Colin Calderwood hailed his Nottingham Forest side after their victory at former club Northampton made it three wins out of three for the Scot.
After Chris Doig's own goal settled the game at Sixfields, Calderwood said: "It's been a great opening week for us, three wins and three cleans sheets, I can't ask for any more from the players.
"It will be nice to have a week off now and enjoy what we've done so far but we've got to remain mentally strong as there will be a lot of ups and downs over the season."