Nottingham Forest's Ola Aina expressed concern over an injury to teammate Taiwo Awoniyi, which some believe could have been avoided had the offside flag been raised earlier during a match against Leicester City. Awoniyi collided with the goalpost while chasing a cross from an offside Anthony Elanga and later underwent urgent surgery that resulted in him being placed in an induced coma. Aina criticized officiating protocols, emphasizing that quick calls on offside could protect players. The incident also prompted an emotional reaction from Forest's owner, who confronted the management regarding the handling of the situation.
The whole world could see and so could I from where I was. You think 'offside' straight away. Surely you could just lift the flag up?
Having to see it out and then just see this happen... well none of this would have happened to T [Awoniyi] if the flag had just gone up would it?
Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis stormed onto the pitch and remonstrated with manager Nuno Espirito Santo over the incident involving Awoniyi.
Awoniyi was placed in a coma to aid recovery after undergoing urgent surgery on an abdominal injury sustained during the match.
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