Adams Expresses Confidence in Derby’s Competitive Spirit After Burnley Draw

Following a weekend where Derby County received criticism for their defensive approach in a 2-0 defeat at Leeds United, midfielder Ebou Adams commended the Rams’ response during their match against Burnley. Derby held the promotion-chasing side to a goalless draw at Turf Moor on Tuesday night, effectively restricting the Clarets to very few scoring opportunities. “Look, we can actually compete,” Adams told BBC Radio Derby. “These lot [Burnley] have just come from the Premier League and we’ve just gone toe-to-toe with them.” “We, I thought, had the best chance with Jerry Yates so I thought we’ve done really well.” Burnley’s goalkeeper James Trafford denied Jerry Yates a potential second-half winning goal, with the Rams striker subsequently firing the rebound into the side netting. However, the draw concluded Derby’s three-game losing run and moved them up to 16th place in the Championship table. “If we were a little bit more thorough with our passes then we could have got a goal,” Adams added.