Steve Cooper makes Nottingham Forest claim amid recent goalscoring run

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper believes his side maintaining their current scoring run and attacking intent will help them to limit the goals they concede, speaking to the Reds’ media team ahead of tonight’s tie against Coventry City.

The East Midlands outfit have been in fine form in front of goal in recent games, scoring 11 goals in their last three league matches and that has symbolised how far they have come under the stewardship of their current boss.

His predecessor Chris Hughton oversaw some poor attacking displays last term, as they scored just 37 goals in 46 league matches and had the joint-second worst attacking record in the Championship during the 2021/22 campaign.

Contrast that to this season – and they have scored 20 more with nine league games still left to play this season – a remarkable turnaround under Cooper who arrived last September when the Reds were sat at the bottom of the table.

Getting themselves on the scoresheet in 11 of their 12 league matches this calendar year, their goalscoring prowess isn’t anything new and they will be hoping to continue firing tonight against a fellow play-off contender in Coventry.

Although their attacking intent will only go on to improve their record going forward, Cooper believes it will also play a part in maintaining an admirable defensive record too.

He said: “We know we have players who can score goals and can take chances, we need to try and keep that going.

“I think it’s the best way of trying not to concede.

“Sometimes if you have a cautious attitude towards leads, you can bring the pressure on a bit more than you should.”

The Verdict:

With Forest possessing so much quality up front with the likes of Lewis Grabban, Keinan Davis and Brennan Johnson,