Five defeats in a row, not a single point won after August 20, the EPL basement slot with a ticket for the EFL Championship already booked. So what do you do with a head coach responsible for such ‘atrocities’? Fire him, of course? Contrary to the expected behaviour, Nottingham Forest’s board made an unusual move and signed a new contract with their current manager Steve Cooper!Nottingham Forest is delighted to announce that Head Coach Steve Cooper has signed a new contract with the Club until 2025.— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) October 7, 2022 While the media were waiting for the news of Cooper’s City Ground exit, the Tricky Trees opted for further cooperation until 2025 with the 42-year-old gaffer that has led the team since September 2021. With Cooper in the dugout, Forest finally returned to the Premier League for the first time since the 1998-99 season.When a giant is back in the top tier: Forest bring one defender from Bayern, the other from LiverpoolWhat’s even more intriguing is Cooper inspired a turnaround in form, arriving with the club in last place in the second division, yet having them in 7th at Christmas, and all the way up in 4th by the end of the season, qualifying Forest for the playoffs which they eventually won.##NAJAVA_MECA_6706220##So, now, when things are going very bad for the reds in the elite tier, the chairman didn’t forget what Cooper did for the club last year.
