Draw was a fair result, says Derby County boss Nigel Clough after Nottingham Forest clash
DERBY County manager Nigel Clough felt that Saturday's 1-1 draw with rivals Nottingham Forest was the right outcome, based on the balance of play.
The Rams trailed to a Chris Cohen strike at half-time but Jamie Ward, making his first start since the end of September, equalised in the 52nd minute to earn the home side a share of the spoils in front of a packed Pride Park crowd.
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Nigel Clough
“It was probably about the right result, although we did press on in the second half after we equalised – so a point is about fair, I think," said Clough.
“Despite going a goal down, the players kept doing the right things and our performance overall was pretty good, so we’re happy as they gave us everything once again.
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“Local derbies can sometimes fail to live up to the hype but this was a really good football match between two good sides – and it was more free-flowing than the last few meetings.
“With a young and inexperienced side, we were 1-0 down at home in a local derby but the players showed plenty of character to get back level."
Comments
by karina05
Sunday, January 20 2013, 7:23PM
“Possibly true, but the playoffs are clearly a bridge too far this season. 7 points away from 6th. And they have a game in hand. We have reliably flitted between 9th and 13th this season. Win a couple, drop a couple of games, with the odd draw mixed in. Still lacking a ball winning midfielder and a reliable striker.. And a real leader on the pitch. Only way we're frying them is if/when Hughes its sold.”