We thought Hodgson was bad for this kinda ****! 
STRIKER Tomasz Cywka was on the end of a stinging verbal attack from manager Nigel Clough following Derby County's draw at Portsmouth.
Derby led through Steve Davies' 34th-minute strike going into the final minute of normal time at Fratton Park on Saturday.
Portsmouth pushed for an equaliser, which came when David Nugent's volley flashed past Stephen Bywater.
But Clough felt Cywka should have done better seconds before Pompey scored.
And the angry Rams boss let the Polish Under-21 international know.
"We would like some players who in the 89th minute don't lose the ball 20 yards outside their own box, which is what Tomasz Cywka did and which is what led to us conceding a goal – but he is inexperienced and not a very bright footballer," said Clough.
Asked if he thought there was a possible foul on Cywka as he tried to run the ball out, Clough added: "I'm not sure but it shouldn't have actually got to the point of a foul. He should have chested the ball and hooked it into the corner flag – that is what experienced and good players do in that situation.
"Tomasz tries and runs around a lot but doesn't make very good decisions on the pitch.
"He has been with us 10 months and he is still doing things like that.
"So he can go back to Wigan or wherever he came from, I am not really bothered, until he learns the game.
"It is frustrating when we are dealing with people who are doing things like that.
"Things like that, I'm sorry I just can't fathom. I don't know what goes through their heads.
"We ask the players why we want them to put the ball in the corner sometimes and they say 'to waste time'.
"If you want to waste time, you could kick the ball over the stand but they don't know that it's the furthest point on the pitch from your own goal. We have to explain that to them.
"All the effort is there, so then all we're looking for is a bit of thought, care and concentration at times, which can win you games.
"For ex-players, I think that is the hardest thing to comprehend because to us, that is the easy part."
Clough signed Cywka on loan from Wigan Athletic last season and the deal became permanent in the summer.
The 22-year-old was a regular starter in the Rams' winning run earlier this season.
He made his first start in seven games on Saturday and partnered Steve Davies up front as Derby changed to a 4-4-2 shape.
Clough agreed Cywka was full of confidence earlier this season.
"Everybody else was playing with confidence and this is the most he has played and it is beginning to tell now. It is not a physical thing with him, it is mental. If players don't learn, you move onto the next one," said Clough.
Portsmouth's last-gasp leveller denied Derby what would have been their first win in six matches and only their second in 12.
Clough was also annoyed that substitute Chris Porter did not get on the end of a teasing free kick from Ben Davies in stoppage time.
"If you're Chris Porter and you've come on for the last 20 minutes after being left out, I'd have thought you would be throwing absolutely everything at that," said Clough.
"Miles Addison had come up from the back and having made that 50-yard run to get there, you would have thought he would throw absolutely everything at it too."
Clough was scathing in his public criticism of defender Dean Leacock and midfielder Paul Green following the 5-2 defeat by Nottingham Forest at the end of December.
Derby led through Steve Davies' 34th-minute strike going into the final minute of normal time at Fratton Park on Saturday.
Portsmouth pushed for an equaliser, which came when David Nugent's volley flashed past Stephen Bywater.
But Clough felt Cywka should have done better seconds before Pompey scored.
And the angry Rams boss let the Polish Under-21 international know.
"We would like some players who in the 89th minute don't lose the ball 20 yards outside their own box, which is what Tomasz Cywka did and which is what led to us conceding a goal – but he is inexperienced and not a very bright footballer," said Clough.
Asked if he thought there was a possible foul on Cywka as he tried to run the ball out, Clough added: "I'm not sure but it shouldn't have actually got to the point of a foul. He should have chested the ball and hooked it into the corner flag – that is what experienced and good players do in that situation.
"Tomasz tries and runs around a lot but doesn't make very good decisions on the pitch.
"He has been with us 10 months and he is still doing things like that.
"So he can go back to Wigan or wherever he came from, I am not really bothered, until he learns the game.
"It is frustrating when we are dealing with people who are doing things like that.
"Things like that, I'm sorry I just can't fathom. I don't know what goes through their heads.
"We ask the players why we want them to put the ball in the corner sometimes and they say 'to waste time'.
"If you want to waste time, you could kick the ball over the stand but they don't know that it's the furthest point on the pitch from your own goal. We have to explain that to them.
"All the effort is there, so then all we're looking for is a bit of thought, care and concentration at times, which can win you games.
"For ex-players, I think that is the hardest thing to comprehend because to us, that is the easy part."
Clough signed Cywka on loan from Wigan Athletic last season and the deal became permanent in the summer.
The 22-year-old was a regular starter in the Rams' winning run earlier this season.
He made his first start in seven games on Saturday and partnered Steve Davies up front as Derby changed to a 4-4-2 shape.
Clough agreed Cywka was full of confidence earlier this season.
"Everybody else was playing with confidence and this is the most he has played and it is beginning to tell now. It is not a physical thing with him, it is mental. If players don't learn, you move onto the next one," said Clough.
Portsmouth's last-gasp leveller denied Derby what would have been their first win in six matches and only their second in 12.
Clough was also annoyed that substitute Chris Porter did not get on the end of a teasing free kick from Ben Davies in stoppage time.
"If you're Chris Porter and you've come on for the last 20 minutes after being left out, I'd have thought you would be throwing absolutely everything at that," said Clough.
"Miles Addison had come up from the back and having made that 50-yard run to get there, you would have thought he would throw absolutely everything at it too."
Clough was scathing in his public criticism of defender Dean Leacock and midfielder Paul Green following the 5-2 defeat by Nottingham Forest at the end of December.
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