Jack Colback has shared the mistake that Evangelos Marinakis has made at Nottingham Forest involving Nuno Espirito Santo.
Marinakis took over at Forest in 2017 and led the club back to the Premier League during the 2021/22 campaign, with Colback an instrumental figure in Steve Cooper’s team.
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Colback retired from professional football last week, and he’s been doing a number of media interviews in the aftermath.
With Forest a club still extremely close to his heart, Colback has lifted the lid on Marinakis and pinpointed one mistake that he’s made this season, with the Reds fighting for Premier League survival.
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Jack Colback thinks Marinakis was wrong to sack Nuno Espirito Santo
Colback has praised Marinakis since his retirement, but he’s now cited one big mistake that he’s made this season.
Forest could well end up getting relegated by Espirito Santo, and that would leave Marinakis feeling extremely embarrassed if it does come to that scenario.
Colback thinks Marinakis should have cleared the air with the former boss, who started the season and did so well in 2024/25 and thinks letting him go was an error.
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He said on the All Out Football podcast: “I think he has to live by his decisions, really.
“Ultimately, he should have kept with Nuno, but that relationship was obviously broken because he’s stepping over the line for some people and coming on the pitch and that sort of thing.
“So, yeah, listen, he owns the club. It’s his choice. But does he always make the right decision? Maybe not.”
Only time will tell just how badly Marinakis lives to regret his relationship breakdown with Espirito Santo.
Hopefully, this drab campaign doesn’t cost Forest their place in the Premier League, but right now, things aren’t looking good for the Reds.
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