Bris Vegas

Just now, Van der MoodHoover said:

I agree with this analysis. What I don't know is how far an athletic but not technically gifted team can go.

We remember the likes of Wimbledon and stoke but if truth be told, I'd rather we didn't use those as the blueprint.

Luton have done pretty decent too.

But you are looking at only a few examples over the past 20 years or so.

There are far more examples of technical teams progressing and achieving success than physical.

Ideally you would like a blend of both. I think McClaren initially actually saw that weakness from Clough’s side and thus added height/strength in Thorne, Wisdom, Whitbread and Keane.

29 minutes ago, jono said:

Thankyou for your usual warped agenda driven insight. (Pssst your just voicing an opinion not stating fact )

 Did you by any chance see the flicks and one touches on the right touchline in the second half ? Did you see Sibs and Wilson roasting full backs ? Did you see Smith spotting outlying runners and dropping meet balls in to their path when under pressure ? Did you see Tommo and Wilson doing give and goes ? Clearly not from the drivel you just posted.

So you think we are more of a technical side under Warne than a physical one?

At League One level we simply have better players than the rest. Yet largely we still don’t dominate possession and play through teams.

That’s not a bad thing. Warne will get us promoted this season, no doubts, and he deserves credit for that.

But claiming his style of play is more technical than physical is just laughable.

7 minutes ago, LazloW said:

35 years of watching the Rams and can't ever remember being considered 'dangerous at set pieces'. Indeed, usually quite the opposite and absolutely useless. This season is making a refreshing change.  Can't ever remember scoring from 3 corners in one game either.  Remarkable. 

It’s difficult to be a good footballing side and good at set-pieces, especially outside of PL level.

I don’t mean this in a trolling way, but we were never going to be a good set-piece side under the McClaren days when we had decent footballing players like Hughes, Ward, Bryson, Dawkins, Russell etc. We simply didn’t have the height or physicality.

But you look at cloggers like Mick McCarthy’s Ipswich and of course they looked far more dangerous at set-pieces.

We know Warne is more McCarthy than McClaren. We know Warne will favor physicality over flair. So it’s refreshing to see us become decent at set-pieces, but no doubt it will come at a cost of flair, technical ability and fluidity on the ball - especially at Championship level when we get there.

Forest getting less points than last season despite the league being easier is just bonkers.

I had them down to win today.

Still think they will beat two of Burnley, Sheff Utd and Chelsea mind.

So another 7-8 points seems realistic.

Luton need to win 3 games to really put the pressure on.

Corner County 3-0 Leyton Orient

That was a decent all round performance. And as expected, rivals dropped points elsewhere.

The draw at Wycombe was a good point.

A win at Cambridge and Carlisle will be a big party.

Derby have been excellent today. Best home performance in months.

Elsewhere, it’s a shame Posh look done. Ideally we want them to have something to play for against Bolton at the end of the season.

With a fixture pile up, you can see them resting all their better players against Bolton for the playoffs.

I have zero confidence in Warne being a success at Championship level.

I don’t think he is at the level of Nigel Pearson, let alone a Bielsa or Farke.

And as Derby aren’t going to have the biggest budget in the Championship, far from it, we’re going to need somebody great to ultimately have us challenging at the top of the table.

But maybe Clowes just doesn’t want to take the risk.

Maybe keeping Warne on a moderate wage and surviving in the Championship with a bottom half wage budget is enough to make profits provided 25,000+ fans are willing to suck it up.

Nice of Liverpool to supply Atalanta with 11 cones and their own stadium to do some midweek training in England.

Just looked at Posh’s fixtures.

Wow, from the 29th of March to the 27th of April (last game) they will have played 9 games. They have 5 games in the next 17 days.

They will be burned out.

I didn’t see anything of the game so can’t comment on performance.

But a point isn’t a bad result at all.

No way do Posh and Bolton win all their remaining games (stating the obvious as they play each other) but neither will claim maximum points.

3 wins from the next 3 and we will go up in 2nd place. 

I’m not watching. The xG says 

Wycombe 0.21 - 1.39 Derby

Shots actually has Wycombe ahead by 6-5.

Did we miss a sitter or two?

20 minutes ago, Grumpy Git said:

This leaving your leg in the way to make it look like a trip is everything that is wrong with football.

I think the worst part is that along with diving, it isn’t instinctive so it evidently must be trained.

But you can see why players do it. The reward far outweighs any potential punishment, which in most cases the harshest being a yellow card where 95% of the time they go unpunished. 

Madrid vs City was a bizarre game. It wasn’t full of chances, yet there were six goals.

All 3 of City’s goals were long rangers, while Madrid scored two deflections (one another long ranger) and a world class volley from a guy who has only scored two all season.

I think the xG was like 0.85 - 0.92 when the score was 3-3. 

Bayern and Arsenal was actually the more open game with better chances created.

Still, great entertainment. These big CL games back in the mid 2000s were 0-0 or 1-0 cagey affairs. 

