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Sarah Clapson

The 15 people who make up Nottingham Forest boss Sabri Lamouchi's coaching staff

In his short time already at Nottingham Forest, head coach Sabri Lamouchi has quickly become known for his attention to detail.

The Reds may have dropped to eighth in the Championship table, but they are still well in the promotion mix under Lamouchi's stewardship.

And as the club look to push for a top six finish in the second half of the season, the Frenchman is able to rely on his support staff to ensure every angle is covered.

When the former Rennes boss picked up the reins at the City Ground back in June, it was with a view to the club looking to introduce a continental style set-up - much like is the case at fellow Evangelos Marinakis-owned side Olympiacos.

The decks were cleared following the dismissal of Martin O’Neill, with Lamouchi bringing with him his own coaching staff.

And, as listed on the official club website, these are all the people who make up the manager’s backroom team.

Nottingham Forest head coach Sabri Lamouchi and assistant Bruno Baltazar (Dan Westwell)

Head coach - Sabri Lamouchi

The 48-year-old had previously been in charge of the Ivory Coast national side, Qatari outfit El Jaish and Rennes, in his homeland, before taking up the job at Forest.

The decision to appoint him as head coach rather than manager allows him to focus purely on football matters.

Assistant coaches - Bruno Baltazar, David Barriac and Jean-Paul Ancian

Lamouchi is backed up by three assistants, according to the official website.

Former defender Baltazar has worked with Lamouchi in the past, when he was his deputy at El Jaish. The Portuguese has also had management roles at Estoril, APOEL, AEL Limassol, Olhanense, Casa Pia, Atletico, Sintrense and as assistant boss with the Philippines national team.

Ancian also knows Lamouchi well, having linked up with him during his time with Ivory Coast and at Rennes. He has previously said he is interested in the mental as much as the physical aspect of sport.

Frenchman Barriac has held various coaching roles during his career, including being No.2 at Toulouse and being conditioning coach and goalkeeping coach at Thonon Evian and Monaco.

Goalkeeping coach - Ian Bennett

Ended a five-year association with Huddersfield Town in 2015 to become goalkeeping coach at the Nigel Doughty Academy.

As a player, he racked up close to 300 league appearances for Birmingham City, also representing Peterborough United, Sheffield United, Coventry City, Leeds United and the Terriers after starting out at Newcastle United. He hung up his boots in 2014.

Nottingham Forest head coach Sabri Lamouchi in the dugout against Preston North End (Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post)

Head of performance - Alexandros Koinis

Head sports scientist - Nathan Beardsley

Sports scientist - Chris Thorpe

Head physio - Neil Simms

Physios - Thomas Papadas and Mark Devonshire

Soft-tissue therapists - Jake Tweedie and Dimitris Kaplanis

Head video analyst - Carlos Marquez

Video analyst - Josh Coomber

Nutritionist - Panos Markakis

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