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Vitor Pereira has successfully led Nottingham Forest to Premier League safety and a Europa League semi-final since his arrival in February. However, questions remain about his long-term security in the role.
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BBC Radio Nottingham's Colin Fray believes Vitor Pereira has carried out a "terrific turnaround" at Nottingham Forest since arriving in February, having ensured Premier League safety and guided the club to a Europa League semi-final.
So we asked you to rate his time at the club so far and for your thoughts on safety being secured.
Here are some of your replies:
Tina: It feels a bit like a miracle. He has moulded a disjointed group of lads into a team again. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I respect to him for doing it and the team for embracing it. We've had fight, fire and an attitude that I was worried had abandoned us. Good job, boss!
Ian: What he has done is truly remarkable but, looking at the stats, it is clear we've massively over-performed and we've had more than our slice of luck. What has happened over last eight games is not sustainable. Ultimately, things will settle back to a true reflection of where we are, which unfortunately is a bottom-third-of-the-league side. Unless we hit lucky with recruitment, I can see our owner getting another manager in after a poor start to next season.
Edward: For the first time this season the players truly responded to a head coach. Maybe it was a combination of Vitor's approach and a realisation that the players couldn't be seen to not cooperate with another head coach. With the number and quality of managerial free agents available this summer, it would be perfectly in character for Evangelos Marinakis to ditch him for a bigger name. If he does stay, I hope everyone is on the same page regarding recruitment and business is done early. All of this season's failures stemmed from the club's fractious pre-season; in stark contrast to the harmonious pre-season of 2024-25.
Vitor Pereira has ensured Premier League safety and guided Nottingham Forest to a Europa League semi-final.
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TJ: Vitor Pereira is exactly what Forest need. For us, it is more about connection with the manager than the playing style - and luckily he has brought both. This is the best football we have played for a few years. However, I still think he might get the chop this summer and I'm fearful for next season without Elliot Anderson and Morgan Gibbs-White!
Sean: When Vitor was appointed, my exact reaction was that - as our fourth manager of the season - it didn't matter what he'd bring because we'd still go down. Turmoil behind-the-scenes, a disjointed squad and an unhappy fanbase was too much to overcome, in my opinion. However, sitting safe in the Premier League for our fourth season in a row, I'm glad to be wrong. He has turned it around and done it in style. We've been competitive against the likes of Man City and Liverpool, and we were scoring for fun against Burnley and Sunderland. Plus we got that victory against Chelsea with our misfiring B-team. I'm tipping us for relegation again next season, if only to be proven drastically wrong again! In Vitor we trust.