No change to the way we will train in wake of storm
that it happened at other places and it’s all fine, that’s just not what it is, as far as I see.
“I wouldn’t partake in it - and that’s the end.”
If Leeds are promoted this season, do you think this incident will taint that achievement?
”Listen, they are a good team. They’re a big club who have been out of the Premier League for a long time. I don’t think this subject is one that is going to be defining, whatever way the FA or the League deal with it.
“I would be wrong to stand here and throw negativity over it. I’ve made my thoughts clear on it - but more importantly, Leeds are a very good team, hence why it was clear that our result and performance wasn’t to do with the whole story, it was more that they were better than us on the day.
“Leeds are now parked, as far as I’m concerned.
“We’ve played them twice and I’m focused on Derby County.
“I wasn’t happy with it. I’m not naive to think that things (don’t) go on in life, not just in football. But I also can’t walk the perimeter of my training ground while coaching the team and preparing for the next day.
“There’s nothing we could have done about that and if I was upset with it, it doesn’t mean that I change my preparation with the team. We did everything the same.
“The fact is that Leeds performed better and that’s the end of it. We were never going to gauge how much this affected the game. You can’t gauge things like this. All you can do is see how the players perform. They performed better than us.”
Do you want an apology from Bielsa?
”No, he said everything he had to say. And this is the last I’ll speak about it.” FRANK Lampard insists he will not change his Derby County training plans in the wake of the “spygate” controversy.
Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa admitted to sending a member of staff to watch the Rams train ahead of their Championship clash.
A man was apprehended by police outside Derby’s Moor Farm training ground on Thursday following reports of someone acting suspiciously.
It turned out he worked for Leeds and was on a secret scouting mission.
While Bielsa claimed he had done nothing wrong, Lampard was far from happy.
Despite that, the Rams boss has no plans to make any changes to the way he prepares his side for matches.
“We won’t train on different pitches, they are all similarly placed,” said Lampard.
“We have security here. Maybe we didn’t expect it to be compromised as it was - but I won’t change anything.
“We’ll carry on training and working and hope it doesn’t happen again.
“We’re not in a position to build a big tall wall and we do have public land around us.”
The Football Association are looking into the incident, along with the EFL, to see if any further action should be taken.
It is unclear if Leeds have broken any rules, though EFL regulations state: “In all matters and transactions relating to the League each club shall behave towards each other club and the League with the utmost good faith.”
“Let’s see how this is dealt with - it might change slightly in terms of the rules,” Lampard added. Derby County’s Moor Farm training complex.
“The FA and League have certain rules on how clubs treat each other. I think it falls under that banner, so let’s see.
“There are loads of things we talk about in football like diving or people trying to gain an advantage, so I’m not sure what will change.”