Bizarre second Nottingham Forest proprietor Evangelos Marinakis marches onto the pitch to remonstrate with trainer Nuno Espirito Santo as underdogs’ Champions League hopes fade after draw in opposition to Leicester

Evangelos Maranakis stormed directly to the City Ground pitch to confront Nuno Espirito Santo as Nottingham Forest’s Champions League hopes threatened to show to mud.

The Forest proprietor looked to be livid after Forest may just most effective draw 2-2 with already-relegated Leicester, that means that two wins from their ultimate two video games may no longer also be sufficient to safe a spot in Europe’s premier membership pageant – although this level is just about positive to make sure Forest compete in European soccer subsequent time period.

In bizarre scenes after the overall whistle, Marinakis marched directly to the enjoying floor to remonstrate his supervisor. 

The membership say the landlord used to be indignant on the deficient communique amongst backroom personnel that supposed change Taiwo Awoniyi stayed at the pitch in spite of being injured, moderately than pissed off with Nuno himself.

Nuno mentioned: ‘It was disappointing for everyone. It was too painful for Taiwo to push and help the team and it was a misunderstanding between the coaching staff and the medical department.

‘It’s as a result of the landlord and his pastime that we’re rising as a membership. He pushes us and needs us to be higher. I’ve been in soccer such a lot of years. As a membership, we owe so much to the Marinakis circle of relatives.’ 

The Forest proprietor used to be obviously unsatisfied with what opened up in Sunday’s Premier League sport 

Writing on X, Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville referred to as the trade ‘scandalous’ and added that ‘Nuno should go and negotiate his exit tonight with him.’

Last month a boardroom reshuffle noticed Marinakis position his stocks in Forest in a blind agree with, to be able to meet UEFA regulations if Forest and his different membership, Olympiacos, each qualify for the Champions League. 

That chance now appears to be like an increasing number of far off, with Forest more likely to must accept a place within the Europa League or Europa Conference League.

Sunday’s outcome approach Forest have gained simply one in all their remaining six Premier League video games.

the membership spent nearly all of the season within the most sensible 3 however now to find themselves down in 7th with two video games closing.