Former Nottingham Forest manager Paul Hart has backed Chris Cohen to bounce back from his "sobering" experience at Southampton.
Hart worked closely with former Reds favourite Cohen when he was first team coach at Luton before making the move to Saints with Nathan Jones.
Jones was sacked after just 14 games which yielded one Premier League win as Cohen also departed with the team bottom of the Premier League. Hart has since spoken with the pair and admits they found it difficult, but will recover from a testing time.
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"It was a very difficult situation. Southampton bought lots of players in the summer with no Premier League experience," he said on the latest Garibaldi Red podcast.
"The previous manager found it difficult and there was no reason to believe that a new manager would find it easier. It's been sobering and a testing time for them. They've debriefed and the bottom line is they're very good.
"We all know Chris from Nottingham Forest and he was absolutely brilliant at Luton Town. Nathan needs to have a look at things and reassess but I have faith in both of them to bounce back."
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