#PLStories- Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper expresses ‘frustration’ over Newcastle United defeat #NFFC

Head coach Steve Cooper was left frustrated by some poor decision-making from his side as Nottingham Forest lost 2-1 to Newcastle United at the City Ground.

Steve Cooper said: “We’re really frustrated to lose. It was a difficult game. The main talking points for me are how we didn’t manage ourselves around the two goals. The timing of the goals are moments in the game where you just have to see it out. The first goal was right at the end of the first half, and the second was right at the end of the second. For us to make those decisions in the build-up is something you will get punished for at this level. That’s where my immediate frustration is, and the players will be frustrated with that as well. I won’t dwell on the fact too much, because as I said we made our own decisions, but it was definitely a foul on Andre (Ayew) in the build-up (to Newcastle’s first goal). The referee has made a poor decision and so have we. And then the handball is something we can’t argue with, and we’re punished with the penalty going in.”

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