Forest owner Nottingham Evangelos Marinakis was seen angrily to confront the coach of the team Nuno Espirito Santo after his 2-2 Premier League draw in front of Leicester City on Sunday, May 11. Marinakis entered the playground and expressed his frustration after the last whistle when he challenged Santo when he challenged Santo
The 27 -year -old man came as a late replacement because the forest desperately sought the winner. However, he had to leave the field after he ran into a remote column on a quick counterattack. Awoniya returned a few minutes later, but he wasn’t far from the best when he was seeing he was limping with his team to desperately need a goal to keep the fate of the Champions League.
The situation was left by Evangelos Marinakis visibly frustrated when he had an angry explosion in Santo.
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After the game, Santo opened on controversial incidents and prevented Marinakis and said it was clear that he was frustrated in such a scenario.
“It was because of the situation. There was confusion about the situation (Awoniya). It was frustration to play 10 minutes with a player who had so much confidence and was positive to be a score,” Espirito Santo Sports said.
“We made a sub, then we played less with one man. It causes frustration, it’s obvious … When the player is down, you get information about them. We got information that was okay.
Nottingham Forest Graduated Return to Europe After 30 years
Meanwhile, after the drawn game, Nottingham Forest is seventh in the Premier League point table. Although their hopes for the Champions League will slip away, they have secured their return to Europe for the first time in 30 years. In a statement published after Marinakis, he expressed his enthusiasm for his party’s historical success and asked everyone to believe until the last kick in the final game.
“Today is a day to celebrate, because after thirty years, Nottingham Forest is now guaranteed to compete again on the European scene, the promise I gave to our supporters when we achieved promotion!” With two other games that will go in the Premier League, we must constantly believe and constantly dreams, until the final kick in the final game. We are extremely proud and close to Nuno and the team and we all have to celebrate the historical achievements of this season, ”Marinakis said in a statement.
He also explained the reason for his emotional explosion to Santo, and said that the incorrect judgment of Taiwo about the ability to continue the game left him frustrated.
“Everyone: Coaching staff, players, supporters, and including the currency, we were frustrated around Taiwa’s injuries and a bad judgment of the medical staff of Taiwa. This is natural, it is a demonstration of passion we feel for our club,” he added.
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Rishabh beniwal
Published on:
12 May 2025
