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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>New Derby County boss Wayne Rooney said his team’s concentration levels were below par in Saturday’s Championship (second-tier) loss to Rotherham United but backed them to respond strongly when they face Bournemouth on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Former England and United striker Rooney has called time on his illustrious playing career after being named Derby boss on Friday. He had been interim boss following Phillip Cocu’s departure.<\/p>\n

But his first game as permanent manager did not go according to plan as Jamie Lindsay scored a late winner for Rotherham to leave Derby second from bottom in the 24-team league with 19 points from 23 matches.<\/p>\n

“The only positive … is we play again on Tuesday. The lads know they can perform better than that, so I expect better when we play again,” Rooney told reporters.<\/p>\n

“Rotherham outfought us. Our quality on the ball and our concentration levels weren’t where they should be. That’s the disappointing thing. If I’m being honest, I don’t think we deserved anything from this game.”<\/p>\n

Derby suffered a Covid-19 outbreak at the club recently but Rooney said that was not the reason for their disappointing performance.<\/p>\n

“Obviously, the preparations over the last few weeks have been hampered because of Covid but that’s not an excuse … The lads looked good and sharp in training the last few days,” Rooney added.<\/p>\n

“You understand players making mistakes. But hopefully it’s a one-off and we can respond properly.”<\/p>\n

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