3/1 To Win
Derby County Head Coach John Eustace praised his side after they recorded their fourth win on the bounce with a 2-0 victory against Preston North End in the Sky Bet Championship at Pride Park on Wednesday night.
After a stalemate in the first half, the Rams were clinical at the start of the second with two goals in quick succession through Craig Forsyth and Jerry Yates.
The result sees the Rams take 20th position in the table with seven games to go in the league campaign.
Eustace caught up with RamsTV to give his thoughts after his side’s win following a two-and-a-half-week break from Championship action.
On four wins in a row in the Championship…
I'm just really pleased for the boys. The effort they've shown since we've come in has been fantastic. We've had two weeks of real hard work on the training pitch. I was delighted, after having three wins in a row, to go again after two and a half weeks. It was a big game for us, and it was a positive result.
On the message at half-time that led to a quick start to the second 45…
I felt that in the first 15-20 minutes, we looked a little bit nervous. Preston had a lot of possession but didn't hurt us, so I wasn't too worried about that. I knew that when we won the ball back in that first half, we needed to be better with it in the final third. I think the quality came out in the second half and to start the way we did was great. The boys have been working very hard on the set-pieces, the free-kicks, the corners and sustaining the attacks.
On everyone chipping in and believing…
The most important thing is that we're very competitive and the boys believe in what we're doing. We go into each game with a plan, and even at half-time, the boys showed great focus and asked lots of questions. We really believe in the game plans, and it doesn't matter who scores as long as we're creating and we're hard to play against. That's all I'm asking for at the moment.
On Jerry Yates getting his goal…
I’m absolutely delighted for him. His work since I've been here has been sensational. He's an outstanding professional, and he certainly deserved his goal tonight after all the effort he's put in of late.
Words: Hannah Walker
