Derby County assistant manager Richie Barker had said that the Rams will be treating their game away at Notts County in the EFL Trophy as they would any other game.
The Rams travel across Brian Clough Way over to Nottingham on Tuesday night to face Notts in their second Papa John’s Trophy match, after triumphing in their first with a 2-0 win over Lincoln City.
Notts are currently top of League Two, and boast players like former Derby striker David McGoldrick amongst their ranks.
Richie Barker praises Notts County
Notts are a team not to be underestimated, and Barker told the club website that manager Paul Warne and the team know that.
“They’ve done ever so well off the back of promotion last year but it’s also a bit of a local derby and not far for the fans to travel. We want to keep our good away record going and it’s a competition that, once you start getting beyond the group stages, people start to take a bit more seriously. It’s a good way for us to sign off in this little section between the breaks.”
Richie Barker says Derby will be preparing the same as normal
In terms of preparation for the game, Barker says there will be no difference to the usual.
“We will be doing the same process in terms of the analysis, the training and the preparation. Obviously we’re without a couple of players through international call-ups but it’s a game we want to win.
We’re unbeaten in this little section between the international breaks so we want to continue that and hopefully a win will put us through to the next stage. Winning is a habit and ensuring we continue on this run is important to us.”