| Everything but the goal - Report on 17:11 - Dec 1 with 5465 views | NorthantsHoop |
I enjoyed this game, this in my opinion was the best I have seen Rangers play over a full 90 minutes this season. In recent years and with fingers crossed when we do well at Watford our season improves. I also got the feeling that the players confidence is a lot higher after the win at Cardiff and you could see that live. Clive, thought Madsen deserved a higher mark, think he had his best game so far for Rangers and is starting to get into a Championship groove at last. | | |  |
| Everything but the goal - Report on 17:14 - Dec 1 with 5466 views | Northernr |
Got booked after two minutes. Missed an absolute sitter. Got hooked after an hour and Varane was a vast improvement as his replacement. | | | |
| Everything but the goal - Report on 17:25 - Dec 1 with 5358 views | FrankRightguard |
Starting from a pretty low bar mind! | | | |
| Everything but the goal - Report on 17:31 - Dec 1 with 5304 views | Northernr |
And we're talking about the difference between a 5 or a 6. | | | |
| Everything but the goal - Report on 17:33 - Dec 1 with 5286 views | Paddyhoops |
Standing in the away end watching that performance was bewildering.
We were a really good watch . Worked space and chances with ease and as you say with better finishing we would have won this game.
Everyone excelled apart from Paal and a jaded looking Morgan. | | | |
| Everything but the goal - Report on 18:00 - Dec 1 with 5113 views | PeterHucker |
Never ceases to amaze me how Clive spends a lot of effort writing these match reports, and pretty much every time the first replies are from people quibbling about the marks given to the players.
It's ok, Clive is allowed to have a slightly different opinion to yours.
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| Everything but the goal - Report on 18:02 - Dec 1 with 5115 views | QPR_Hibs |
A wise man once said:
The ratings, always the ratings .... | |
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| Everything but the goal - Report on 18:08 - Dec 1 with 5073 views | Northernr |
It is a bit soul destroying. Somewhere in the region of 60,000 words this week all told. With travel. With day job.
First comment every time - he that was a six not a five.
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| Everything but the goal - Report on 18:36 - Dec 1 with 4879 views | NorthantsHoop |
Sorry if you take it that way Clive was not mean't to be critical, football can be very subjective and we all see things differently, just felt Madsen's improvement in his overall play was there to see yesterday, but take your points on the early booking and the miss. | | | |
| Everything but the goal - Report on 18:40 - Dec 1 with 4858 views | Northernr |
Same reason Morrison got a 6 not a 7 - missed a great chance, which is the reason we didn't win.
But there really isn't much difference between a 5 and a 6 or a 6 and a 7.
And in general this supposed big improvement in Madsen isn't evident to me. He looks fcking wooden. | | | |
| Everything but the goal - Report on 18:41 - Dec 1 with 4798 views | stainrods_elbow |
It's a game of opinions, and that's the beauty/silliness of it in the end. In the end, how we see football is as contestable as the game itself. [Post edited 1 Dec 18:43]
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| Everything but the goal - Report on 18:43 - Dec 1 with 4832 views | E17hoop |
Good shout on Field MotM with so many competing.
We're loving Saito right now - doesn't stop, complete respect. Accidental collision in the 2nd half and stands over their player to make sure he's OK. Since Chair's been out he's assumed that inside left position and wonder where he'll be when Chair's back. | |
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| Everything but the goal - Report on 18:49 - Dec 1 with 4780 views | ManinBlack |
The match write ups have frequently been more entertaining than the football and I have never even looked at the player ratings to quibble with. There is no better write ups of games at any club than we see on this site.
As for the game yesterday, watching it on TV, the major flaws in our game were highlighted once again by the lack of composure in front of goal. The three big chances we spurned were all around 8 yards from the goal and still we cannot hit the target. The fact is we only had one effort on target again and as Sky highlighted we have have the lowest ratio of on target shots in the whole division. It is this inability to kick the ball directly at an immovable object that will send us down. Time and time again we scuff the shot or belt it into the crowd behind the goal. We have no natural finisher in the team.
For sure there seems to be an improvement in the overall play but the end product is painfully weak. I know Celar missed the penalty against Stoke but that can happen to the best. Even Salah blasted a spot kick wide on Wednesday and Mbappe had his saved in the same match. Anyone can miss a spot kick but what we need is players to hit the target in open play as that is where the bulk of the chances come from.
As we have seen with other clubs, Middlesborough scored 15 in 3 games and Norwich scored 10 in 2 games because they have players who produce on target efforts on goal. We are chucking away win potential with snatched efforts on goal and when you are on top you have to take gilt edged opportunities. We wasted them at Watford and dropped another two points. | | | |
| Everything but the goal - Report on 18:55 - Dec 1 with 4676 views | stainrods_elbow |
You get enormous amounts of appreciation for the (excellent) writing you put up here, though, as well as the monetised Patreon content, plus the flattery of occasional disagreement/critique from popular posters like myself. I'm a bit puzzled as to what more you seek in terms of praise/recognition, therefore. If people want to quibble a bit over player ratings etc., let them! | |
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| Everything but the goal - Report on 18:59 - Dec 1 with 4695 views | colinallcars |
I was listening to Ammonia Avenue by Alan Parsons whilst in my cups earlier - could've have been written about supporting the Rs:
When you can't hear the rhyme and you can't see the reason,
Why should the hope remain ?
