Nottingham Forest CEO Lina Souloukou has found herself in the firing line for the current focus engulfing the club.
Tele Radio Stereo do the finger pointing today and the ‘admirable consistency’ of things seemingly going wrong under the Greek CEO’s leadership.
Nottingham Forest are currently on their fourth manager of the season after sacking Sean Dyche this week. Vitor Pereira was quickly hired as his replacement.
He’s the fourth man in the dugout this year after Nuno Espirito Santo, Ange Postecoglou and Dyche have all failed to convince Evangelos Marinakis this season. The hope is that Pereira can drag Forest away from the relegation zone. Three points currently separate them from West Ham in 18th.
The situation at the City Ground is dramatic, particularly after last season, when the club challenged for a Champions League spot for much of the campaign.
Souloukou in the firing line
Souloukou arrived in December 2024 after practically being run out of Rome, where Roma fans were left less than impressed with her work. The sacking of Daniele de Rossi was the breaking point there. Now Tele Radio Stereo want to do some finger pointing.
They say there is an ‘admirable consistency’ in Souloukou’s managerial journey. First, she left Rome after ‘shaking the foundations’ of Trigoria and now she’s using he ‘know-how’ to the Premier League.
But anyone who thought the ‘chaos’ was an ‘exclusively Roman prerogative’ will have to think again. According to them, Nottingham Forest are experiencing a déjà vu of her Roman period with a British twist.
‘Worthy of a Greek tragedy’
According to them the script is ‘worthy of a Greek tragedy’ in a modern setting. There’s an expensive but failing transfer market, a league table ‘weeping with poverty’ and the spectre of relegation. The icing on the cake is a human resources managements that’s nothing short of volcanic.
They label the latest news is almost tragicomic after Dyche’s departure this week. According to them Souloukou has made the Nottingham Forest job like an ‘electric chair’.
As far as they’re concerned in Rome, Souloukou is proving that her methods are just simply unsuccessful. They manage to displease everyone, no matter where she is.
They’re now watching what’s going on at Nottingham Forest with a mixture of amazement and relief. They’re no longer the protagonists, but they’ve seen this story play out before. Now it’s Nottingham Forest’s turn.