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Joleon Lescott has faced a similar situation to the one Nottingham Forest's players are in

Former England defender Joleon Lescott says the Nottingham Forest squad must accept the club's choice to dismiss Nuno Espirito Santo and do as they're told.

The 43-year-old also insists they'll simply have to follow instructions under incoming manager Ange Postecoglou. Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis delivered a clear message this week by dismissing Portuguese manager Nuno following his impressive guidance of the club to a seventh-place league position last season.

Nuno had been vocal about his strained relationship with Marinakis during the summer and had also expressed disapproval of Forest's recruitment strategy. Former Tottenham and Celtic boss Postecoglou was appointed

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