Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has expressed his anger with manager Nuno Espirito Santo over the Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi’s consistent injury in the team’s 2-2 draw against Leicester City in Sunday’s Premier League game.
Recall that the Nigerian international had come on as a late substitute as Forest searched for a winner, but the 27-year-old forward needed treatment when he clattered into the far post on a quick counter-attack.
Although he rejoined the game minutes later, he was limping around as Forest failed to find the goal needed to move up to fifth.
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Reacting to the development, Marinakis, in a statement released via his official social media channels, stated that Santo and the medical staff should proffer solutions to Awoniyi’s injury.
“Today is a day for celebration, because after thirty years Nottingham Forest is now guaranteed to be competing on the European stage once again, a promise I made to our supporters when we achieved promotion!” Marinakis wrote.
“Everybody — coaching staff, players, supporters, and including myself — we were frustrated around the injury of Taiwo and the medical staff’s misjudgement on Taiwo’s ability to continue the game. This is natural; this is a demonstration of the passion we feel for our club.”
