Nottingham Forest midfielder Ryan Yates is to Steve Cooper what Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson is to Jurgen Klopp.
An unassuming yet honest and hardworking player who acts the manager's deputy on the pitch. Neither player will dazzle you with fancy skills and tricks, but they are so important to how the whole team functions.
Yates has played that role impeccably for Forest this year, which is why he is one of four players on the shortlist for Reach's Fans' Footballer of the Year award, which is open to a public vote. NottinghamshireLive's Matt Davies handpicked the nominees and Michael Temple joined him on the Garibaldi Red podcast to review each candidate's 2022.
