Derby boss Eustace 'under no illusions'

John Eustace's two defeats as Derby boss follow the Rams' winless 10-game run before he took charge

Derby County boss John Eustace said he knew what he was getting into when he swapped the top six of the Championship for the bottom three by leaving Blackburn Rovers to join the Rams.

But, having so far drawn two blanks from his first two games, he admits that the chief task is finding a way to score goals.

The Rams have now managed just five of them, in their winless 12-game league and cup run since beating managerless West Bromwich Albion 2-1 on Boxing Day - and even that was with an own goal.

"We have to improve in the final third," Eustace told BBC Radio Derby. "It's very evident where we need to improve.

"I was under no illusions as to how difficult it was going to be. But I'm here for the long term not the short term.

"The lads are working hard on the training ground. But we need to create more chances. And that just comes from hard work on the training pitch.

"It's very hard to get that magical solution straightaway, but there's lots to work on. And all we can do is keep working with the boys and see where it takes us.

"I'm really disappointed to lose. We didn't deserve to lose, although we probably didn't do enough to win either.

"We were up against a very difficult team in Millwall who haven't lost many games out of the last 10 or 11, so we knew it was going to be tough. But the attitude was very good and the lads never gave up."