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Also, how refreshing to see the ball in play for so long!

Lacking in the final third but a lot of confidence in passing around the press. 

Different style of play to the first team

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/curtis-davies-interview-derby-cheltenham-retirement-b2485335.html

Whether the last game’s formation was 433 or 4231, our pattern of play didn’t utilise the formation at all well 

A proper Warne formation (on my screen anyway!)

17 minutes ago, StarterForTen said:

Or the polarising effect of social media. No one is ever allowed to be neutral anymore, because that’s just too dull. 

I always took posters that said they were “on the fence” about Warne as being neutral. Plenty of them. 

15 minutes ago, Mick Brolly said:

Well said but you're wasting your breath some couldn't wait to post their negatively. 

I doubt any fans were chomping at the bit for a performance like that to post their “negativity”. I don’t understand why posters get vexed at what they see as “negativity”. It’s a negative opinion. That’s all. For example, some posters think  Bird is a waste of space. I think the opposite. But I don’t mind reading peoples opposite views to mine. I don’t wish they’d just be positive about Bird for the sake of it. Applies to players, tactics, management and performances. 

2 hours ago, RoyMac5 said:

I thought we'd got the Why Wall and don't step on the badge and other such Warne motivational tactics? I've not watch the 'We are Derby' RamsTV vids for a while, has he stopped doing it?

No idea. Stopped watching it too. Guess his motivational powers are suffering like the team unfortunately 

3 hours ago, Mucker1884 said:

I appreciate Warne get's a lot of stick... and at times like this it's difficult to argue against... But there's a particular trait I like... have always liked... in a player.  And that's passion!

Not for the shirt, per sé.  Not for the badge specifically.  But for their craft.

There's a distinct lack of that right now, and it seemed to be massively magnified last night.

Masses of mistakes last night, and yet I don't recall one single hint of a player reacting in a frustrated "must do better" kind of way.  No kicking hoardings.  No thumping the ground.  No heavenwards screaming out in frustration.  No bollockings from team mates.  No fist pumping encouragement.
Even young Cashin was doing this a few weeks back... and it was truly wonderful to witness... but that seems to have gone now (And no, I'm not singling him out intentionally.  No effing way!)  

All we got last night was meek acknowledgements of apology.  Lots of stooped shoulders! A half-raised hand of patheticism. (*Looks like I just made that word up, but it's staying in!  Fuckem!) 

If I was the cynical sort (I'm not!), I'd be wondering if they actually cared!

 

Now... I hasten to add... My support of DCFC is currently going through a similar phase.  I can laugh it off.  I can shrug my shoulders.  I can slouch back in my NE Corner seat and not bother singing.  (I won't boo, but my silence alone should be deafening to the players!)  I can almost appear to those that don't know me as though I don't care.  That's not the case, but I certainly don't care as much nowadays as I have done in the past.  Of course I've lost SOME of my passion.  But that comes with age.  That comes with having "Been there before... numerous times".  In essence, I've "got an excuse".

These players don't have that excuse.  They are the now.  They are as close to being in their prime as they're likely to be.  They should care.  They ought to care.  They should be taking pride in their craft.  They should feel the passion.

They ain't clocking in at Royces at 07:40 every morning, to stare at the same old computerised CNC milling machine hour after hour.  They ain't driving the same old dirty bus around the same old dirty streets of Derby day in, day out.  They ain't staring at spreadsheets shift after shift.  Those guys and gals are (arguably) entitled to "plod on".

These guys are craftsmen.  They are entertainers.  They are professional athletes. They have either been gifted with a talent, or indeed they have worked bloody hard to hone themselves that talent. 
So where is their pride?  Where is their passion?  Why are they letting their peers down?  Why are they letting the supporters down?  Why are they LETTING THEMSELVES DOWN? WTF does it look like they don't care?

I just can't get my head around that.

Can you do Saturday’s pre match team talk please?

20 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

Wad this something to do with Warne not wanting more than two touches in midfield? I didn't hear this but I've seen it quoted.

@HorsforthRam"A bottom 6 type of performance tonight. I, along with others call for more play through our midfield. At the same time our midfield is slated. As Warne said in his interview tonight, he didn’t want players to take more than two touches in midfield. So the ball either goes back or fired down the channel. I blame Warne and his coaching staff for not training patterns of play that utilise the midfield (I think he said it was complicated in one of his earlier interviews). He’s made the likes of Bird, a talented player look v ordinary at times "

Yes, in his interview after the game with Radio Derby. Paraphrase… Reading had more players in midfield so he didn’t want our midfield to have more than two touches in case they got swamped type of thing..

A bottom 6 type of performance tonight. I, along with others call for more play through our midfield. At the same time our midfield is slated. As Warne said in his interview tonight, he didn’t want players to take more than two touches in midfield. So the ball either goes back or fired down the channel. I blame Warne and his coaching staff for not training patterns of play that utilise the midfield (I think he said it was complicated in one of his earlier interviews). He’s made the likes of Bird, a talented player look v ordinary at times 

2 minutes ago, Sidd10 said:

Be nice if our midfield fancies turning up. 

Could do with using it. Mostly trying to force the ball down the channels 

Great bit of football at last; passing the ball back into the middle

It’s not the first time we have been this crap this season and Warne calls it out. He can’t seemingly change the mindset 

15 hours ago, The_Sheriff said:

Their left back is trending due to a video trending of him French kissing with his dog.

Genuinely

Ahh, it’s just paw play! 

I’d start Sibbo again. Rotate Hourihane for Thompson later in the game if need be. Sibley did ok against Lincoln. Not too different to Hourihane who appears to have more play as he takes all the free kicks and corners and sometimes comes for the ball right at the back. Though Sibley missed a glaring pass out to Barks in the early stages of the second half that would have put Barks in on goal. 

Toney moved the ball on the free kick he scored from. Florist would have won if they had all their injured players available. That’s it. They were cheated. Again. 🤣🤣🤣

Opposition know we are consistently trying to get it down the line to cross. Just mix it up. Use our midfield. The ball inside is hardly ever on

Enjoyed the 5-8 mins after halftime. Really knocked it around. Then they had another clear chance and we reverted to what we’d been doing most of the game

We seem to lack composure all over the pitch at times. Second or third pass just goes into the air. Add that composure and we should win 

Didn’t like the Burton fans. 

Not for the first time this season.  No midfield from our own attack

Burton taking an age over everything. Spoiling any momentum 

There were certainly some cowardly acts in mob rule. The stamping on heads was particularly sickening when someone is lying on the floor defenceless…. Random object being thrown are always going to hit random fans. One of my friends was hit on the head by a lump of concrete at Valley Parade circa 84/85 (Roy Mac’s first visit there after leaving them to manage us). A particularly violent away day. Glad it’s mostly done with now.