Teddy Sheringham has hailed the "perfect" decision to award Steve Cooper a long-term contract when he came under pressure earlier in the season.
The Nottingham Forest boss appeared to be close to being sacked at multiple points during the campaign in order for the club to hire a more experienced Premier League manager.
Ultimately owner Evangelos Marinakis stuck by Cooper and much to the surprise of many, awarded the former Swansea boss a new contract back in October shortly after the Reds suffered a heavy 4-0 loss at Leicester City. The decision was rewarded as Forest stayed up at the expense of the Foxes, Leeds and Southampton.
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And the Former Forest striker has hailed the decision to back Cooper, saying it has "worked perfectly" for his former club.
"I think everything’s been very good at Forest," he told Betway. "Not only Cooper’s management, but the management above him.
"When he was under pressure, he could quite easily have been sacked and replaced by somebody else. But his bosses stood by him and gave him a long-term contract.
"It was the perfect timing I think, and it told everybody: ‘He’s our boss, don’t listen to the speculation. Pull your fingers out, back him and play for him, and we’ll be OK.’ I think it’s worked perfectly for Nottingham Forest."
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