The party between the Nottingham Forest y Leicester City He gave to talk worldwide, but it was not because of the result that ended in a draw (2-2). At the end of the match, the owner of the team, Evangelos Marinakis, went down to the pitch to argue with his coach, Nuno Espírito Santo.
The English press speculated that the possible reason for the 'discussion' was because Forest with a victory would have reached the Champions positionstaking advantage of Chelsea's defeat against Newcastle. However, at the press conference, The coach described it as a “communication error” Without thinking what would happen later.
It all started in a play where The y Facudo Bonanotletettedel Leicester, They collided with the post When launched by a center. Forest striker after hitting the goal, received help from the medical team and, a few minutes later, They let him join To continue the game.
The “communication error” began when in The bench interpreted that Awoniyi could continue Without problem, so Forest occupied its last substitution window with another player (Jota instead of Elliot Anderson). A few minutes later, The Nigerian began with discomfort that did not allow him to act effectivelyand without changes, the striker had to finish the match 'limping' and without playing throughout the field.
Club statement.
So is where it begins Marinakis anger that ended up going down to the court To find out what had happened. The owner considered that it was the responsibility of the coach and his team, and according to the images, The Greek was bothered with the situation.
In press, Nuno addressed the issue and declared that it was simply “A sample of passion” by Marinakis Towards forest. “Taiwo tried, but it hurt him too much to strive and help the team. A misunderstanding between the coaching staff and the medical department“He clarified about what happened with Awoniyi.
We are extremely proud and united to Nuno and the team
Shortly after, Marinakis published his own statement on Instagram. “We are extremely proud and united to Nuno And to the team, and we must celebrate the historical achievements of this season, ”he added in his statement. The Greek explained that he entered the field because he is”Personally and emotionally involved “in the team.
Today, Forest made new reviews of Awoniyi's injury and it was confirmed that The player had to be hospitalized To receive treatment. The Nigerian It was urgently subjected to abdominal surgery To repair the problem. Hence The striker will end his season with only two remaining games.
