Mon 29 Sep - Posted in Breaking News
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Defender Dion Sanderson says Derby County are ‘taking steps in the right direction’ and will be looking to kick on when they face Charlton Athletic at Pride Park Stadium on Tuesday night (8pm kick-off).
Sanderson has featured in all seven of the Rams’ Sky Bet Championship matches since joining on loan from Birmingham City in August and was a stand-out player at the heart of defence in Saturday’s away 1-1 draw against Wrexham and the previous 1-0 win on the road against West Bromwich Albion.
The 25-year-old’s loan move to Pride Park saw him playing under Head Coach John Eustace for the fourth time in his career.
Sanderson sat down with RamsTV ahead of Tuesday’s clash with the Addicks to discuss the away draw at Wrexham, his start to life with the club and preview midweek football under the lights.
After looking back at it, I am a bit disappointed, as I think we could have got more from the game. However, a point away from home anywhere is a good result; I guess it's a step in the right direction. We've got a busy week, so hopefully we can back it up with two wins.
As I didn't have a proper pre-season, I wasn’t expecting to play so much. I knew it would take a while for my fitness to come good in training.
I have been put into the thick of things, and it was quite tough, but I've enjoyed it so far. I've loved every moment of being here and I can feel myself getting fitter, stronger and improving with every game.
There have been a few games where we haven't lost and have been picking up points, but that means we still have to ask: What could we do better as a team going forward?
We want to build that home form to win games and make sure that teams are going to be scared to come to Pride Park, and that's the culture we have to build. The point at the weekend isn't such a bad thing to lead us into this match.
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