Steve Cooper: Under-pressure Nottingham Forest boss not thinking about losing his job after Fulham loss

Nottingham Forest slumped to a 5-0 loss at Fulham to raise the pressure on Steve Cooper; Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis left Craven Cottage 20 minutes before full-time amid rumours Cooper will be sacked; Cooper: «I have to accept it. It's on me. I take responsibility for it.»

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Thursday 7 December 2023 00:08, UK

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Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper insisted he was not thinking about losing his job and can turn things around amid reports he will be sacked after an embarrassing 5-0 defeat at Fulham.

Cooper's side suffered a fourth consecutive defeat with Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis leaving Craven Cottage 20 minutes before full-time.

Reports have since emerged that Marinakis is set to sack Cooper, with former Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui reportedly lined up to replace him.

Asked whether he was still the right person to turn it around, Cooper responded: «Yeah, of course I do.

»I've just been asked similar questions about do I fear for my job and all that sort of thing — and they're the right questions to ask and the normal ones to ask with the run that we're [on] — but honestly and this a genuine feeling that I probably think about that the least.

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«What I think about is what's right for the football club and the run that we're on. I don't worry about my reputation or what it might mean for me, I always think about what does it mean for the football club because I'm that attached to it and I think you should feel that way when you're responsible for for the footballing side of a club and especially this one.

»It [losing my job] is not something I'm thinking about, although quite rightly