Unfortunately Forest have a lot of winnable games coming up.

Burnley, Sheff Utd and Everton away, plus Wolves and Chelsea at home.

I think they will get another 10 points.

I don’t see Luton getting any more than 6.

Luton gave it a brilliant go but they dropped some easy points by losing at home to Sheff Utd and squandering a 3-0 lead at Bournemouth.

This IMO is a great video and method of training which makes it enjoyable and will motivate you to do more.

Consistency will always win.

9 points will be enough to go up with a better GD. Bolton aren't winning 4/4. The next week will seal our fate. Failure to win either game and we'll be in a spot of bother. The Wycombe game is almost a free hit. 

Derby are still in a far stronger position than Bolton. Not only do we have a point advantage, we have easier games and a better goal difference.

Even if we lose to Wycombe, Bolton will drop two points somewhere and if it comes down to GD, we'll be fine as we'll probably add another +7 (at least) from the final three games. Bolton won't be +8 over the next four games. No chance.

25 minutes ago, Comrade 86 said:

If I were his agent I'd try to find a club abroad. I think he needs a time out from the English game, but yes, I absolutely agree he has to leave Utd. He's clearly not happy there.

He was happy enough to sign a £350k a week contract though.

Rashford is another talented player who has a huge spotlight on him because he plays for Man Utd.

He is paid far above what his ability represents because he is at Man Utd, and he is regularly talked about as some kind of elite player because he is at Man Utd.

He is a decent player, but no better than say Raheem Sterling.

It’s a good job I’m 8 hours behind UK time so just managed to see this now.

Sums up both teams. There is individual quality, but they are all over the place in terms of structure and control.

It’s great for the neutral.

43 minutes ago, Archied said:

That’s good then, here’s my opinion , people ( small number ) who come on here to rubbish our , team and or manager in a match thread to bring people down or wind them up constantly are not derby fans , they are not invested in what’s going on NOW , have disdain for fans who are happy and getting some excitement and enjoyment from being in the hunt for promotion and if it was up to me I would ban them till end of season to let us proper fans enjoy the ride ,,, 

that’s my opinion and I’ve held back a bit from saying it but duck it , it needs saying 

I’m insulted.

4 minutes ago, ck- said:

I remember a few seasons back, a continued insistence that Vydra had clearly hit a shot completely the wrong way - should have gone for the near post instead of across the keeper,  or some such blather - with an absolute insistence that it showed he simply was not, and never would be, good enough. 
Vydra then went on to destroy everything in his path, scoring for fun as one of the most efficient scoring machines Derby has ever had. 
Since then I’ve read the proclamations of footballing insight and knowledge that are beyond us mere mortals with the respect they deserve. The ramblings of someone who likes the sound of their own voice a little too much. 

Vydra wasn’t good enough. He had one decent half season when Rowett could get a tune out of him but was subsequently mediocre for the rest of his time here. 

49 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said:

You were banned before for admitting to deliberate WUMing. Settle down. The banhammer is twitching.

Calling Jack Marriott a £5m dud. It was harsh admittedly. I’m glad he has gone on to have a good career.

9 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

As I mentioned in a reply to you the other week, there’s an aloofness to your posts that seems inexplicable. It’s your opinion that it will be a relegation 6 pointer in the championship next season, no one knows that for sure as yet either due to the season still ongoing and/or the changes that could occur to playing staff and management of either club in the summer. And yet you post it as a statement, again, fine it’s your opinion…it may even be a probable one, but it is not a given.

 

Surely every post in here is an opinion?

X had a good game tonight.

That’s a good point.

Warne’s subs were poor.

Thompson looked lively.

Wildsmith has to do better there.

Warne deserves credit tonight.

Pretty much everyone’s statements in here are opinions. Mine too. It would look a bit tedious if you have to write IMO after every line.

Opinions are fine as long as they aren’t insulting anybody.

5 minutes ago, Ambitious said:

For all the outrage, without proper surgery to either team (and even then) this is most likely to be correct. 

Ipswich have done well, but there is a drastic difference between what we saw from them and ourselves (and Portsmouth). Fortunately, I feel that the management and club are very much aware that is the case and will do what is required to be as competitive as possible. 

Sheffield Wednesday last season were a better team than both of us, and they weren’t great, they’re in a relegation battle. Plymouth, also, in a relegation battle. We have to respect what we are walking into, should we get promoted. 

It will be interesting to see what Warne has to work with this summer. I don’t think many are naive enough to think our current set will do any more than struggle. 

We have conceded a lot of goals against the better teams in League One, especially away from home. I think that is now 11 in the 5 games at Pompey, Bolton, Barnsley, Posh and Stevenage.

Is that down to Warne or what is at his disposal?

The gulf between Barnsley and Bristol City is pretty big, let alone Barnsley and Southampton.

If we’re going to struggle, I think it’s far easier getting on board if we play a better brand of football. 

But would better players result in Warne’s football being easier on the eye? I personally don’t see it but if he proves me wrong I’ll hold my hands up.