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BBC News
05-05-2025
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- BBC News
🎧 Eustace transformed Derby... what's next?
"A lot of people wrote off this team... but Derby weren't done for, weren't done for at all, because John Eustace has got the best out of these players."It took him a couple of games, three games in total; as soon as he knew what he needed to do with this group of players, we saw the transformation."The Rams Daily team are joined by former Derby players Malcolm Christie and Eric Steele to reflect on Derby's goalless draw against Stoke City, another year in the Championship and heap praise on the head coach that secured interviews with boss John Eustace, captain Ebou Adams and midfielder Harrison to the full episode and more on the Rams Daily podcast.
BBC News
03-04-2025
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- BBC News
'How much better does this feel?'
Former Derby County striker Malcolm Christie says it's a "collective effort" between the players, head coach John Eustace and fans which has helped them to a fourth win on the 2-0 victory over Preston at Pride Park on Friday evening was the first time the Rams have won four consecutive games since March last year in League One - and the first in the Championship since July 2020."A job well done, isn't it?" Christie told the Rams Daily podcast after the win moved Derby out of the relegation zone and one point clear of danger with seven matches remaining."The performance in that first half was a forgettable performance in many respects."But they came out with a renewed vigour in that second half. I've said it all the time, just get the ball in the right areas and this Rams team have got players there that can attack the ball."Credit to Callum Elder again putting the ball into the right areas, Nat Phillips attacking the ball. Fantastic."And obviously the finishing… Craig Forsyth, really good finish on his left foot and Jerry Yates, Johnny-on-the-spot in the six-yard box for 2-0."Derby players warmly applauded the fans who were terrific again. To hear the crowd and just to see that league table. How much better does this feel?"Christie said "this is what we've wanted" and that Eustace was "as animated as we've seen him" at full-time."He's loving it, as the players should and as the fans should as well," Christie added. "It's been a long, hard slog of a season in many respects and finally things are looking up and not down at the moment."Credit to the support base that stuck by this team and finally we've got something to put smiles on our faces, which is brilliant." Listen to all the reaction to Derby's victory over Preston on the Rams Daily podcast on BBC Sounds.
BBC News
28-01-2025
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- BBC News
Derby must change style of play to survive
Former Derby County striker Malcolm Christie has said the Rams must change the way they play if they are to get out of relegation was speaking following the 2-1 defeat at Cardiff City on Saturday, his old club's sixth successive Championship defeat."Its something that I've said - I'm not just jumping on the bandwagon because we're not getting the results. It has felt a little bit predictable," Christie told BBC Radio Derby."I've said it for so long about this Rams team - they have to be so much better in possession with a slightly different style of play."Having started every league game he has been available for this season, Jerry Yates - who has scored six league goals - was also called into question by Christie."Direct from crosses, Jerry Yates has scored one goal direct, and that was a deflected cross," the 45-year-old said."Why were we playing that way, being so one-dimensional, when you have Jerry Yates as your number nine?"That is my big bugbear and that's why I wanted to see a different style of play and a different way that we approach games with the creativity that we have - playing through central areas rather than playing out wide because it hasn't worked."I saw some signs on Saturday that playing two up front with [Lars-Jorgen] Salvesen up there could be better."
