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If Chris Cohen asked you to cup his balls, what would you say?

If Chris Cohen asked you to cup his balls, what would you say?

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Timothy Pope

I know that Nuno that I know that Nuno that I know
Statto said:
Benny might be able to sing when his voice breaks :D
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But you can’t cup his balls cause they haven’t dropped yet


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Statto

Statto

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Timothy Pope

I know that Nuno that I know that Nuno that I know
george lyall

george lyall

Jack Armstrong
In the grand scale of things Chris was a decent player, where he excelled is he always gave 100% and was very loyal and honest which is not a trait that is common these days. Some good memories of him, wish him well in his coaching/managerial career. Cheers Chris.
 
Gingers Across the Midfield

Gingers Across the Midfield

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Strummer

Strummer

Socialismo O Muerte!
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BryanRoy

BryanRoy

Stuart Pearce
Seems to have picked up from Holmes and Gilligan in that determination to win games from the touchline. Unbelievable cajoling in u23 games sometimes willing the players to never give up and keep that winning mentality.
 
BryanRoy

BryanRoy

Stuart Pearce
If he you haven't read these, please take the time to do so. This is the sort of articles that earn their money. The insight on the other side of football that not many take notice of. The difference of being a footballer to a coach also is something Cohen says he took for granted.

The first article isn't loading. But he goes on about as a player he hated being told he had a great attitude. But he now realises how important it is to say as a coach. He says every player wants to be remembered that they were a quality footballer. But a key trait is looking for the right character and attitude that goes with being a good footballer. Obviously name drops Yates, Osborn, Cash at the club at the minute. He says he has spoke to some of the people at the academy and he says there has been some players who have made their debuts who a year before they wouldn't have expected them to do so. Their job is to make sure those players have every opportunity because he also goes on about there being a few young players who if they don't make it, will feel like failing on their part.


Part 2

https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/chris-cohen-speaks-first-time-2691830

Chris Cohen speaks for first time about how much he misses playing for Nottingham Forest - but says he 'absolutely loves' coaching club's next generation of talent
'I have not made it a secret to anyone in the academy that I miss the winning and losing'

As a player, Chris Cohen won promotion from League One, he was part of the Nottingham Forest side that twice secured top six finishes in the Championship – and suffered play-offs frustration, on both occasions.

He scored a goal that played a key role in helping the Reds avoid relegation back into League One, on the final day of the season in 2017.


Each and every time he pulled on the Garibaldi red, one thing mattered more than anything else: winning.

Whatever the circumstances, whatever the mood or the objective at the time, all that mattered to Cohen was that he gave everything he had to helping Forest secure victory.

Having been forced into retirement before his 32nd birthday, through injury, the attitude that once inspired Stuart Pearce to describe him as one of the best professionals he had ever worked with, has not entirely changed in the space of a year.

But there has had to be a slight, but nevertheless hugely important, change of perspective.

Having hung up his boots to take on a coaching role with the Reds’ Under-23s side, Cohen’s priority is to play his part in ensuring the wheels of the production line at the Nigel Doughty Academy remain oiled and turning.

And, along with the likes of Gary Brazil, Jimmy Gilligan and Gareth Holmes, that means player development, rather than securing victory in every single game, is the priority.

This is not to say Forest’s teams through the age groups do not set out to win. Of course they do - winning is a habit they work to ingrain into the mentality of every player.

But it is about more than that. There is a nuance to it.

“It is still about winning and losing. But your best player might be somebody who has an issue with defensive responsibility, for example,” said Cohen, when talking about his new coaching role for the first time.

“So you then put him into a position and a situation where he is going to get loads of exposure to that; you put him in a situation where he needs to be good, defensively.

“If it was a league match or if you wanted to win the game as a priority, you would not do that.

“As much as we put out good teams and we feel we should win football matches, because we do have excellent players, part of it is about development.

“The most important thing for players is always to win football matches. Of course it is. The challenge is to put everything together; to keep winning as being the most important thing for them, but also to ensure that there is development as well.

“The winning is not always the most important thing – the most important thing is the players’ development.”

This mentality will be an eye opener for some – and Cohen admits it was for him, as he began his coaching career, even before his decision to hang up his boots had been formally announced, last season.

“That is why Gary (Brazil) and the people who work with him have had as much success as they have,” said Cohen. “It is all about creating the right attitude.

“You look at players like Ryan Yates; you look at players we have sold, in Ben Brereton and Oliver Burke – who went for however many millions of pounds – you look at Joe Worrall doing so well on loan at Rangers.

