It is enough to say Evangelos Marinakis — a man who, in his ideas, sees things as they are not. He is resistant to idealism and good values. A real circus has erupted at the club he owns, and he orchestrated it all.
Last night, very early in the morning, Sean Dyche was dismissed as Nottingham Forest head coach. The English coach had been leading Nottingham Forest until now. He is the third manager Marinakis has replaced at Nottingham Forest this season, after Postecoglou and the current West Ham United manager, Nuno Espírito Santo, had previously been sacked by Nottingham Forest.
Three managerial dismissals in one season do not happen even in the most difficult situations in the lower English divisions. A team that played in Europe and the Europa League this year is now without its third manager, by decision of a powerful and wealthy owner who has turned the Nottingham Forest project into an object of ridicule.
The sacking manner. The way Marinakis get rid of Dyche:
With sarcastic gestures, the owner Marinakis could be seen at the end of the match — after a draw against bottom-placed Wolverhampton — leaving his lounge position at the stadium and preparing to sack Sean Dyche. In his post-match interview, Dyche tried to speak as if he would continue, but the journalist conducting the interview already knew that he was about to be dismissed.
This was an extremely unpleasant experience for a great Premier League coach with a background and great experience. To begin with.
The question arises: how does Marinakis, the wealthy owner of Nottingham Forest, think he can so easily deal with experienced and successful managers such as Dyche, Postecoglou and Nuno Espírito Santo?
Does he intend to behave like Roman Abramovich at Chelsea, who was known for frequent sackings? He had some charisma, at least. How does he think he can treat proven Premier League managers in this way, and how could he walk onto the pitch with such a degree of disregard before sacking Dyche, who was giving an interview? How could he last season go down to the pitch and speak to Nuno Espírito Santo, who was then manager, in that manner?
The answer is he owns the Club and is very wealthy in terms of money. Respect does not go with money. Does it?
Such behaviour in football is seen only from dubious managers who represent the same players.
A lack of respect toward managers and the people who have dedicated themselves to this game cannot go unnoticed by the media, and it is not. Certain managerial unions in the Premier League would have something to say to Marinakis. The managers and coaches union would speak and would stop Marinakis from causing more harm to football and its participants
He gave a contract to Postecoglou and then dismissed him. He gave a contract to Dyche and is once again choosing a new victim, because he has no football preferences, no football knowledge, nor foresight. Let him appoint himself.
Reasons for the Dismissal
A difficult position in the Premier League, a very poor run of results and form do not favour Nottingham Forest, who are fighting for survival. After heroic and outstanding performances from Leeds, Nottingham Forest were pushed to the very edge. The team must collect points in order not to fall behind in the survival race. 12 rounds are remaining for Forest, who are in a very difficult position.
Marinakis now needs to find a fourth manager this season who must secure survival. Nottingham Forest is also competing in the Europa League.
Dyche was dismissed because of disastrous form in the Premier League, a drop down the table, and very poor performances on the pitch. After playing matches under their third manager this season, the team fell into offensive lethargy, and Dyche had been doing a very poor job in recent weeks. The draw against Wolverhampton was decisive, and Nottingham Forest and Marinakis now move into a new episode.
For the fourth time.
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