Joe Worrall continues to hold his own thanks to attitude, leadership and cricket

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It was not just a love of football that helped Nottingham Forest forge a path to the Premier League — but also cricket. We go out for dinner as a team.”In 38 Championship games under Cooper, Forest and their three-man central defence conceded 28 goals. AdvertisementAnd the doubts also extended to the centre of defence, where there were slight question marks hanging over all three of Worrall, Cook and McKenna. The feeling among the hierarchy was that Worrall, Cook and McKenna would drop down the pecking order following the flurry of summer business. McKenna has started 14 of the 15 Premier League games so far, while Cook had 11 starts.
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