text: Derby County boss Phillip Cocu takes dig at Cardiff City and reveals the big decision that left him fuming - Wales Online
  The Dutchman has become the latest to criticise Cardiff City's style of football under Neil Warnock
  Updated 10:51, 16 SEP 2019
  Derby County manager Phillip Cocu has become the latest to comment on Cardiff's style of football
  Derby County boss Phillip Cocu says he was pleased by how his side matched up to a team that "doesn't really want to play" in Cardiff City on Friday night.
  The Bluebirds emerged from Pride Park with a point after Robert Glatzel's first-half penalty cancelled out Scott Malone's early opener.
  It was a game unlikely to have left many neutrals on the edge of their seats, with Cardiff still searching for a first away win of the new campaign.
  However, Rams boss Cocu insists he was happy by the way in which his side stood up to the visitors, and seemingly couldn't resist taking a dig at at Cardiff's direct approach, which is clearly continuing to ruffle feathers.
  "We had to deal with a team who doesn't really want to play," he told Rams TV after the game.
  "They are extremely direct, so we have to be physical. I told the boys after the game that I'm proud of the way we fought them and how we tried to play as much as possible to get the ball down.
  "We created good chances and showed a good reaction after the Brentford game."
  Robert Glatzel of Cardiff celebrates after scoring his first-half penalty
  The Dutchman is the latest high-profile figure to comment on Cardiff's style of football under Neil Warnock, an approach that drove Cardiff's promotion to the Premier League two years ago.
  Former West Ham boss Sam Allardyce recently leaped to the defence of the Yorkshireman following comments made by Echo columnist Nathan Blake. You can read the Cardiff legend's view on it all here .
  Meanwhile, although he was pleased with how his side coped with the physicality of the Bluebirds, Cocu was left convinced his side should have had a penalty shortly before Glatzel's own spot-kick.
  "I think the decisions, major decisions, decided the course of the game," he continued.
  "It's hard to take at the moment because we started the match really well and scores early.
  "We had good energy in the team and I think the penalty decision on Martyn Waghorn was clear.
  "It should have been a penalty, which would have given us the chance to go 2-0 up.
  "Instead, we had a penalty against us a few minutes later. I felt there was a handball in the build-up so it's hard to take at the moment and especially for the players and fans."