Robbie Savage has reacted angrily to claims that the Derby players don't respect the coaches.
Rams skipper insists players do respect the coaching staff
Derby captain Robbie Savage has reacted angrily to claims that the players do not respect some of the backroom staff.
The Rams were hammered 4-1 at home to Scunthorpe at the weekend in the Championship to make it five games without a win for Nigel Clough's side.
Defeat meant the club missed the chance to put further daylight between themselves and the drop zone, with Derby still five points clear of the bottom three.
The 4-1 loss was met with jeers and boos from the Pride Park faithful, with radio phone-ins claiming that the first-team had lost faith in the coaches.
"I sit in that dressing room every day and (the coaches) are up to the job 100 per cent and so is the manager," Savage said.
Pedigree
"Johnny Metgod played for Real Madrid for a start. Gary Crosby played in four or five cup finals for Nottingham Forest. Martin Taylor played in the top division and Andy Garner was a very good lower league player and played for Derby.
"I've never heard one player question the manager or somebody who's played for Real Madrid or somebody who's played in the Premier League.
"The fans have a right to boo us off the pitch at half-time and full-time but booing us back on to the pitch (for the second-half) doesn't help.
"I'm sure the manager would like to sign 11 players and put them in the team but he can't.
"All we can do is go out there and try our best but in the last three home games it hasn't been good enough."
