When a manager is left scratching his head trying to recall even so much as a tackle being made, you know it’s been bad.
In his post-match inquest, Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper could do little else but acknowledge how far short his side had fallen against Arsenal. There was no sugar coating a limp performance.
And it is that which clearly irked Cooper the most. The 5-0 scoreline was painful, but the manner of the defeat will have hurt even more.
