Head coach Steve Cooper has been giving his Nottingham Forest players a history lesson this week as they try to claw their way out of the relegation zone.
With a 10-match winless streak to try to turn around, the Reds’ Premier League status is in jeopardy as they head into their final seven games. But Cooper has made clear to his squad that they are not facing mission impossible.
The Welshman wouldn’t point to the specific examples he used during team meetings ahead of Saturday’s trip to Liverpool. However, the likes of Aston Villa, Leicester City, Wigan Athletic, West Ham United, Portsmouth and West Bromwich Albion have all pulled off their own versions of great escapes in the past couple of decades.
