Source: PA
Savage calls for Rams belief
Derby midfielder Robbie Savage has urged his team-mates to believe they can win the FA Cup ahead of the fifth-round tie with Birmingham.
As a former Blues player, Savage is not exactly lacking motivation for the clash at Pride Park but is happy to ramp up expectations following a morale-boosting win over Newcastle in the Coca-Cola Championship in midweek.
"This is going to be a fantastic occasion and something we are all looking forward to," Savage told www.dcfc.co.uk. "Of course we are underdogs, we all know that. They are a Premier League side who have done superbly this season.
"However, we are one of 16 teams still left in the competition and we have to go into the tie not just believing we can win the game but with the belief that we can go all the way.
"I mean, why not? We have shown that, on our day, we are a match for anyone and a lot of the so-called bigger names in the Premier League have already been knocked out.
"There is no point even taking the field without belief and I for one will be making sure that we are well fired up when the whistle goes at 3pm."
