“I felt his Forest in the Premier League did not represent fully what he had in his head, but he took a lot of lessons of his time”
from what I read that’s because they was getting tonked early on so he had to sacrifice the style of play.
“It got to a point last year that going to Forest was like paying for a ticket to watch the opposition. The Reds averaged the lowest average possession last term — just 37.6% of the ball each game — and only managed one away win all season. This had to evolve as Forest settled in the league, something picked up and acknowledged by Cooper.”