If you remember I used to back Derby a couple of times and got burned every time. It’s not that I hate them, I actually enjoy the way they “fight and fight and fight” round by round, and every goal scored is piece of gold for them. I’m only sorry for their great fans that will probably see their team in Championship next season, as there’s no other option for this side, that is the worst in EPL for certain.

One interesting thing I’ve noticed with Derby, they tend to do better on the road. Maybe it was not the case in the first half of the season, but from what they’ve shown of late, that’s a fact we should consider. I mean, you go to Bolton and play on the same foot, and then get thrashed at home with Wigan? They were actually fortunate to only lose 1-0, as the Latics have had loads of chances, and it’s happened against Blackburn and City too. The same amateurish mistakes in defence, and the same incapacity of playing decent football.

What’s strange with this team is that they always think they can do it, I mean they rush forward like they had Nistelrooy and Messi up front, meanwhile their defence stays predisposed to counter-attacks from the other side, which usually kills them round by round. If they played clever defensive-minded football they could have had a chance to survive, and take Birmingham or Wigan for instance, two teams that don’t have a lot more quality, but who perform much better due to their smart tactic. And it mostly happens at home, probably because of their fans who cheer them up, that’s a disadvantage in this case as Derby pushing is suicidal in my view.

And Tottenham Hotspur are the perfect side to thrash a team like Derby. It’s going to be a scenario of the first match between them two, with Spurs winning 4-0 in a match that could have easily ended 7-0. They got fast wingers and wise strikers, and the attack is their main weapon, hence I’m going with the Spurs.