bans
Dyche's players are not allowed to wear snoods or hats in training, but can wear white socks - Photo Credit: Getty Images

In the new era of Nottingham Forest under Sean Dyche, the freshly hired manager has softened a position he held at past clubs while enforcing some of his principles.

On Tuesday, Dyche was announced as Forest's new manager, agreeing to a deal that would last until the summer of 2027.

Nuno Espirito Santo was fired last month, and Ange Postecoglou was fired on Saturday afternoon, making the 54-year-old the third manager at the City Ground this season.

And with all of the chaos at the club so far this season, Dyche is attempting to bring some order back by enforcing rules among the players.

However, by permitting players to wear white socks during practice, the former manager of Burnley and Everton has broken one of his long-standing, traditional no-nos.

When asked how his training sessions at Forest had gone, Dyche told The Times, "It is early still, but I would like to think they do their homework, I would like to think they know enough people in the game and ring about."

During Nottingham Forest's practice, centre Sean Dyche established certain guidelines for his players.

During practice, Dyche permits players to wear white socks but not hats or hoods.

For heaven's sake, I have never permitted anyone to wear white socks, yet I have allowed them to do so. My former teammates will make fun of me on WhatsApp by saying things like, "Gaffer, they are wearing white socks."

That is reasonable, isn't it? However, they are not permitted to wear caps or snoods, so I had to make a compromise somewhere. Do you understand what I mean?

In contrast to his tenure at Everton, he is now wearing white socks. During his unveiling at the Toffees in February 2023, he discussed his previous rule, saying: "This has been going around for years, and it drives me nuts." 

According to the rules, you must wear shin pads when playing on a Saturday and are not permitted to wear hats or snoods, unless you have been away from the game for an extended period of time. It is not that difficult.

Everyone fabricates the fabled tale of Sean Dyche has harsh lines. It is only common sense. 

It does not matter if you are wearing 14 snoods, 15 helmets, leggings, no shin guards, and white socks. You train how you play. "I am going to break these myths for you right now," I said to the players.

Even though caps and snoods are still prohibited during practice, Dyche is optimistic that the small, playful changes will have an impact before their Europa League home match against Porto on Thursday.

It will be Dyche's first game as manager of his new team, and he claims that owner Evangelos Marinakis is aware of the difficulties they face because stabilising the team comes before winning the Europa League.

In order to simulate games, players at Everton were required to wear shin pads and football socks.

Regarding Marinakis' restrained aspirations, Dyche stated on Wednesday, "He is well aware of the challenges." He discussed the difficulty in a very candid manner. He does not seem to think it is a gimme based just on the previous season.

He has a lot of football experience, first with Olympiacos and now here. Stability is the first course of action; however, it is unacceptable for the duration of Nottingham Forest's managerial tenure.

"That is not what I want." "Well, that is OK then" is not what I want to do as I sit here.

I always tell players that "alrightness" is not acceptable. You receive nothing from it. Let us aim higher.

You should want more as a football manager, coach, and player, but first, is it possible to just stabilise the situation?

"In my opinion, the team still has to be reminded of the fundamentals since they have somewhat lost sight of that."

VAR REVIEW: CHELSEA 2-2 BOURNEMOUTH, ESTêVãO PENALTY DRAMA EXPLAINED! WAS IT A FOUL OR A DIVE

Explaining the VAR: How an 11th-minute penalty check at Stamford Bridge saved a point for Chelsea against a resilient Bournemouth.

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Antoine Semenyo’s clumsy challenge handed Chelsea a vital lifeline

Every week, the Video Assistant Referee stirs up drama in the Premier League. Let's break down how these calls are made and if they're actually right.

This season, we're digging into the big moments to explain the VAR process and the rules of the game.

What went down: Chelsea's Estêvão was moving into the Bournemouth box, with Antoine Semenyo on his tail. Estêvão went down after some contact with Semenyo. The ref, Barrott, waved off Chelsea's penalty shouts, saying there wasn't a foul. He thought both players made contact naturally as they were running, and Estêvão basically tripped himself.

VAR said, "After looking at it, VAR Pawson suggested Barrott take another look at the monitor for a possible penalty because Semenyo might have tripped Estêvão."

VAR's take: Pawson had to figure out if the contact was just part of the play, like the ref thought, or if Semenyo fouled Estêvão. It was clear Estêvão tripped, but the question was how the contact started.

At first glance, it would be hard for Pawson to disagree with the ref because the main TV angle wasn't clear. But after checking out the sideline and behind views, Pawson saw that Semenyo stepped into Estêvão's path, making enough contact with his leg to cause him to trip.

Pawson told Barrott to check the monitor for a possible penalty. Barrott watched the replays, agreed, and gave Chelsea the penalty.

The call: It was a reasonable VAR call based on today's standards. But it's a borderline case.

Barrott seemed unsure of the monitor and needed some convincing from different angles.

A lot of the time, this kind of contact is just from players running normally, and someone goes down. To give a penalty, there really needs to be a clear foul by the defender. You could say that happened here, but it's a pretty low standard for VAR to get involved.

Chelsea 2-2 AFC Bournemouth

Referee: Sam Barrott

VAR: Craig Pawson

What: VAR check for a foul in the box

When: 11th minute

BREAKING: UNAI EMERY REVEALS THE REAL REASON BEHIND HIS COLD ARTETA HANDSHAKE SNUB NOW

Unai Emery explains why he skipped the post-match handshake as Arsenal’s 4-1 win ends Aston Villa’s 11-game streak at the Emirates.

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Emery snubs Arteta's handshake

Unai Emery said he didn't shake Mikel Arteta's hand right after Aston Villa lost at the Emirates Stadium since the Arsenal manager kept him waiting.

This loss stopped Villa's winning streak at 11 games, their first in almost two months.

Villa held their own in the first half, but Arsenal scored early in the second when Gabriel got to the ball before Emi Martinez on a corner.

Martin Zubimendi quickly made it 2-0, and Leandro Trossard scored a third goal a little after an hour had passed.

Soon after entering the pitch, Gabriel Jesus scored, making it 4-0. Ollie Watkins was able to respond by tapping in a goal late in the game after Donyell Malen's nice play.

After the game, Emery waited to shake Arteta's hand, but he went to the locker room since Arteta was still celebrating with his team.

It’s easy to see. I like to do things fast,” Emery said when asked about why he didn’t shake Arteta’s hand.

“I shake hands, then I go to the dressing room with my players and coaches. I was waiting.

“Arteta was busy with his coaches, so I went inside. It’s not a big deal for me.”

About the match, Emery commented, “We played great in the first half, and things were going our way. We had corners and defended well. We didn’t let them get a corner in the first half.

“We felt good, but we let in the first goal in the second half. Onana getting hurt didn’t help since he’s important for set pieces and in the midfield.

“We didn’t quit, and we kept playing hard. We scored one goal and almost scored more. Arsenal is the best team in the league and should win the title.

“I’m not sure which day it is since we’ve played Arsenal twice already, and we still have to play Nottingham. But I’m happy with our goals and how we're trying to attain them.

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