INTERVIEW: ‘We Want Home Wins’ – Clark Targeting Pride Park Improvement

Derby County midfielder Bobby Clark says the team are desperate to pick up more wins on home soil, starting with tonight’s visit of West Bromwich Albion to Pride Park Stadium (8pm kick-off).

After earning away victories over Preston North End and Charlton Athletic in the space of four days earlier this week, the Rams now boast the second-highest points return on the road (24), with only Middlesbrough picking more (25) this season.

But Clark says he and his Derby teammates know they need to start transferring such superb away form to their Pride Park contests, making the most of the fervent home support.

Ahead of Friday evening’s clash with West Brom, Clark spoke to RamsTV to discuss Tuesday’s win over Charlton, his advanced midfield role, and his desire to reward the Pride Park faithful with more home wins.

On His Want To Improve Home Form

That's the big thing we're speaking about now. Obviously, we've got that strong away form, which is very good, but we want to get more wins at Pride Park in front of the home fans.

On A Gritty Win Against Charlton

It was a tough battle throughout the game. Getting that second goal to go 2-0 up gave us a bit of safety in the game.

We had a few chances that we could have put away, and I thought we dominated the game. They snuck one in and then you get a bit nervous towards the end, but we ground it out.

On Playing Higher Up The Pitch

Playing just a bit higher than the other two midfielders gives me a bit more freedom to make runs in behind - as I did for my goal on Tuesday - and just get a bit more involved in the final third in making things happen, as well as contribute more assists and goals.

That's the biggest thing now. I just want to get as many goal contributions as I can, both goals and assists. I think in the position I'm playing, with a bit more freedom, that'll come.

On Adapting To The Championship

When I came in, I hadn't played football consistently for a good six months. That first game hit hard, and I was very tired, to say the least. I think I really started to kick on when I went into that central position.

There have been loads of games in a short period of time, but my body's feeling really good. I'm feeling fit, I'm feeling strong, and it's only benefiting me as a player.