In the end, it might not have been the result that Derby County's fans wanted. Their side were held to a 0-0 draw by a resolute and focused Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday night.

However, they played extremely well and did everything but score. They had many more shots than the visitors, but didn't get enough on target to grab the win.

They retained the ball well, moved it from side to side effectively and created plenty for the rather wasteful forwards to spurn.

One player who did seem to be involved was Craig Bryson, the Derby veteran who has seen plenty of managers come and go. He's still there, at the heart of Lampard's revolution. Is he an integral part of it?

FLW shines a spotlight on the Scot to find out.

Bryson is an all-action midfielder and is always likely to complete 90 minutes if he plays, which is exactly what he did. He likes to get on the ball and move it around, creating space and opportunity.

What he didn't seem to do, at least not on Tuesday night, was win the ball of his own accord. He made one tackle in his 90 minutes on the field, committing one foul also.

He wasn't keen on travelling with the ball either, making just one dribble. He did win an aerial duel though - not bad going for a 5ft 7in midfielder.

Where he really succeeded was passing the ball to a teammate. He made 54 passes, but his sole intention was always to recycle the ball and move it onwards. Of his 54 passes, 76% were successful.

Whilst it wasn't a domineering, all-action display that some midfielders put in, Bryson did buy into the pass and move philosophy on the night and certainly played his part in the 0-0 draw on his first-team return.

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