Billy Davies admits the 6-0 defeat at Liverpool was another 'big learning curve' for his Derby County players.
Anfield hammering tough for Rams
Billy Davies admits the 6-0 defeat at Liverpool was another 'big learning curve' for his Derby County players.
The Rams' previous away game in the Premier League was a 4-0 loss at Tottenham and the top-flight new boys suffered another heavy defeat at Anfield.
Though Davies was unhappy with the free-kick which led to Liverpool's first goal, he acknowledged his players contributed to their own downfall.
"The opening 20 minutes I was reasonably pleased and I thought we moved it around, and had one or two breaks," Davies told
Sky Sports.
"I felt quite comfortable, and then I've got to say I was very disappointed with the first goal, with the free-kick given against us. I felt at the time it was a poor free-kick.
"It was a tremendous free-kick and there was great pace on the ball. It was very difficult to defend against, and then they get the goal we tried to avoid.
"It was naivety and the timing of the goals, and the manner in which we gave them away, you can't do that against players like Liverpool have.
"It was a big, big learning curve for us again."
Very naive
Davies feels Ryan Babel's goal just before half-time, which put Liverpool 2-0 up, was a key moment in the match.
He added: "I said at half-time that was the killer blow because if you come in at 1-0, there's always an opportunity to come out with a little more confidence in the second half.
"To lose that goal at the time we lost it was very naive and very indisciplined again, but the goals in the second half, and the manner in which we get caught in possession, was very, very naive of us."
