The 24,105 spectators at Craven Farm, the Premier League's first-class player, witnessed a 5-0 game: Iwobi and Jimenez scored twice, Kellney added the icing on the cake, and Fulham beat Nottingham Forest at home. On December 7, the "Sun" and other newspapers revealed that Nottingham Forest's boss Marinakis witnessed the 0-5 defeat on the spot. The enraged Greek tycoon threw off the VIP ticket ......
Nottingham Forest is an old powerhouse in England, and in May 2017, Greek billionaire Marinakis bought Nottingham Forest and became the owner of the team. In the 2022-23 Premier League season, promoted Nottingham Forest ranked 16th;In the Premier League this season, Nottingham Forest's positioning is still "striving for relegation".
On paper, Nottingham Forest and Fulham are in the same gear. However, in this Premier League battle, Nottingham Forest lost 0-5, suffering the worst defeat of the season, suffering 4 consecutive defeats. As the owner of the club, Marinakis is dissatisfied, depressed, and angry.
The Sun revealed that Nottingham Forest boss Marinakis left the pitch early before the end of the game. Not to mention, a fan picked up a VIP ticket for Marinakis in the bushes of a private garden – apparently evidence of the fury of the wealthy Greek businessman after witnessing the 5-0 defeat.
The 56-year-old Marinakis is a well-known Greek businessman and shipowner, who owns two football clubs, Olympiacos in Greece and Nottingham Forest in the English Premier League, and his personal wealth is as high as 2.5 billion US dollars (equivalent to 17.9 billion yuan).
After Nottingham Forest was promoted to the Premier League, Marinakis invested heavily in a rebuilding style, investing nearly 200 million euros in transfers last season and 60 million euros this season, but Nottingham Forest is still only at the level of a relegation team, and it suffered a 0-5 defeat, and the Greek rich have reason to be angry.
Forest fans support the manager.
The Daily Mail pointed out that the 0-5 defeat put Nottingham Forest coach Steve Cooper's position in jeopardy, and the 43-year-old Welshman could be fired by owner Marinakis at any time. So far in the 2023-24 Premier League season, only Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottomon has stepped down, and Steve Cooper is likely to be the second man to be sacked.
However, Nottingham Forest fans are very supportive of Steve Cooper. After 5-0, Cooper took full responsibility and apologized to the fans, with Nottingham Forest diehards saluting the Welshman with applause. Despite the deep affection of the manager and the fans, a change of manager is likely to happen. According to the Daily Mail, Julen Lopetegui and Marco Silva are the favourites to become the next Forest manager.
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