Derby 1-3 LCFC Post Match

[Noahfence]

28 minutes ago, lcfc81 said:

Did we end with 7 out of 11 players from our academy? 

Dies anyone know the most we have ever had? 

Stolarczyk

Thomas 

Nelson

Choudhury 

Page 

Aluko 

S Thomas 

 

We signed Silko from Chelsea or picked up as a free agent 2 years ago so not technically from our academy but still counts I suppose? 

[lcfc81]

3 hours ago, Noahfence said:

Stolarczyk

Thomas 

Nelson

Choudhury 

Page 

Aluko 

S Thomas 

 

We signed Silko from Chelsea or picked up as a free agent 2 years ago so not technically from our academy but still counts I suppose? 

Thats really interesting. I didn't realise that about silko thomas. 

Still a great achievement. 😊

[Gamble92]

One very honest assessment on the Derby Forum

 

[Leicesterpool]

Fantastic performance and result yesterday, so good to come home from away day so full of joy and excitement after witnessing that. When Leicester go for it, we look such a dangerous side. Lets push on with this result and climb that league table, we certainly know what were capable of.

[Pliskin]

I’ve managed to watch the game back in whole after not being able to see it. 
 

And I have mixed emotions, naturally it’s great to see us batter Derby……. Again, but I’m also a bit ****ed off, why has it taken this long to play like this? The system was definitely tweaked, and we were more aggressive, more front footed, played on the transition more, and managed to get the wingers 1v1 more often…..

 

What caused the shift? Desperation? Did the penny drop? It’s one game I know, but it was night and day to previous performances……

 

Once Okoli is back, just **** Faes and Winks off all together, it’s clear they’re rotten and it’s funny how our shocking form coincides with those pair being in the team. 
 

This needs to be a marker to move forward from. Rely on the academy, they’re more than capable and with experience they will grow. 
 

I want to see more Nelson, Monga, Page, Aluko, Evans ****ing everyone, play Motsi as well **** it. 
 

But a much more encouraging performance, but it needs to continue, we can’t revert back V Bristol just because we’ve had one win. More of the same please. Build the team around James.

[oldbluefox]

1 hour ago, Pliskin said:

I’ve managed to watch the game back in whole after not being able to see it. 
 

And I have mixed emotions, naturally it’s great to see us batter Derby……. Again, but I’m also a bit ****ed off, why has it taken this long to play like this? The system was definitely tweaked, and we were more aggressive, more front footed, played on the transition more, and managed to get the wingers 1v1 more often…..

 

What caused the shift? Desperation? Did the penny drop? It’s one game I know, but it was night and day to previous performances……

 

Once Okoli is back, just **** Faes and Winks off all together, it’s clear they’re rotten and it’s funny how our shocking form coincides with those pair being in the team. 
 

This needs to be a marker to move forward from. Rely on the academy, they’re more than capable and with experience they will grow. 
 

I want to see more Nelson, Monga, Page, Aluko, Evans ****ing everyone, play Motsi as well **** it. 
 

But a much more encouraging performance, but it needs to continue, we can’t revert back V Bristol just because we’ve had one win. More of the same please. Build the team around James.

I couldn’t agree more. I’m heartily sick and tired with slow build up, possession football where it’s easier to pass the ball backwards rather than create anything, tippy tappy to me to you football that bores the hell out of me. Little wonder there is little atmosphere we’ve all been bored into submission with nothing to cheer. 
I’m hoping that after the Sheffield United debacle we learnt something and have adopted some of their tactics in pressing high and moving the ball with more aggression and more purpose. Please let it not be a one off. 

Edited 7 December 2025 by oldbluefox

[AyewJoking]

22 hours ago, funkyrobot said:

No. First goal was assisted by JJ. Skipp scored the second (so couldn’t assist) and 3rd assist was Thomas. 

Yeah sorry i somehow made that up in my head

[when_you're_smiling]

1 hour ago, Pliskin said:

I’ve managed to watch the game back in whole after not being able to see it. 
 

And I have mixed emotions, naturally it’s great to see us batter Derby……. Again, but I’m also a bit ****ed off, why has it taken this long to play like this? The system was definitely tweaked, and we were more aggressive, more front footed, played on the transition more, and managed to get the wingers 1v1 more often…..

 

What caused the shift? Desperation? Did the penny drop? It’s one game I know, but it was night and day to previous performances……

 

Once Okoli is back, just **** Faes and Winks off all together, it’s clear they’re rotten and it’s funny how our shocking form coincides with those pair being in the team. 
 

This needs to be a marker to move forward from. Rely on the academy, they’re more than capable and with experience they will grow. 
 

I want to see more Nelson, Monga, Page, Aluko, Evans ****ing everyone, play Motsi as well **** it. 
 

But a much more encouraging performance, but it needs to continue, we can’t revert back V Bristol just because we’ve had one win. More of the same please. Build the team around James.

Part of the first half display was because Derby set up to try and get ahead early. Having been 3-0 down past two games might have helped us here because Derby tried to do the same and left masses of gaps in behind. Even Ayew went through on goal at one pint and got a shot off.

 

It was a lesson in how not to play against us. We won’t get as much space again in a first half. 

[Pliskin]

9 hours ago, when_you're_smiling said:

Part of the first half display was because Derby set up to try and get ahead early. Having been 3-0 down past two games might have helped us here because Derby tried to do the same and left masses of gaps in behind. Even Ayew went through on goal at one pint and got a shot off.

 

It was a lesson in how not to play against us. We won’t get as much space again in a first half. 

Well yes, Derby were guff, but we still had to play….

 

Jow many good teams have we actually played? Only Cov and Stoke have looked anywhere near something that resembles a football team. Everyone else has been gash, but do have we…… hence why a lot of us have been asking for more aggressive front footed football. Forget the “possession based” approach, because we simply can’t do it. 
 

Regardless of how shit we think we are, there’s no better player than Fatawu in this league, there’s not many better than James…. Plus we’ve got players who are more than capable of performing at this level…. We’ve seen some hideous football, even against some very poor teams, regardless of how Derby played, we still were more direct, aggressive and attacked the space Derby left, plenty of teams have done the same thing, but because of the way we’ve been playing we’ve not been able to break them down. 
 

When we remove the likes of Faes and Winks, we suddenly attack with less passes, we’re getting the ball forward with one or two passes and it means you’re turning the opposition defence around much quicker. 
 

I’ve been majorly critical of Marti, and the team, if you’re going to be majority critical you then have to accept when something has changed for the better. 
 

The weekend was better, but we need to see it again, this needs to be what we see going forward. 

[ourla]

“One swallow does not a summer make, neither does one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy.”

 

But yeah, great performance and result, let's see if there are more swallows to come.

[SpacedX]

5 hours ago, Pliskin said:

Well yes, Derby were guff, but we still had to play….

 

Jow many good teams have we actually played? Only Cov and Stoke have looked anywhere near something that resembles a football team. Everyone else has been gash,

But this simply isn't true. Preston, Hull, Millwall all acquitted themselves well and the rapidly improving Southampton were a credit to themselves. Portsmouth also deserved a win rather than a draw for their pressing in the second half.