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Cocu insists his Rams will buck up

By Dave Long

CURVE BALL: Watford’s Joao Pedro scores their winning goal. Inset: Derby’s Wayne Rooney and Watford’s William Troost-Ekong battle for the ball
PICTURE: PA Images

PHILLIP Cocu believes there are reasons to be cheerful after watching Derby go down fighting to Watford on Friday night.
Cocu has now seen his side lose four of their opening five league games this season, but says there were positive signs in this latest setback.
The game had been short on quality and invention for most of the contest with both keepers largely untroubled in the first half, a...

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