Nottingham Forest's young central midfielders will cope with the demands and fatigue of the play-offs according to Colin Calderwood.
Chris Cohen, Sammy Clingan, Lewis McGugan and Matt Thornhill have only played 237 league games between them- hundreds less than players in the same positions in Forest’s rivals for a spot in the top six.
But the Reds boss is adamant the ability of the quartet will rise above anything that will stand in their path to promotion-despite the disappointment of all but mathematically ending their automatic promotion push at Doncaster and Carlisle.
He said: “An angle you can go down is that they don’t have the experience but how are they going to get it if they’ve not been involved in it?
“And they’ve been in so much of getting us here that I wouldn’t want anyone else.”
“Sammy and Chris have played upwards of 100 league games now and Lewis is completing is his first full season, so they’re all progressing.”
“It’s as much about progression and hope that what they’ve got to give in the future that keeps me really really buoyant about the situation.”
He also confirmed the management at the club will keep a careful eye on Thornhill and McGugan who have been
On Thornhill he added: “You get a surge in your debut and maybe your second and your third game but after that there’s got to be some sort of effect on him and we’ll monitor him very carefully.”
“With Lewis we’re giving him a little bit not so much of a rest but we’ve taken him out of the action a little bit because I see the effect that Sammy had last year after his first full season.”
“He’s played a number of games and sometimes, although you don’t like it it’s best to come away from a couple games and then come back.”
Chris Cohen, Sammy Clingan, Lewis McGugan and Matt Thornhill have only played 237 league games between them- hundreds less than players in the same positions in Forest’s rivals for a spot in the top six.
But the Reds boss is adamant the ability of the quartet will rise above anything that will stand in their path to promotion-despite the disappointment of all but mathematically ending their automatic promotion push at Doncaster and Carlisle.
He said: “An angle you can go down is that they don’t have the experience but how are they going to get it if they’ve not been involved in it?
“And they’ve been in so much of getting us here that I wouldn’t want anyone else.”
“Sammy and Chris have played upwards of 100 league games now and Lewis is completing is his first full season, so they’re all progressing.”
“It’s as much about progression and hope that what they’ve got to give in the future that keeps me really really buoyant about the situation.”
He also confirmed the management at the club will keep a careful eye on Thornhill and McGugan who have been
On Thornhill he added: “You get a surge in your debut and maybe your second and your third game but after that there’s got to be some sort of effect on him and we’ll monitor him very carefully.”
“With Lewis we’re giving him a little bit not so much of a rest but we’ve taken him out of the action a little bit because I see the effect that Sammy had last year after his first full season.”
“He’s played a number of games and sometimes, although you don’t like it it’s best to come away from a couple games and then come back.”
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