DERBY FOCUSED ON CATCHING READING – DAVIES

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Derby County defender Curtis Davies has stated that the target is to catch Reading who are fourth from bottom on the English Championship with three teams expected to drop down to League One at the end of the current season. The veteran centre back talked about the Rams finishing above Reading in an exclusive interview with media outlet Hull Live. Curtis Davies was speaking ahead of the league meeting between Derby County and former team Hull City. According to him, Hull City are too far ahead of Derby County at the moment in the bid to escape relegation at the end of this season.

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Curtis Davies played the whole game for Derby County as they defeated Hull City 3-1 at home last week Tuesday to boost their bid to avoid relegation. Despite the win, Derby County are still more than ten points off the Tigers. As things stand on the Championship log, Hull City have 15 more points than Derby County.
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DAVIES GIVES INSIGHT INTO DERBY MENTALITY

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Derby County defender Curtis Davies has given an insight to the mentality amongst the players and the coaching staff at the club in their battle to stay in the English Championship beyond this season. Curtis Davies gave an insight into the Derby County mentality while he was on the Totally Football League Show podcast.

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The Rams are in trouble in the English Championship this season as they try to stay in the division with a 21-point deficit. The club had been punished earlier this season for going into administration and for financial fairplay breach. Derby County were given a 12-point deficit for going into administration before being handed a nine-point deficit for financial fairplay breach to make a total of 21 points. To this effect, Derby County have just four points as the last team on the English Championship table and they are 17 points off safety at the moment with 24 games left to play.
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DAVIES OFFCIALLY A FREE AGENT

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Experienced defender Curtis Davies is officially a free agent after his contract with English Championship outfit Derby County expired at the end of last month.

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Curtis Davies has not been offered a new Derby County contract till date meaning that he’s free to sign for a new team. He missed the majority of last season at Derby County due to injury as the Rams struggled to retain their English Championship status. In the end, Derby County confirmed their stay in the Championship for at least one more season after a dramatic 3-3 draw at home to Sheffield Wednesday.
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DAVIES CREDITS MCCANN FOR HULL PROMOTION

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Derby County centre back Curtis Davies has praised Hull City manager Grant McCann for the role he played in guiding the Tigers back to the English Championship after one season in the third tier of club football in England.

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Hull City are back in the second tier after they won the League One title this season and Curtis Davies believes that McCanndeserves to be commended for overseeing the Tigers’ promotion to the Championship after they were relegated under his watch last season.
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OLISE BACKED FOR PREMIER LEAGUE MOVE

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Reading star Michael Olise has been backed for a Premier League move this summer by Derby County defender Curtis Davies.

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Olise has been one of the best players in the English Championship this season and Curtis Davies has been impressed with the quality he has shown in the colours of the Royals this season.
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DERBY DEFENDER EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT IN BRIGHTON DECISION

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The news that Brighton had sacked Chris Hughton after the last game of the season came as a surprise to many. Hughton job never seemed to be under threat despite the poor second half of the season and several of his former players have come out to express their support for the Englishman.

One of such players is Derby County defender Curtis Davies who posted a message on Twitter expressing his disappointment in the decision. Davies played under Hughton at Birmingham in 2011 and became one of the leaders in the team.
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CURTIS DAVIES HAS CLAIMED THAT MATEUSZ WAS “NOWHERE TO BE VISIBLE” DURING THE WIN OF LEEDS UNITED

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Curtis Davies has finally laid into Mateusz Klich for just kicking off the contention during the win of Leeds by 2-1 against the club of Bolton on the last match when he literally poured water back of Joe Williams.

A foul by the Ezgjan Alioski in the very 2nd half resulted led to coming together between both of the teams and confronting each other, but it was exacerbated by the actions of Klich as Davies thereafter claimed that he was actually “nowhere to be visible” after that incident took place.
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DAVIES DISAPPOINTED WITH DERBY LOSING LEAD

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Curtis Davies is disappointed that the team Derby County lost their lead following their 1-1 draw at Pride Park Stadium. The player admitted that they could not match the energy levels of Sheffield United, hence their inability to win the first game of the year 2018.

The Rams went ahead through Matej Vydra in the 24th minute but Leon Clarke drew level for The Blades before the half hour mark. The visitors fought hard throughout the encounter and deserved a share of the spoils.
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CURTIS DAVIES: ANYBODY CAN LEAD THE PACK

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Curtis Davies says anybody can lead the line at Derby County. David Nugent, Chris Martin and Sam Winnall have all started for the team in recent weeks as the manager found best. Martin started the new term before Nugent replaced him. He netted twice against Bolton but he has been replaced by loanee Winnall.

Winnall scored as Derby played a 1-1 draw with Birmingham City but against Cardiff, he struggled. Martin was called on but the game ended in a goalless draw. Coach Gary Rowett does not have a stable pick, rather he calls anyone that can get the job done. With the East Midlands derby match against Nottingham Forest, there is no known man to lead the pack.

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