Eustace says Derby must learn from Millwall defeat

Derby boss John Eustace says his players must learn the lessons from their painful defeat at Millwall.

Derby lost ground in the play-off race when they were beaten 1-0 at The Den and they missed three good chances near the end, while Patrick Agyemang hit the post in stoppage time.

Eustace told BBC Radio Derby: "I'm disappointed to lose. I thought second half, we were excellent and we've got to take the chances when they're given to us.

"It just wasn't good enough today. In the first half, we didn't get tight enough in midfield. That was very evident and we made changes at half-time, we were a lot more competitive.

"You know to concede again, another soft goal on our part. Millwall are going to score from free-kicks and corners and for us not to defend the second or third phase is disappointing. We have to learn from it and we have to stop conceding those kind of goals.

"I think the free-kick, which led to their goal certainly wasn't a free-kick. I think sometimes, you know, it just takes a bit of a calm head to make the right decisions. I've got to be careful what I say, of course, but even at the end, it could easily have been a penalty for the foul.

"So listen, we're disappointed, but we've got to take a lot of heart and we were very positive in the second half. We've come to a team third in the league, doing very well, and put in a really good performance in that second half."