Steve Cooper has lauded the efforts of his goalkeeper Dean Henderson after Nottingham Forest drew 0-0 against Brighton.
The Reds held firm against a side that have played some brilliant football so far this season.
Roberto De Zebri is still without a win since he took charge of the Seagulls.
Forest looked fantastic defensively last night and Henderson made several smart stops to keep Brighton at bay.
The Reds landed the England goalkeeper during the summer as he joined on loan from Manchester United.
Henderson has played in all 11 of Forest’s league games and last night was his first clean sheet on the road.
Last month he earned a recall to the England squad after missing last summer’s Euro 2020 tournament through injury.
Clearly, he’s enjoying his football and Cooper praised Henderson, along with the work rate his side showed.
He told Amazon Prime: “The work rate is non-negotiable. Football is competitive and you have to compete with the other team.
“As for Dean, he made a great save. I’m really pleased for him to get the clean sheet and he’s worked hard for that.
“I’m so happy that he’s with us.”
Cooper lauded Henderson after Forest drew 0-0
The 25-year-old has made a single appearance for the England national team.
It has to be said that his chances of going to Qatar do look slim, with Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope and Aaron Ramsdale all in good form.
Still, he’s clearly determined to force Gareth Southgate into a late change of heart.
Last night he was fantastic between the posts for Forest and his distribution was better than it has been.
Cooper is right when he says that Forest are lucky to have him at the club.
Brice Samba was always going to take some replacing but ultimately, Henderson is an asset to Forest and there is more to come from him.
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