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At least there's a new hat in the club shop 

At least there's a new hat in the club shop 

It's nearly as desperate as when Clough played Dean Moxey up front

It's nearly as desperate as when Clough played Dean Moxey up front

It's nearly as desperate as when Clough played Dean Moxey up front

It's nearly as desperate as when Clough played Dean Moxey up front

It's nearly as desperate as when Clough played Dean Moxey up front

NML starting every game is getting ridiculous now. It's so evident he needs to come off the bench now and again.

NML starting every game is getting ridiculous now. It's so evident he needs to come off the bench now and again.

NML starting every game is getting ridiculous now. It's so evident he needs to come off the bench now and again.

Anyone who has shown experience of:
1) Playing an attractive form of football, ideally 433
2) Using players to their strengths, not just trying to shoehorn them into a formation.
3) Using young players coming up through the ranks. No point having a Cat 1 Academy otherwise.
I don't maintain any interest in football other than Derby anymore, so I can't tell you who might be that man. Hopefully though there is someone out there who could come in sometime soon and make the difference (if Warne doesn't get a grip over the coming weeks).
 

It's a weird combination of both of this coaching staff's tactics eliminating any play through the middle from our CM's and the ineffective hold up play from any of our forwards. Both are making us look so predictable and boring.

2 points dropped this. After a promising first half display, I had hoped for us to build on that in the second half. We flattered to deceive. It all just fizzled out, into a tepid uninspired second half performance. Subs were late and wrong. Failed to change the flow of the game. Really disappointed with that, I enjoyed the first half and thought that more of the same in the second half would have won the game. Can’t fault the players today, management team cost us with poor tactical reactions to how the game was going. 

I saw some stuff that I haven’t typically seen from Paul Warne since he’s been at Derby, but would associate with him at Rotherham. 
The flat back four gave almost nothing away, Wildsmith a little erratic with some long range efforts but the defence gave nothing easy away and defended well at set pieces. 
Fornah showed there is definite a player in there, but still very raw. Football didn’t really stick at times and he looked like a midfield Osula. Still, ability is definitely there to see. Korey Smith tidy enough, but I think he has the lowest ceiling out of everyone in the team.
I don’t think Waghorn suited his role in the side, personally, I just think you play him centrally or don’t bother. You wouldn’t play Collins wide left so you shouldn’t Waghorn. Sibley didn’t really do enough, think it was evident that he’s still not quite up to speed fitness wise which is a shame. NML pick of the bunch from the attacking midfield three but all of them would’ve expected more of themselves.
Collins was excellent. Threw himself about, battled and scrapped - well deserved two goals.
Same issues still remain, we struggle to retain control of the ball and pace of the game. The back four really limited the Carlisle attack to anything decent but there’s just too much erratic play amongst the team, so desperate to get the ball forward that we’re playing so many hopeful balls. Fornah tried to play Collins and Waghorn in behind a couple of times, it’s just not their game, I have no doubts that he’s been asked to move the ball forward quickly (as are most of them) but it doesn’t half end up looking like a dog’s dinner more often than not. 
Still, the win today is exactly what I predicated: Leaning on an underfunded side, with a mixture of players massively out their depth and players trying their best to do 2/3 people’s jobs. Warne will continue to win games like this, for sure, and with a run at underfunded sides coming up then it should leave us in a decent position going into the winter period. I’d just love to see us adapt some control to our play - that was the first time this season that Carlisle had more of the ball than their opponents. I know it’s an elective by-product of how we play, but I don’t like it. I just feel like we’re leaving so much more out on the table in terms of performance. 

Exactly I mentioned this a couple weeks ago. Before we hired Warne the first footballing thing Clowes should have done was figure out what style of football should this club adopt and what will fans enjoy and then hired a manager who fits that or a director of football to implement this from a wider club standpoint so therefore we are impenetrable from the manager merry go round. Currently we have a plan in which if Warne goes by sacking or if he gets snatched by being successful (if pig's fly!) then what? What direction do we go next?
It's so counter-intuitive to not have every single age group playing the same formation because you have potentially a talent in the youth who could never make his breakthrough because the first teams tactic's are so alien to them. Max Bird is an early example. He's been moulded by playing 4-3-3 learning off Thorne/Huddlestone. From what i've seen of the Under 21 and 18's they both still playing 4-2-3-1. How are we ever going to find out if there is a wing back in the youth for Warne's 5-3-2 if that's the case.
Arguably i think the majority of us enjoy a possession based 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 because that's what we've been used to over the last 10 years that's why Warne's football is so grating to a lot of us because we have not been used to this style of play. You could say patience and time could help it but I just see clear gaps in the future progression of the club on the pitch.
 
 

Thought i'd have a look at Carlisle since i don't know much of them or how they play. So far they have had only one game with over 50% possession which was vs Harrogate in the league cup (51% that game) so this could be a very ugly game to watch in terms of keeping the ball.

All I can think of is Paul Warne must have been visited by the Ghosts of Derby's past last night after watching that

All I can think of is Paul Warne must have been visited by the Ghosts of Derby's past last night after watching that

All I can think of is Paul Warne must have been visited by the Ghosts of Derby's past last night after watching that

All I can think of is Paul Warne must have been visited by the Ghosts of Derby's past last night after watching that

All I can think of is Paul Warne must have been visited by the Ghosts of Derby's past last night after watching that

All I can think of is Paul Warne must have been visited by the Ghosts of Derby's past last night after watching that

All I can think of is Paul Warne must have been visited by the Ghosts of Derby's past last night after watching that