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"Burnley pushed us back for long spells, but we certainly didn't plan to sit back as much as we did. We worked very hard and restricted them to very few clear cut chances and we're close to grinding results out away from home.
"It is disappointing today but we've shown we're not a million miles off, and we need to balance grinding results out with playing our game as well. We can't defend for 80 minutes or so like we did today, it is too long to hold on.
"We gave the ball away at times and you get that mindset of last-ditch defending, even in the first half."
Clough admitted: "Without Commons and Bueno out there to perhaps create something, it is difficult although Luke Moore scored a cracking goal for us. Kris has scored in all our away wins so we did miss him a lot, and he can create something as well.
"We've had three or four players down with the bug lately, Kris' partner and child had it earlier in the week too. We had John Brayford struggling with it as well on Thursday and Friday, so hopefully we've seen the last of that now."
Brian Laws singled out the patience of his players as they sought to get something from a game in which Derby defended their lead in such numbers. "We were worthy winners and patience was the key word today because we had to be," the Clarets' boss said.
"People might throw formations at me, but you have to assess the opposition because they come with a game plan too. We obviously set out to win the game and be as fluent as we can, particularly at home, but you can only play as well as the opposition allow you to and I thought today what Derby decided to do was allow us to have the ball at the back and fill in the gaps.
"Although we had a hell of a lot of possession, we couldn't get the ball into the areas we wanted. We were adaptable though and eventually it paid off.
"We made the change ten minutes before half time and in the second half we said look, if they are going to sit deep it has to go wide and we have to play our triangles and manipulate the ball in good areas to cross the ball in good areas.
"The second goal epitomised that. We went down the side and a quality ball and a great finish gave us the win we fully deserved. The patience won us the game, and I have to say the supporters were also patient today. Sometimes they give me a lot of stick, but today they showed their patience.
"When they get impatient and grumble it makes the players feel they have to rush things forward, so the fans deserve a big pat on the back too."
Speaking about the goalscorers, Laws added: "Congratulations have to go to Tyrone. He practices and practices those free kicks every day and I have never known a man like him do that every day in training.
"His rewards are very few and far between and I am delighted for him because that's his first goal for us and it capped a great performance.
"Corky has been fantastic for us and we are delighted to have him here for the rest of the season. Beyond that, Jack knows exactly what we want to do, and if and when we can do something, we will."