I don't know how long you have supported the team, but if you look back at our history, that has always been our problem since we got promoted to top flight football.
Play well against a good side and shite against a bad side and too many teams we just never can beat.
Let's just hope Frank Lampard can beat the hoodoo when we play teams like, Swansea and Preston North End.
Last season (presumably 22/23 too) we our record against the bottom half was impressive, iirc. Hull were one such hoodoo team so that’s a positive step in the right direction!
Derby didn’t even try to play, to only have 11 shots/2 on target/1.23 xg is poor.
You’ve also got the fact he was playing 5 at the back at home with our marquee attacking midfield signing at LWB and Saka out of position in the centre.
Chance creation has been significantly better in all of Frank’s games. Even in his toughest fixture, WBA, we bettered our Derby stats (17/4/2.21).
The striking thing about that Derby game was just how stale it felt. Leading up that match Robins just couldn’t decide on who to play or what formation. That couldn’t have been good for 4-5 players, especially the wingers who we had signed for a 4-2-3-1 system to play 3-4-1-2. Whereas, with hindsight, he probably should’ve just doubled down on the team from 23/24.
From what I’ve seen, we look better on the ball and off it under Lampard. Which doesn’t mean that much at this point because it is only 4 games in. However, the quality of the coaches and even FL himself, the team ought to improve. I do think we need to be aiming for a good 3-4 game win streak over Pompey to Millwall.