“That is just to name a few. Ben Osborn, Tyler Walker, Jorge Grant, Jordan Smith… you could go on all day. The list is a long one.

“These are the tiny details that do not always get seen. I did not see them when I was a player.

“I always believed that the Under-23s would just be about winning.

“It does have to be about having a winning attitude. We want the players to want desperately to win, in whatever you are doing. Whether it is training, whether it is games, whether it is finishing first in the running or doing best in the gym – it is about winning.

“But from a team perspective, it is definitely still about development.”

Cohen admits he misses the day to day routine of being a player – and that desperate desire for victory when the weekend rolls around.

But he is also loving playing a part in the development of the next generation, as he plots his own route, potentially, into management.

“It has been just over a year. I didn’t officially retire until the end of last season, but I have been doing the same role, basically, since January last year,” said Cohen.

“I have worked alongside Holmesy and now I am working with Jimmy Gilligan, who actually coached me a little bit as a player, when I was still playing.

“I love it. I absolutely love it. It has opened my eyes to a lot of things.

“It has made me realise what goes on within a football club and particularly within an academy, when it comes to the hard work behind the scenes.

“It makes you appreciate things more, rather than when you would just walk in (as a player), kick a ball around for a bit and then go home. The amount of work that people put into things every day, has been an eye opener.

“I have always liked hard work though. I liked it as a player and I like it now, as a coach. It has not intimidated me – but it has opened my eyes, when it comes to how hard people behind the scenes work at a football club, to make it successful.”

There are many who would struggle to overcome the frustration and disappointment of having to retire early through injury. It will not have been a walk in the park for Cohen either, having successfully won the battle against three serious knee injuries, before finally losing the war.

But it is obvious he is excited about the next chapter – and grateful for the opportunity he has been given.

And when he talks, there is no mistaking the fact he is already starting to sound like a manager.

“More than anything, I am really fortunate to go into an Under-23 team to start with,” said Cohen.

“You see a lot of really good ex-pros who have their badges, who have to work their way up from Under-12 teams and work their way up.

“I have walked right into an Under-23 coaching role, just behind the first team.

“I have not made it a secret to anyone in the academy that I miss the winning and losing.

“And, as much as you try to implement that into our teams, it is about development.

“Recently we have had four players out on loan and another who was spending some time with a League Two club, so that they could have a look at him.

“You take five of your starters out and it then becomes about developing the younger players who come in.

“I have always said that it was the winning and losing that I missed when I was out injured and it is the winning and losing that I miss the most now.

“Having a small role to play in helping these young men develop into potential first team players is something I am really enjoying, however. I am loving it.”

He may no longer be out on the pitch but, in the years to come, you sense Cohen will still have an influence, when it comes to Forest winning football matches.

And you would not bet against that, one day in the future, being from within the confines of the home dugout at the City Ground.
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BryanRoy

BryanRoy

Stuart Pearce
Part 3

https://www.nottinghampost.com/spor...chris-cohen-reveals-thinks-nottingham-2693897

Chris Cohen reveals why he thinks Nottingham Forest's Ryan Yates can go all the way to the top
'Watching him play and watching him grow, I think he has a good chance of making it at the highest level'

Ryan Yates’ steady development into a first team regular at Nottingham Forest is proof of the value of sending players out on loan.

That is the message from Chris Cohen, who revealed the Under-23s coaching staff at the Nigel Doughty Academy talk regularly about which player might be their next Yates or Ben Osborn.


Cohen came up against Yates as a player, when his fellow midfielder was coming through the ranks with the Reds – and admits he would drive him to distraction at some points, because of his relentless determination.

But now he believes those exact qualities will help the 21-year-old to go on and have a good career at the highest level of the game.

And Cohen hopes other young players – and in particular Arvin Appiah - will regard Yates as being the example to follow, as they look to forge their own path in football.

“When he first broke into the first team picture under Philippe (Montanier) and he trained with us, I found myself up against him,” said Cohen. “We went to Portugal in pre-season and, by the end of the week, I was annoyed with Ryan – because he just wouldn’t stop.

“No matter what happened in the training session, whether he was good or whether he was having one of those days where he was getting used to things – every day he came back.

“He was in your face, in your face, in your face, no matter what.

“I don’t know if that was ingrained in him by his parents, by his school or what – but he has that in him and he has always had that in him, since he has been here.”

Cohen says the mentality personified by the likes of Yates and Osborn is the first thing the coaching staff look for, as they are assessing who might be the next player to make the step on into Martin O’Neill’s first team.

