Ex-Cats target Savage faces Derby axe
One-time Sunderland target Robbie Savage could be rested for Derby's clash with the Black Cats.
Manager Paul Jewell said: "Robbie is very low on confidence at the moment.
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"He is playing with injuries that he probably shouldn't be.
"He will be an effective player for us, but like a few players at the moment he is ineffective."
Jewell added: "His performances are going to attract criticism.
"He is almost trying too hard, and we might have to say 'let's try and get him properly fit and back to where he has been for most of his career'."
When Robbie Savage opted to join Derby in the January transfer window he said he snubbed Sunderland because boss Roy Keane didn't want him enough.
He said: "It's well known that Sunderland put in a bid for me but I never really felt that they were too keen."
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