Nottingham Forest head coach Steve Cooper has been encouraged by positive signs from his players in recent weeks as they start to gel as a group.
The Reds go into Saturday’s game against Crystal Palace propping up the Premier League table, but knowing they are only five points adrift of Aston Villa, in 13th. They are eager to finish on a high, going into the World Cup break, with the possibility a positive result could lift them off the foot of the division.
And after a summer of change which saw 22 signings brought in as the club prepared for life in the top-flight, Cooper believes there is reason to be hopeful. He also has some tough decisions to make for the weekend’s clash, after a number of players came into the side and impressed in Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup win over Tottenham Hotspur.
