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Cooper signs new Forest deal
Steve Cooper has signed a new three-year deal at Nottingham Forest.
The Welsh manager was thought to be under pressure at the City Ground after five successive defeats left the Reds bottom of the Premier League.
But Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has decided to stick by the 42-year-old, who guided them back to the top flight for the first time in 23 years.
A statement on the club website said: “It is now important that our focus is solely on football.
“As a group we are all concentrated and will do everything we can to help the team move up the league table and once again demonstrate our qualities that led us to the Premier League.”
The East Midlands outfit announced the appointment of Filippo Giraldi, formerly of Watford, as sporting director on Wednesday.
Saints will play without fear
Ralph Hasenhuttl insists his Southampton side will show no fear against in-form Manchester City tomorrow.
The Austrian boss is feeling the pressure after three straight league defeats and faces a rampant Citizens side who have scored 14 goals in their last three games.
But instead of adopting a pragmatic approach as underdogs, Hasenhuttl, 55, believes his team are capable of going toe-to-toe with the Premier League champions.
He said: “The message is a very clear one. We have had three very tight games, which we lost with one goal difference and, especially in the last one, we had a much higher chance of winning than the opponent.
“But we didn’t do it and this is what we have to learn. We see that the progress is there, but the Premier League is tough, we know this.
“We are going there and you can be sure we are not scared when we go to Man City and we want to show we are a brave team and hopefully a successful one.”
Spurs to pay tribute to late coach
A minute’s applause will take place before Tottenham’s game against Brighton on Saturday in memory of fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone.
Spurs confirmed the tragic passing of the highly-respected Italian at the age of 61.
The North London outfit have confirmed plans to honour Ventrone, who arrived at the club last November following Antonio Conte’s appointment.
A statement said: “Following yesterday’s sad news, we can confirm that we shall pay our respects to Gian Piero Ventrone at Saturday’s Premier League fixture against Brighton and Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium.
“Our squad will warm up in T-shirts that pay tribute to our late fitness coach, while players on both sides will wear black armbands as a mark of respect.
“There will also be a minute’s applause ahead of the 5.30pm kick-off.
“We shall look to further honour Gian Piero at Wednesday night’s UEFA Champions League fixture against Eintracht Frankfurt at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, our first home match since his passing.
“Our thoughts continue to be with his family and friends at this sad time.”
