Phillip Cocu hopes to use his network of contacts to attract loan stars to Derby | Soccer

Phillip Cocu said he has no hesitation in calling on his numerous contacts as Derby County seeks to use the lending market that propelled them to the final of the playoffs last season. The Dutchman, who was announced on Friday as successor to Frank Lampard, acknowledged that relations with elite clubs could prove decisive if Derby wanted to reach his goal of placing in the top six in his first season in England.

Cuckold, who has a four-year contract, declined to discuss individual goals but said it would be "difficult" for the club to sign Fikayo Tomori or Harry Wilson again, even though Derby would have clearly expressed admiration for the latter. Should Liverpool be loaned to Welsh? Mason Mount, who also spent last season in Derby, should be involved under Lampard in Chelsea.

"If you look at the value of these players, they were very important last season," said Cocu, who signed a loan agreement with Kieran Dowell, of Everton. "We have to be sure of the players we are going to look for. We must try to find the right balance in the team. The market is not so simple right now. You always use your contacts in the world of football; there are many agents and technical directors.

"If we feel we need a player for this team, we try to convince the other side that it would be a good step for a player on loan to be part of our team for his development and to create the value for the next season. Are many players available or not because the Premier League clubs do not have their team in place yet? But there will be a lot more movement in the next two weeks, I'm sure. Derby also has very good relationships with many good teams. "

Coke attendees Twan Scheepers and Chris van der Weerden, as well as first team coach Liam Rosenior, participated in a series of interviews with broadcasters and national media. responsible for Fenerbahce, who dismissed him in October.

"The president had some ideas, but for many reasons, what we had in mind was simply not possible," said the 48-year-old. "There was a penalty from UEFA. Working as we wanted it did not work, but it's also football. But that does not change the way I look at a club before I get in. After a few conversations, you get the following feeling: "That's how I see football and want to develop and play with my team. It's a match, it's a match; let's go. We never guarantee 100% that it will work, but the feeling we have now is really good. "

Mel Morris, the owner of the Derby, suggested that the club had added about 30 to 40 million pounds to the market value of Mount, Tomori and Wilson, because of the thriving trio last season. On the subject of Cuckold, Morris said that it quickly became apparent, at their first meeting in London, that the former midfielder had been energized by the philosophy in place.

"I left with Stephen Pearson, my general manager, and I said that if he refused us, we were going to have trouble with the next round of interviews after this one because Phillip was really good, "said Morris. "We were surprised that he was available. We did our homework on him and him on us. I told him at the beginning that if it was a Premier League salary or salary, we could not do it, but if he was literally trying to recover from what happened If he's gone to Fenerbahce, he might find it's a big house for him. When we met, we could feel his enthusiasm for what we are trying to do. "

Morris, who asked him if he felt Derby needed a prestigious appointment to thwart Lampard's departure, replied, "I heard the players talk about the respect Frank was asking them for to do and Frank's ability to demonstrate these things, and to illustrate parts. People do not question that level of talent.

"You can have a manager who joins you and it takes longer to get that conviction from a manager who has not played. If you have someone who has already done it, I think players respect it mbadively. Teams break up because belief breaks down, belief disappears, "we can do it", we believe in the manager's tactics. These are the things that cause you these pitfalls and that's the way you bounce and you find the conviction that's the key. "