Matchday Thread: Derby v Southampton

[ramAnag]

I don't think we were fortunate. A draw was probably the right result

You saw 90 odd minutes, I saw about ten, so I’ll happily go with your verdict.

[MadAmster]

Well, chalk and cheese, that one compared to Charlton. Of the 23 on the park, only one had an off day. Derby fans treated him to a couple of choruses of "ya dunt no wot yer doin". Saints fans were less generous with their "yer jast a cant wiv a wissuw".

On the footballing side, best Rams performance this season, IMO. We did that with 37% possession. Could have ended in a goal fest but the 2 keepers weren't going to give goals up easily. We still need to up our game on passing. Theirs were crisper and more accurate. Theirs aided moves. Ours slowed them down as the recipient had to stop in order to get control of the ball, thereby giving them time to get back into position. We deserved a point but, again IMO, no more than that. A combination of plyers has been blamed for their goal, at the time I said it was down to Armstrong ploughing on and not giving up aided by the ricochet off Clarke. I've not changed my mind after seeing the highlights.

I still think we would be better off with Morris back in the 9 role with Aggy playing off him.