Championship

COCU HAILS DAVIES AS EXAMPLE

by
The LeaguePaper Team
27 October 2019

CHAMPIONSHIP
DERBY boss Phillip Cocu held up captain Curtis Davies as a never-saydie inspiration after he played more than 50 minutes of the midweek win over Wigan with a broken nose.
The 34-year-old defender was accidentally kicked in the face by Latics striker Kieffer Moore eight minutes from half-time, but saw out the game, with the Rams securing a 1-0 victory.
“When you play on with a broken nose, that says something to the team,” said Cocu.
“He was in a lot of pain and you have to be strong mentally. He gave nobody an excuse to go down one notch and everybody had an e...

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