Quote Originally Posted by ramAnag View Post
According to Sky tonight, after 40 matches in charge Cocu’s and Lampard’s records are virtually identical...only separated by a two goal GD.
So who has achieved most for Derby?

Lampard got us to the play off final and it remains to be seen if Cocu will, though personally I doubt it.

On the other hand Lampard immediately introduced three youngsters of Premiership quality who he basically built the team around last season.

Not only has Cocu had to cope with the loss of those three players who, along with Keogh, were the heartbeat of that side, but he has also had to deal with more in the way of bad luck and complications this season than some managers encounter in a whole career.

So, in my opinion, uncomplaining Cocu wins the day. The way he has managed disaster after disaster this season and still managed to introduce the youngsters so effectively and keep us in contention has been mightily impressive.

Thoughts?
Difficult one and how do you compare given the seasons ahve been so different? The enforced break seems to have rejuvenated Derby and we continue to get wins - some my quibble about performances but ultimately its results that matter and so far so good.

Given what Lampard has achieved at Chelski in the top flight then he is the better manager at the moment. If Cocu gets us to a play off final then he will managed the same achievement, if he gets promotion then he will ahve achieved more its that simple - the whys and wherefores to who has achieved more are irrelevant IMO.

However I will say that if we get top 6 then my assessment of Cocu earlier this season was wrong. In fact given where we are I'm happy to admit he seems to be a good appointment.