Derby’s celebration… pic.twitter.com/MuY30gPSEV
— Rob Staton (@robstaton) May 15, 2019
Derby County players mockingly referenced the Leeds United Spygate incident from earlier this season after beating them in the playoffs on Wednesday night.
In January, Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa admitted sending a member of staff to covertly watch over Frank Lampard’s Rams in training.
Derby players enjoying this one pic.twitter.com/MbcEIsdv7b
— Matthew Stanger (@MatthewStanger) May 15, 2019
However, the man did not manage to fulfill his task, with Derby reporting a man acting suspiciously outside their training ground to police.
In the aftermath of Derby’s penalty shootout victory at Elland Road, their players held imaginary binoculars to their eyes to troll their vanquished opponents.
Yep. They went there. pic.twitter.com/rQvxJUX35X
— Si Lloyd (@SmnLlyd5) May 15, 2019
Despite losing the first leg of their semi-final 0-1, Derby won 4-2 in the return fixture to set up a Wembley final date with Aston Villa.
The game will see Lampard and Ashley Cole come up against their former Chelsea teammate John Terry.