Forest assertion
Nottingham Forest have clarified Evangelos Marinakis’ post-match response to their draw with Leicester on Sunday.
The membership’s proprietor was seen talking to supervisor Nuno Espirito Santo on the pitch following the ultimate whistle after a worrying damage suffered by Taiwo Awoniyi.
Awoniyi has since undergone surgical procedure on the stomach damage he suffered, with the membership confirming the striker is recovering properly.
A membership assertion learn: “Nottingham Forest can verify that Taiwo Awoniyi is recovering properly to this point following pressing surgical procedure on a severe stomach damage sustained throughout Sunday’s match in opposition to Leicester Metropolis.
“The seriousness of his damage is a strong reminder of the bodily dangers within the recreation, and why a participant’s well being and well-being should all the time come first. At Nottingham Forest, this precept is not only coverage for us; it’s the deeply held perception and conviction of our proprietor. To Evangelos Marinakis, this isn’t only a soccer membership — it’s household – and he instils that message in all of us.
“That’s the reason he was so personally and emotionally invested within the scenario that unfolded on the Metropolis Floor on Sunday. His response was one in all deep care, accountability, and emotional funding in one in all our personal. He didn’t simply see it as an remoted incident, however as one thing that mirrored the values and unity of the whole crew.
“In moments like that he demonstrates his management, not simply by way of phrases, however by way of motion and presence. Within the last ten minutes of the sport, when he noticed our participant clearly in discomfort, struggling by way of seen ache, it grew to become more and more troublesome for him to remain on the sidelines. His deep frustration at seeing our participant mendacity on the bottom in extreme ache -something nobody with real care might ignore – triggered him to go onto the pitch. It was instinctive, human, and a mirrored image of simply how a lot this crew and its folks imply to him. He would do the identical once more if such an unlucky occasion had been ever to reoccur.
“The reality of the matter is there was no confrontation, with Nuno or with others, both on the pitch or contained in the stadium. There was solely shared frustration between all of us that the medical crew ought to by no means have allowed the participant to proceed.
“In mild of this, we urge former coaches and gamers, and different public figures within the recreation, to withstand the urge to hurry to judgement and pretend information on-line, particularly when they don’t have the complete details and context. Baseless and ill-informed outrage for the needs of non-public social media traction serves nobody — least of all of the injured participant. We name on these influential voices to point out the identical respect for participant welfare that they usually demand from others. Let concern come earlier than commentary.
“At Nottingham Forest, we consider the psychological and bodily well-being of our gamers and training employees should all the time take priority — over media narratives, inflammatory judgements, and definitely over self-promotion. In moments like these, the sport should unite round those that put their our bodies and minds on the road each week. That’s what actual management seems like in our recreation.”
