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Thread | The midfield hole
at 15:20 21 Sep 2024
This team is its own worst enemy. After slowing the play down to a snails pace allowing the opposition to retain shape, we resort to play passes into players, usually tight to the touch line, who’re tightly marked and got their backs to goal. Often there is no supporting QPR player within 20 yards. They have no where to go and are immediately under pressure. This often tends to be Saito or Dembele both of whom are not physically strong enough to cope with receiving the ball in this way. We either lose the ball or it goes out for a thrown in.
This seems to be an option as the midfielders just don’t show for the ball. Im going to single out Field and Varane on this as they are the deeper lying midfielders. Varane, who Im still far from convinced by, is often positioned behind an opposition player when the CB’s are in possession effectively taking himself out of the game. He often has a tendency to stand and watch rather than affect the game by at least searching out space in which to receive the ball and turn the play around. The ability to do this was apparently one of the reasons we identified Varane as a player to turn defence into attack. I’ve seen precious little of any of this. I’d like to see what % of his passes actually go forward compared to other DM’s in the league. His tendency to pass backwards slows our play down again.
I’m not sure you can excuse his lack of experience of the championship for this as to my mind searching out space to receive the ball is basic midfield play regardless of what league you play in. He’s good at breaking up play when out of possession, which is what his stats showed before we bought him.
Field is better out of possession than in it. He is a disrupter and nothing more. He’s technically quite poor and has no ability to advance the play through the thirds (as they say). As a result we effectively have this gaping hole in the middle of the team. When push comes to shove later in the game, we resort to the basic tactic of pushing Jimmy Dunne further up the pitch and knocking it long(er). This has paid off several times but I’d rather not have to rely on this to get us out of a hole of our own making.
It could be an option to play Madsen in a deeper role but he seems to lack the workrate and grit needed for that position. Colback has occasionally been a liability but I can’t see any player in the squad that plays this DM position better than he does.
It’s all very well having game winning players like Dembele or Chair in your team if you struggle to get the ball to them quickly with the opposition retreating at pace (see Freys goal today). |
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Thread | Arteta’s team talk
at 16:34 19 Aug 2024
What are people’s thoughts on this? Inspirational or motivational or all a bit David Brent?
Personally if this was my manager I’d ask for a transfer immediately. |
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Thread | Bordeaux go bust
at 19:18 25 Jul 2024
100 years of football history gone. They won the league and cup double in 2009. Terribly sad. Barbet a free agent presumably? |
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Thread | Loftus Road support
at 12:04 25 Feb 2024
I’d quite understand that a match involving any team placed 22nd in the table against the team at the bottom would be a rather depressing prospect. The fact the Loftus Road was sold out, the place was rocking and we were fully behind the team (and have been for quite some time now despite deep moments of frustration and anxiety) is pretty remarkable.
It’s support like that that lifts a team and contributes to success.
I’d say our support deserves a big pat on the back. Well done everyone. |
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Thread | FA Cup on the tele
at 18:42 7 Dec 2023
Good to see the £85k TV revenue going to those that really need it. |
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Thread | Swans Match thread
at 14:57 19 Sep 2023
Hopefully we can mute their fans and giver them a whoopering…..I’ll get my coat.
Going for a solid 2-0 win tonight.
Come on you SuperHooopsah |
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Thread | Worst season ever
at 16:56 1 Apr 2023
I thought our time in the Premier league was beyond awful but I think this is worse. To have nose dived so drastically and now be so close to relegation is there a shout that this is the worst season ever? |
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Thread | Impact of Beale leaving.
at 20:19 29 Dec 2022
Critchley hasn’t covered himself in glory but Beales departure may have far reaching repercussions
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Thread | Luke Amos
at 11:17 5 Oct 2022
Thought Amos has gone a bit under the radar after last night. He won the ball twice to set up Chairs near post shot in the 1st half and then showed good fitness levels to sprint and close down their defender to give Dykes and Roberts the chance to score. He also took up some good attacking positions. For me, he impacts a game more than Iroegbunam who has a terrible habit of being pushed off the ball too easily.
With Willock possibly being out for some time the more attacking threat of Amos means he could well get a good run in the team. |
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Thread | It just ain’t right
at 10:24 3 Sep 2022
Mick Beale has just posted on his Twitter account his support for Glasgow Rangers in todays old firm derby. As the manager of a different club, my club, is this right? As a QPR fan has commented on his tweet - “It’s like being cuckolded’. 😂 |
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Thread | 22/23 Squad rebuild.
at 18:35 23 Apr 2022
In a desperate attempt to remain positive about QPR I’ve turned my thoughts to next season and the squad rebuild that is, once again, necessary.
I’d just like to mention that Reading’s John Swift, aged 26, 11 goals, 13 assists is, I believe, out of contract at the end of the season.
Oh, and Michal Helik might not want to play in League One next year.
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Thread | Sam Field
at 09:43 26 Jan 2022
I thought Sam Field had a very effective game again last night. He’s very good at what he does and covers a lot of ground seemingly effortlessly. At times he almost became a fourth center back. However with him playing a more deeper role than Dozzell or Amos it obviously makes us more solid but less creative and threatening at the other end of the pitch. We’ve barely created anything at all in the last couple of games. Maybe Field is more suited to playing in away games, against teams like Fulham and coming on as a sub when we need to hold onto a lead than starting games.
I prefer Warburtons more aggressive tactics than his tendency toward being a bit more conservative ( no jokes please) which was on show in our first game against West Brom. |
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