Mark Silva: “With Marinakis we had an excellent relationship and we continue to be very friends”

Interview with “Abola” gave the Marco Silvawith his former technician Olympic refer to his relationship with his Vangelis Marinaki.

The Portuguese coach stressed that both when he was at the helm of the “reds” and today, he maintains flawless relationships with the powerful man of the team.

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When you were at Olympiacos, you were essentially champions from February …

“We made an awesome championship. But we had to prepare next season, because it would be the first time that a Greek club would not go directly to the Champions League. We had to play in the third qualifying round, which meant huge responsibility. Being in Olympiacos was synonymous with participating in the Champions League, as the championship was almost certain.

At that time, I realized that the club was not working as I thought to achieve our goals and had a sincere discussion with the administration, with President Marinakis, with whom I had an excellent relationship, and we continue to be very friends … ”

This is something new to us. We thought you had disagreed …

“We have an excellent relationship. I explained to him why I made the decision to leave on my own, without getting a single euro more than the last day I worked. It was a career decision I got. The financial part was not primary, and I have to say that I didn’t have the financial comfort I have today. I came from three years in Estoril and one in Sporting.

Marinakis was not satisfied, but he understood why I made this decision. We are close and I appreciate him very much. We are talking about Evangelos Marinakis, who today, in addition to Olympiacos, owns Nottingham Forest of Nuno Espirito Santo. And Rio Ave also. “