“We still have conversations now about who is going to be the ‘Yatesy’ in a particular group, whether it be the under-23, under-18 or under-16 sides,” he said.

“He is one and Benny is another. We are always asking ourselves ‘where is our Benny, where is our Yatesy?’. In terms of attitude, you need somebody like that who will drive himself and others to be better every day.”

Yates had to be patient for his opportunity at Forest, going out on loan to Barrow, Shrewsbury, Notts County and Scunthorpe, making 71 starts and five sub appearances away from the City Ground – while scoring 10 goals – before being judged ready to play in the Championship.

And Cohen believes that was an invaluable learning curve for Yates – and a path that could work well for other Forest youngsters.

“Yatesy has a fantastic chance and to be able to watch him coming up with us, then going on loan to Barrow, Notts County and Scunthorpe – he has progressed exactly as he should,” said Cohen.

“He is one of the major reasons why we still see loan moves as potentially being the biggest part of a young player’s development.

“He has done really well since coming into the team. He has a real knack – and this goes under the radar – of timing his runs into the box.

“His main quality is his tenacity. He picks up a lot of free-kicks, he is economical with the ball and he knows what he is good at. He does not try to overdo things.

“He knows what he is; what he is good at and he is a fantastic footballer. Watching him play and watching him grow, I think he has a good chance of making it at the highest level.”

Cohen hopes Appiah in particular has watched Yates’ patient development into a first team regular.

The winger, who recently made the step up to the England Under-19s side, is regarded as being one of the brightest talents of his generation, with numerous Premier League clubs monitoring his progress.

But Cohen hopes Appiah will understand that, at 18-years-old, he still has to work for his opportunity.

“Arvin has done great. He did well when he came on against Burton,” said Cohen.

“A player’s rise is never a straight line. Yates’ has had to sit on the sidelines for a while; Ryan has had a loan move on the horizon which did not go through – and it has been his attitude that has helped him to force his way into the team.

“Arvin has had the big high of playing against Burton and scoring and of being involved a bit more since then.

“But more recently he has not been involved in the squad. For his mental development, it is a great learning curve – as long as he sees it that way and does not let himself get too down.

“Martin, from what I have been told and from the interactions we have had with him, does seem to be a brilliant man manager. He will be managing Arvin from the top and we will help him in any way we can from underneath.

“It is tough for him at the moment, because he was involved for a while and now he isn’t. But he is a young player learning his trade and he has such a fantastic chance.

“He does the one thing that lifts people off their seats – he can go past players and excite crowds. There are not many players who can do that. He is also a really humble person, which will hold him in good stead.”
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Flaggers

Flaggers

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Redad said:
Good stuff, put him on the list of 'future Forest manager to be chewed up and hounded out by a bunch of impatient so-called supporters material'.

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Fixed your typo there...
 
Raymondo Ponte'

Raymondo Ponte'

It's all about mid-table...
I'm sure some on here are on the verge with their comments sometimes.

Get behind the management, it's the best chance in years of success, but there's many on here cant see it I'm afraid. :weep:
 
MASE

MASE

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Raymondo Ponte' said:
I'm sure some on here are on the verge with their comments sometimes.

Get behind the management, it's the best chance in years of success, but there's many on here cant see it I'm afraid. :weep:
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You did exactly the same with "Kranky", yet no ones calling you out for hounding anyone.

The footballs very direct, we've looked a bit lost last couple of games & theres some odd team selections, all worthy of question. We need more than chuck away comments like "its the best chance in years of success". Unless you want to elaborate on it.
 
incapable hulk

incapable hulk

Best served cold
Raymondo Ponte' said:
I'm sure some on here are on the verge with their comments sometimes.

Get behind the management, it's the best chance in years of success, but there's many on here cant see it I'm afraid. :weep:
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Ray's been on the sauce again. :LOL:
 
Raymondo Ponte'

Raymondo Ponte'

It's all about mid-table...
MASE said:
You did exactly the same with "Kranky", yet no ones calling you out for hounding anyone.

The footballs very direct, we've looked a bit lost last couple of games & theres some odd team selections, all worthy of question. We need more than chuck away comments like "its the best chance in years of success". Unless you want to elaborate on it.
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Get my comments up about me hounding Kranky out up on here NOW. I'm f**king FUMING
 
Strummer

Strummer

Socialismo O Muerte!
LTLF Minion
„Chrissy Cohen‘s Red ‚n‘ White Army!“

Has quite a ring to it.
 
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