Will comeback win signal mentality shift at Derby?

After 49 games in charge of Derby County, John Eustace finally secured his first win for the Rams after falling behind.

Eustace's style of play has come under scrutiny after his record in management had seen him take charge of 160 games but win only two of them after coming back from a deficit.

It has been clear across his tenure at Derby, as well as other clubs, that he is not the type of manager who focuses on expansive attacking football.

Instead, he is a manager who prioritises organisation and pressing out of possession to create chances.

I believe Eustace's style of play is largely the reason his turnaround rate in games is so low - but I would not like to see Derby play any other way.

For me, Eustace is bringing the best out of this Rams team and, if anything, we are overachieving by being eighth in the table on 51 points after 35 games.

For some perspective, Derby beat their total points tally for the whole of last season by overcoming Blackburn on Saturday, which is evidence that the work Eustace has done has been nothing short of remarkable.

For most teams I feel as though a stat like this would bring a defeatist mentality, and you would see more 'total capitulation' after they fall behind. However, I don't think we've seen that with Derby.

The biggest example for me, would be Hull City away last Tuesday.

Derby twice fought back to level. But ultimately the Rams went on to lose that game.

And for a majority of fans, it was not a question of Derby not having the desire, mentality, or quality to turn it around. It was more just a sheer lack of luck, and lack of clinical finishing.

This has been a common theme.

But now that Derby are rid of this record, I am intrigued to see whether we do start taking more risks after falling behind in games, like we saw on Saturday.

I am also curious to see how other teams look to play against Derby.

Up until this point, whenever a team has taken the lead they haven't - for the most part - smelt blood and run away with the game.

They have mostly tried to sit back, create the two banks of four defensively, and make it really difficult for Derby to break them down.

Knowing that Derby have now proven their ability to overcome that kind of set-up, I do wonder if we will see teams try and be slightly more expansive? And if they go ahead and attempt to kill the game off, it could work hugely in Derby's favour.

Particularly with the idea of gaps opening up in midfield and wide areas for the likes of Bobby Clark and Patrick Agyemang to exploit.

It has never felt as if Derby are dead and buried after they concede, despite their struggles to get that comeback win, but it is good to finally have some evidence to back it up.

Going forward, I hope ending this drought changes the mentality of supporters and that we can feel more confident in the team even if they fall behind.

You can often catch Amelia Warren as a guest on BBC Radio Derby.