Clarets head coach Scott Parker felt his side controlled the first period of the game but couldn't quite find that final ball in the 0-0 draw with Derby County.
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00:00I thought we started the game really, really well, to be fair, for 30-35 minutes.
00:04We were every bit of the team we wanted to be and didn't manage to get a goal in front,
00:11really took the game away from Derby, quite in a crowd down, limited them to not a lot really.
00:18But I think it's fair to say we knew what we were going to come and face here really.
00:21They're a side that put you under pressure in terms of the areas they play the game in
00:26and they go from back to front pretty early and direct and they've got a way which obviously causes you problems.
00:33We needed to be defensively very solid, we needed to be diligent in everything we did in our basics really
00:39and I thought we did that very well, hence why we come out of here with a draw,
00:44a team that are top of the league for set plays, look for throw-ins and obviously it can cause you problems.
00:51The game becomes a 50-50 game at that moment with a set play, it can be in your box
00:54and we defended that very, very well.
00:59But yeah, overall it's a point game for us, we came here with full intention to try to win the game,
01:05we've not managed to do that tonight but a lot of positives.
01:08Yeah, we did, yeah, we needed to try and, you know, during that half-hour spell,
01:14we needed to obviously try and get our noses in front really
01:17and maybe the game becomes a little bit different for us.
01:20Back end of the first half, they gain a bit of pressure by camping in that final third against us
01:26and like I said, we defended it well.
01:28Second half, a couple of little bits but there was nothing really to shout about
01:32and the game ends in a 0-0 draw really.
01:35Well, I just think it's part of the game really, we always speak to the team about momentum
01:39and momentum swung a little bit, for sure it swung a little bit.
01:43Could we control that a little bit better?
01:44I'm not sure because like I said, if the ball's going in certain areas, you have to defend that,
01:49you're now near your goal, you want to try and not concede corners and not concede throw-ins
01:54because that pressure comes a little bit more.
01:57I think at that point, if you can't gain momentum, certainly you need to defend it and stand up to it
02:02and we did that very well.
02:03Thank you very much.