The Scot was left to lament the lack of 'strong' players in his squad, both mentally and physically, after the 2014/15 campaign ended on a low note with Saturday's 2-1 defeat at the hands of Cardiff City.
That made it eight games without a win and four consecutive home losses to push Forest into the bottom-half of the Championship.
Despite the transfer restrictions places on the club, Freedman has spoken of his desire to make at least a couple of signings before football heads off for its summer holidays.
Both he, and the Reds supporters that he praised once again on Saturday, could do with the lift that new arrivals would provide.