Nottingham Forest now have the perfect chance to seal an emotional return for Chris Cohen to come back to the club. The coach left in 2021 to link up with Nathan Jones at Luton Town.
At the time, Chris Hughton didn’t try anywhere near hard enough to keep Cohen at Forest. From the moment he decided that he wanted to sample men’s coaching, the man who played 303 times for the club should have been given a role.
Instead, Forest allowed Cohen to walk off into the sunset and embark on some work that has seen his coaching stock rise considerably.
Forest now have perfect chance to bring Cohen back
It was announced yesterday that Jamie Robinson has now left Steve Cooper’s coaching staff. He’s headed off to focus on a coaching consultancy business that he’s been doing on the side for a number of months.
As a result, the Reds now have space for another coach. Currently, modern-day Forest hero Cohen is out of full-time work; although he has been spotted helping interim Lincoln City boss Tom Shaw in recent weeks.
Cohen would be absolutely perfect to work under Forest head coach Cooper. Much like the the Reds’ boss he’s in the early stages of his career as a coach and the man who served the club with distinction would learn a lot from the 43-year-old.
Cohen would be welcomed back with open arms
What a man. For fans of a certain age, Cohen will be their favourite Forest player ever. He always gave his all in the Garibaldi and but for three serious knee injuries, he would have played many more games.
Naturally, it’s not clear what Cohen fancies doing going forward. He may fancy a crack at managing himself. There is also a concept that he simply waits for Jones to get back into management and links up with him again.
The 36-year-old holds Forest close to his heart, however. He’s been spotted at home and away games since the club’s return to the Premier League and surely he’d jump at the chance to return.
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