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Comment | Clash of the titans – Preview
by TacticalR at 13:41:05
Thanks for your preview.
Yes, we are very forgettable at the moment (except for our lapses in defence). For a while it looked like we had at least solved our scoring problem, and now that has come back to haunt us. This means when the opposition scores it feels like the game is over (and it probably is).
This is third 'oppo in crisis' team we have encountered this week, and we haven't done well so far. In fact we seem to be developing a little crisis of our own. Are we back to never winning the ones we're supposed to win? |
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Comment | QPR continue to slide as Saints set off on new march – Report
by TacticalR at 12:32:05
Thanks for your report.
As others have said, there is something so frustrating, unconvincing and ponderous about our play, especially when you get the feeling that none of our attacks is going to lead to a goal. It means when the opposition scores first the game is pretty much over (an early opposition goal is a complete hammer blow).
Watching Southampton's first goal I don't think it was quite as bad as it looked first time, the ball came at Mbengue unexpectedly, even if he did make a mess of controlling it.
Burrell chance in the first half was a good one. A more experienced striker would have hit it first time. His goal in the second half was excellent: something out of nothing and at least it gives us a positive to cling to. |
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Comment | Clash of the titans – Preview
by sinceApril66 at 12:12:13
Deeply resonant about my nostalgia/desire for continental escape… Thank you very much, Clive; so intensely and compellingly written. (Do you really not have a half-written novel you could finish..?
If Nick Hornby hadn’t written High Fidelity, I’d have understood myself even less well; ex-wife once jokingly (?) pretended it was my autobiography).
And I’m more hopeful about QPR, despite the current difficulties! We have a much better squad than for years (even if it’s sometimes like an inconsistent patchwork quilt) and a manager I have faith in, even though some of his decisions seem bizarre. If we can add Ronnie and Seny and a couple of full-backs as effective as RND I’m still looking forward to contending for the play-offs. |
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Comment | The mother and father of all hangovers – Oppo Profile
by TacticalR at 14:54:37
Thanks to Oli.
Sounds like a nightmare, and completely unexpected given last season's results (until right at the end of the season). It was a mistake to get rid of Wilder, and now he's been left with a weakened team. Having said that surely Wilder can keep them up if anyone can? |
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Comment | QPR continue to slide as Saints set off on new march – Report
by HastingsRanger at 10:38:32
Thanks Clive, even though (rightly) it was reading.
Is there anyone who can explain our passing out from the back - the only virtue I can see is time wasting - and after a minute at 0-0 I am not sure why we would be doing that! And furthermore, it's got worse, as the eventual/inevitable big boot now comes from inside our 6 yard box, so we have lost yards!
As mentioned above, this slow build up (no build up, actually) is just what any opposition wants. We actually have some fast players now, so why are we not using this and increasing the intensity from the off and stretching teams. When they were forced to do this later on, it was effective.
Highlights would show a good game but there were some awful moments too. I thought Southampton were poor and were there for the taking. To allow them into the game and indeed win was a very poor result indeed.
At least Burrell's goal was something to enjoy and shows what Varane is capable of (almost Wilkins-esque v Leeds!). We should be looking for more of this and when it doesn't work, fight to get the ball back and try again.
Another long season, I fear! |
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Comment | QPR continue to slide as Saints set off on new march – Report
by JPC at 09:38:47
I think the tempo points are excellent. My frustration watching the game is the number of times we string some passes together or beat a man, or beat the press, then play it back and we’re then treated to 8 or 9 sideways passes while the opposition resets. It’s not a plea to lump it forward, more to just keep the ball moving forward and put some pressure on teams. I was at the game with a Southampton supporting mate and I think they were there for the taking - the last 10 minutes effectively showed that this was a team with a very rickety defence. I’m also not convinced that playing Chair as one of our forwards is working - Kone and Burrell for me, with Chair possibly playing left. He’s gone back to his old habit of slowing the game down. |
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Comment | QPR continue to slide as Saints set off on new march – Report
by mwooly75 at 03:40:47
For me - the problem on Wednesday was tempo. Until they scored their second we did things far too slowly and looked like we were missing a number 9 - Smyth, though good defensively, wasted a number of opportunities when set free on the right and we couldn’t get Koki in the game at all. Once they went 2-0 up, we started doing things quickly, throw ins, free kicks - Morgan came on and put in snappy forward passes- something Varanne seems incapable of- and Kone pushed their centre backs back 10/15 more yards.
