Leeds won the play-off first leg 1-0 away from home.
Leeds United’s impressive victory away at Derby has left Frank Lampard searching for answers.
Leeds have now beaten the Rams three times out of three this season.
The Whites have a 1-0 advantage heading back to Elland Road for the second leg on Wednesday.
Lampard has admitted that he is worried, with Derby unable to play their ‘usual’ game against Leeds.
The Rams boss is quoted by the Yorkshire Post admitting that Leeds’ pressing game left Derby’s players flummoxed.
He said: “I wanted us to play better. We didn’t have confidence on the ball, people weren’t playing angles.
“The speed of Leeds press means you have to have balls on the pitch to receive it and we went away from that a little bit. That is my message, I suppose.”
Lampard now drastically needs to rethink ahead of the second leg to try and avoid a repeat of Derby’s defeat.
Leeds’ lead is not insurmountable, but Derby will have to play a lot better.
Derby’s players will have to be quicker on the ball, and adapt to Leeds’ pressing game.
With a vociferous Leeds crowd to factor in too to distract Derby’s players, the second leg will not bean easier.
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