Former Derby County star Shaun Barker is of the opinion that the Rams haven’t been excellent at Pride Park this season.
Derby suffered a shock 2-1 defeat by the hands of Nathan Jones’ Charlton Athletic at Pride Park on Tuesday, regardless of main the sport with a Fortieth-minute strike by Eiran Cashin.
Tuesday’s recreation marked the second recreation in a row for the Rams the place they did not seal three factors regardless of taking the lead within the first half.
Barker identified that Derby’s dwelling performances haven’t been excellent this season and pressured that Paul Warne’s facet typically did not outcompete their opposition at Pride Park within the ongoing marketing campaign.
The former Derby defender highlighted that in tight video games, the Rams have showcased an absence of want to push the opposition to create respiration house for themselves after scoring the primary objective.
“Performances in general at home have not been outstanding”, Barker told Derby County’s official media.
“They haven’t been at a degree the place you’re feeling they’ve overrun, outcompeted and dominated the opposition, and people video games the place we have been snug winners, besides that.
“In the other games where it was quite tight and quite close, you always feel we get a goal and then we never push on, we never kick on to give yourself a breathing space and to really put the sword to the opposition and that was clearly the case in the game today.”
Derby have now suffered back-to-back defeats in League One and they are going to be decided to show their kind round towards Port Vale on the weekend.