For a man will be tired and his soul will grow weary,
Living his life in vain.
OK, bit OTT I suppose. | | | |
| Everything but the goal - Report on 19:02 - Dec 1 with 4670 views | derbyhoop |
No quibbles re Field as MOTM. Good performance, followed by comprehensive report. Is this last 8 days a good start or a blip?
We'll know a lot more by New Year. If the former, we should be out of the bottom 3, if not L1 looms. Need to win some home games. Playing well or not. | |
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| Everything but the goal - Report on 19:10 - Dec 1 with 4611 views | eastside_r |
I would say that this was a better 90 minute performance than Luton away and certainly better than Cardiff midweek. I therefore proclaim this as the best performance of the season thus far.
We actually looked like we had a plan going forwards rather than just a ‘park the bus’ low block (as I believe we now have to call it.)
Excellent write up as usual. | | | |
| Everything but the goal - Report on 19:16 - Dec 1 with 4570 views | M40R |
Really good and fair report for an enjoyable match and great support. But how did we miss those sitters? Madson's miss was bizarre for a right footed play.
The only thing I'd add is that when Fox came on a left back we were lucky to get away without conceding. He is far too slow, and that seemed a poor substitution. | | | |
| Everything but the goal - Report on 19:24 - Dec 1 with 4526 views | Burnleyhoop |
In the Cardiff game, noticed him receiving the ball in a central position from the centre halves and quickly turning with it before making a direct run towards goal. Created havoc and moved us forward quickly. So much easier to do from a central position than from the wing with a full back breathing down your neck. With license to drift across the front three this ability and outlet should be used more.
Pleasantly surprised with the performance at Watford. Confidence and belief from the Cardiff win will hopefully see us kick on. 3 games unbeaten with 2 clean sheets shows progress but we need goal contributions from across the team. Not remotely convinced by Celar despite two well taken goals midweek. | | | |
| Everything but the goal - Report on 19:32 - Dec 1 with 4461 views | qprff |
Great performance I thought, and on any other given day we win that comfortably if we take our chances. There were good stages in the game that we dominated but yet didn’t put the ball away. The changes to the team were quite clever I thought from marti. Paal back into a natural left back role for him, although he was poor. And the change in midfield , varane out and Morgan in worked as well. The plan for that was clearly to use Morgan’s fresh legs and workrate to get tight and press on sissoko, their highest calibre player and given the time and space would have effected the game but the press was constant and worked.
Some absolute sitters that just need to be taken if we’re to get more wins. Onto the game next week against Norwich on Saturday and I’m feeling fairly confident after that performance. They score a lot but also ship a lot. I think the team will be the same , just the only change , varane coming in for field and having Varane and Morgan sitting centrally with Madsen just in front. Should hopefully see a midfield performance at home similar to the one against Sunderland where they were all great. | | | |
| Everything but the goal - Report on 19:33 - Dec 1 with 4448 views | Match82 |
Thanks Clive as always.
On the penalty, that was a clear as day handball. Looked like a shove by Dunne to win that header though which led to it, I wonder whether in the world of VAR they would have given it or not? | | | |
| Everything but the goal - Report on 19:40 - Dec 1 with 4400 views | Rangers67 |
I agree about Madsen, sadly I had to sit with the Watford fans yesterday , the only way I could get a ticket and so had a good view of his pathetic effort to score. How a so called pro footballer can fashion an effort like that baffles me. Apart from that he was average at best | | | |
| Everything but the goal - Report on 19:45 - Dec 1 with 4358 views | gazza1 |
Have you ever been in that situation?? It is far from easy even if you are a professional footballer. He should have done better but the ball came to him very quickly and he snatched at it - it happens very often....... | | | |
| Everything but the goal - Report on 19:49 - Dec 1 with 4337 views | Northernr |
From the person who bitches and about the replies he gets every single day. | | | |
| Everything but the goal - Report on 20:09 - Dec 1 with 4202 views | Rsole |
Great report as always, thank you for all time and effort that goes into this each and every week - it is greatly appreciated !
I’ve read many (smiling, nodding, LOLing, empathising etc) and shared the best of them with non QPR fans too, all of whom have appreciated the quality, your humour and stamina at times. Keep it going, Clive.
Fist time for me - so be Cheesus, it’s got to be a mature cheddar with the beginnings of crystallization.
Looking forward to more comments, debate and discussions with everyone. | | | |
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