{"id":541625,"date":"2020-01-26T16:44:41","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T21:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=541625"},"modified":"2021-05-06T21:36:10","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T01:36:10","slug":"derby-county-goalless-draw-in-fa-cup-shows-need-for-signings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/01\/26\/derby-county-goalless-draw-in-fa-cup-shows-need-for-signings\/","title":{"rendered":"Derby County Draw in FA Cup Shows Need for Signings as Rams Fail to Score"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Derby County were forced to settle for a replay with Northampton Town after their FA Cup fourth-round tie ended goalless on Friday night.<\/p>\n<h2>Derby County Draw in FA Cup Shows Need for Signings as Rams Fail to Score<\/h2>\n<h3>Struggling Performance<\/h3>\n<p>Phillip Cocu named a strong side including Wayne Rooney, Jack Marriott and Chris Martin but the Rams couldn&#8217;t produce a single shot on target.<\/p>\n<p>Youngster Jason Knight played out of position on the right-wing as Derby County were frustrated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/league-football\/league12\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">League Two<\/a> side.<\/p>\n<p>Knight was one of the Rams&#8217; brighter sparks at the PTS Academy Stadium but he highlights the lack of a proper winger available to Cocu.<\/p>\n<p>Florian Jozefzoon is the only recognised wide-man at the club but has made just one substitute appearance since October.<\/p>\n<p>With the window closing on Friday, this should be something on the top of the Dutchman&#8217;s to-do list.<\/p>\n<p>Derby were forced into fielding Craig Forsyth alongside Curtis Davies in central defence; something the full-back has been asked to do numerous times this season.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Scotsman struggled with the Cobblers&#8217; direct approach and looked vulnerable to mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>With less than a week to go, Cocu is still yet to bring a central defender through the door.<\/p>\n<p>The likes of Cameron Carter-Vickers of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/leicester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leicester City<\/a>&#8216;s Filip Benkovic were linked at the start of the month, both potential loan-signings.<\/p>\n<p>Benkovic is highly-rated but the Croatian will only move once the Foxes bring in a replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"gsFvuhjWR0BHOeqczrvyjA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1195919126\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'gsFvuhjWR0BHOeqczrvyjA',sig:'u7X-HzRI8Q7swU_uh3nI-Exh4BUUkcsFwXsUUn9p6DM=',w:'594px',h:'432px',items:'1195919126',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derby County were forced to settle for a replay with Northampton Town after their FA Cup fourth-round tie ended goalless on Friday night. 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