Start with this tempo and the game would’ve been won by halftime.
Agree about the ref, excellent.
Not sure of the answers for Saturday- Hayden in for Varanne, maybe Morgan for Madsen who looks tired and like we’re overdependent on him being the forward passer in the middle ( perhaps he needs a break ) - oh and someone tell Dembele if someone runs off you like that - pull their shirt to stop them if necessary- it’s what Southampton did to him and that free kick in their half for us ended back at Nardi’s feet for some strange reason!
The tinkerman keeps tinkering with the side - a new left back on Saturday due to RND not being allowed to play, Kone back on to start ( maybe a rest for Burrell ) Hayden back in for sure - 4 or 5 changes coming in yet again methinks
COYRS- let’s go into the next international break with a win ffs ! …. |
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Comment | QPR continue to slide as Saints set off on new march – Report
by Marshy at 20:20:47
The opposition always do their homework, and what they have found is that JS effectively plays the same set up, formation and tactics in every match. He doesn’t seem to vary them, and has no Plan B, it’s the same old same old. As a result we are very easy to play against. Although what we also have to take into consideration is that whilst our squad on paper looks actually quite good, a number of our recent signings have never played at Championship level, and a manager that has never managed in the Championship. Therefore at times we are weak and naive.
It was certainly a better performance against Southampton than Ipswich, but we are so wasteful. When are we ever going to learn with set pieces. Most of our corners and free kicks are woeful. Yet when we’re on the other end of them we can’t defend, and the ball ends up in the back of our own net (example Ipswich). I’m not sure what the solution is, and doubt if JS knows either. The next few games will be crucial and if there is no improvement and we start slipping down the table, I could see a change of manager on the cards. I hope this is not the case as I quite like JS, and really want him to succeed. |
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Comment | QPR continue to slide as Saints set off on new march – Report
by BayardRanger66 at 17:12:30
Clive you seem slightly less angry than after Saturday? - think there is a case to be made for feeling significantly worse about the state of affairs after this defeat to a vastly inferior side to Ipswich - very little evidence of lessons being learned - the two man CM experiment needs to be ditched again as per this time last year |
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Comment | Still slides away as Saints’ Sport Republic nightmare deepens – Oppo Profile
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Comment | Turn and face the strange – Preview
by TacticalR at 13:31:33
Thanks for your preview.
If Southampton have watched our game against Ipswich they will have told their players to flop down around our box at every opportunity to get free kicks.
Despite their indifferent form they do have players who have given us trouble over the years, such as Adam Armstrong and Ryan Manning.
Let's hope their xG-based renaissance/no manager bounce doesn't begin tonight. |
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Comment | Town’s four-star Halloween fright night leaves Rangers reeling – Report
by Oxfordhoop at 11:57:06
Great report Clive. They don't write themselves! Nice to meet you finally after the Millwaal game. Wanted to agree with the point above about the ref and pushing. At the time I made the comment that he'd ignored Ipswich pushing our players from behind throughout the first half and then finally awards a free kick against Hayden for very little contact just outside the box. Little moments change games. Don't think we deserved to win but it was a turning point. |
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Comment | Town’s four-star Halloween fright night leaves Rangers reeling – Report
by francisbowles at 09:51:50
Excellent, as balanced as possible, report. A couple of points though.
The ref seemed to have a change of interpretation of pushing at half time. After allowing Ipswich to push everyone at will, in the first half, he then penalises Hayden, in a critical position of the pitch, for the first push in the second half. Not saying we would have got anything from the game but we had been doing okay since equalising. That decision led to the game turning moment.
Throw ins! I sit in SA Rd so I'm not sure whether Furlong was offending or not. However, I feel most of us may not understand what 'foot position' constitutes a foul throw. There was an explanation on here a few years ago, which seemed to indicate most of us had been coached incorrectly as young kids.
From law 15 The Throw In.
The thrower must: have part of each foot on the touchline or on the ground outside the touchline.
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