Boss Steve Cooper admitted some senior Nottingham Forest players “fell a bit short” in Tuesday night’s 2-2 draw at Notts County.
Amid a three-game week before the start of the Premier League campaign, the Reds fielded a match squad largely made up of fringe and younger players at Meadow Lane. Giulian Biancone was the only one of the summer signings involved, with Cooper having an eye on Saturday’s final friendly, against Valencia.
The match did see striker Sam Surridge and midfielder Ryan Yates make their returns from injury. But the Forest head coach gave an honest assessment of some aspects of the visitors’ performance.
