Jermaine Jenas issued a blunt verdict on Nottingham Forest's form and says one of Steve Cooper's biggest problems is finding his best team.
The Reds dropped to the foot of the Premier League table at the weekend after defeat to Wolves and have won just once since returning to the top flight for the first time since 1999.
Despite being backed heavily in the transfer market with 22 players costing more than £120m, Forest are without a win in their last five games and face another tricky game against Brighton tomorrow night.
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Former Reds ace Jenas believes that Cooper has yet to find the right team and admits the former Swansea boss has much to do if he is to get them back firing again.
"The fans would be more buoyant if they could see the team they saw in the first few games," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
" They had energy and were creating chances but, at the moment, it's really not pretty. This was a really poor game of football all round and I think one of Cooper's biggest problems is finding his best XI.
"Wolves took their chance to get their goal, Forest missed theirs and these are the small margins in this league. There is so much for Cooper to work on with this side."
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