The latest Nottingham Forest news comes from Selhurst Park, where Steve Cooper’s Reds drew 0-0 with Crystal Palace. Nottingham Forest drew 0-0 with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, leaving head coach Steve Cooper disappointed. The Reds had some great sequences of play, especially in the first half, and had some good chances. They just couldn’t locate the cutting edge to make it stand out.
The hosts had some nice chances as well, but Morgan Gibbs-White and Murillo came close to scoring what would have been Forest’s goal of the season candidates. Nonetheless, there were
Cooper has lots to be optimistic about heading into the international break. “If anyone deserved to win, it was us,” remarked the Welshman. “That was clear with the chances in the game and the general way the game went.”There’s definitely a sense of
disappointment in the locker room. But we also know that such performances and outcomes were difficult to come by last year. The fact that we looked the way we did and performed the way we did indicates that, despite the minor disappointment of not winning, we see a team that is improving and, ideally, on an upward trend. That is something I must remember.
“We want to win games, especially when we have opportunities like we did in the first half.” But we also have to recognize the fact that we kept a clean sheet against a Palace squad that has injuries but is still very experienced. For us to play like that will be extremely beneficial in the long run. I’ll look at both sides of the issue.”
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