"Evangelos Marinakis has already parted company with two Nottingham Forest managers this season and will be hoping to avoid making a third change in the dugout after appointing Sean Dyche to salvage the club's season. The Forest owner, who also controls Greek club Olympiacos, is known for the uncompromising manner in which he rules the roost at the City Ground. Ange Postecoglou's sacking and Dyche's subsequent arrival has raised eyebrows with neutrals calling into question the way in which Marinakis runs the Premier League club."
"The businessman is a household name in his native Greece, largely due to his ownership of perennial champions Olympiacos. Back in 2018, Dyche took his Burnley side to Athens to face the Greek club, for a Europa League play-off fixture in which it is alleged Marinakis visited the referee's room at half-time for a frank exchange of views."
"The tie changed after the interval, though, as only four minutes into the second half, Olympiacos regained the lead when Andreas Bouchalakis headed home. Clarets defender Ben Gibson, who'd been booked moments earlier, was then deemed to have handled the ball inside the box and shown a second yellow card. Fortounis stepped up to dispatch the resulting spot-kick, making it 3-1 on the night - a scoreline Burnley could not overturn in the home leg at Turf Moor."
Evangelos Marinakis has sacked two Nottingham Forest managers this season and appointed Sean Dyche to try to rescue the campaign. Marinakis also owns Olympiacos and is recognised for a strict, uncompromising leadership style at the City Ground. Ange Postecoglou's dismissal and Dyche's arrival prompted scrutiny from neutrals about Marinakis' running of the Premier League club. In 2018 Burnley played Olympiacos in a heated Europa League play-off in Athens during which Marinakis was alleged to have visited the referee's room at half-time. The tie ended 3-1 to Olympiacos after a second-half red card and penalties.
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