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First half performances 20:29 - Jan 18 with 1426 views

So most of us have noticed that the team consistently seems to perform so much better in the second half than the first. Why is this?

I have a theory and wanted to see what others think. So my theory involves the fact that, weird though it may seem to long-time QPR fans, we are sort-of a big team to many of the teams that visit us. So they tend to be really up for it at the start of the game. So for the first 45 minutes the other team harries and harasses our lads; frustrating the passing game and catching us on the break. As a result, it looks as if we never get out of gear in the first half. However, these are Championship players who don't have the stamina or concentration to keep up that level of energy or focus for the full 90 minutes. The second half rolls around and players are getting tired and losing their focus and that is when space opens up and our passing game starts to click together.

So that is one part of it. The other part of my theory relates to 'arry. His instinct tends to be to avoid losing first. So, we start the game with relatively conservative choices. Now, or conservative choices also lack speed: Henry, O'Neil, Benny, etc. -- all central midfield types without speed. We go in at halftime 0-0 and 'arry thinks to himself, "OK, we aren't losing, maybe its time to try and win this thing." So he sends on someone with speed, just as the other team's players are beginning to run out of energy.

So the combination of the other team running out of steam and 'arry's second half adjustment combine to make us look significantly in the second half.

Its just a theory. What do you think?

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First half performances on 21:14 - Jan 18 with 1362 views

CHUBBS

I think you're full of shit.
Its just a theory though,what do you think?

First half performances on 21:22 - Jan 18 with 1338 views

ColombiR

I think there's something in both theories.
Most weeks Harry's decision to start no players with pace frustrates me when we look so much more creative with the likes of Phillips on the pitch. But I'm starting to wonder whether it's deliberate: have the oppo tire, go in at HT 0-0 and then players with pace are more effective against tired defenders... Fail to see any other reason why he continues to start with such dreary midfield line-ups.

Also wonder whether our players are just a bit too laid-back at the start of games. Do they all just go through the motions until they start to feel a bit of scoreboard pressure?

First half performances on 21:32 - Jan 18 with 1309 views

ShotKneesHoop

I think it's all down to who 'Arry likes and if you are a triffik bloke from Spuds or Spam.

The automatic selections every weekof ex Spud or Spams, or a mate of Spuds or Spam, or someone 'Arry talked to out of his car window says it all.

1. Little Tom Carroll gives the ball away all the time and gets knocked off the ball.

2. Ekottu thinks he's the poor man's Taraabt and can't be arsed.

3. Niko is doing better now he's joined weight watchers.

4. Jenas is the star of an HG Wells novel, but can't be found.

5. Gary O'Neil is a poor man's Olly.

6. Bennayou is another Ned Zelic.

Why does it feel like R'SWiPe is still on the books? Yer Couldn't Make It Up.Well Done Me!

First half performances on 21:49 - Jan 18 with 1270 views

DylanP

First half performances on 21:32 - Jan 18 by ShotKneesHoop

Not really sure what your point is. You are lumping a bunch of really different players together as though they were a logical group. Let me remind you that even though you seem to have written off about half of our side, we are sitting in second place. There are 22 teams in the divisoin that wish they were doing as poorly as us.

BAE has been great for us. Probably the best left back we have had in a decade, if not more. Yes, he can be frustratingly casual at times, but he is miles better than the alternative (who is the alternative?) so I see no reason why he wouldn't be in the team every week.

Jenas, on the other hand, is awful and should never be in the side. And, as it happens, he wasn't in the side today.

Niko isn't as brilliant as we were led to believe when he arrived. However, I cannot imagine us leaving him on the benchbecause he does have a lot of quality and adds the kind of creativity that any side needs if they are going to win games. He is certainly better than the alternative. Who would you play instead of him, Jenas?

Tom Carroll has his slip ups, but he is competent and we look a better side when he plays. Again, who would you prefer, Caroll or SWP? Same is true of O'Neil.

Benayoun has only played about 4 games, so he is hardly an automatic pick.

Sounds to me like you are just finding stuff to justify the idea that you already had -- that 'arry is the enemy. Get over it. He can't be that bad -- we are second in the division.

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First half performances on 21:52 - Jan 18 with 1252 views

six_foot_two

First half performances on 21:32 - Jan 18 by ShotKneesHoop

F uck me if your slagging off the team like his when we win your going to have a w ank fest if we lose.

First half performances on 21:58 - Jan 18 with 1236 views

ShotKneesHoop

First half performances on 21:52 - Jan 18 by six_foot_two
F uck me if your slagging off the team like his when we win your going to have a w ank fest if we lose.

My point is the title of this thread.

Last week - this week - and a few other weeks we were rescued by substitions.

I think there is a decent player in Traore at this level - if played as a left sided midfielder, and if Phillips started every game, we could tear sides apart

We get width - we win. Because Austin is the biggest asset we have had for yonks. No attitude problems with him - just gets on with it.

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First half performances on 21:59 - Jan 18 with 1237 views

actonman

i dont know but we really need to start finishing off teams early doors !

if this is a tactic then its working but only just. Its not like were coming out in the 2nd half of games and tearing the arse out of teams.

how many home games have we been lucky enough to nick a goal , just enough to win the game ?

First half performances on 23:08 - Jan 18 with 1163 views

ozranger

Cannot disagree with this, but it really does p*ss everyone off. You could see it in the stands yesterday, how docile the fans were. Really, one should just turn up at half-time as there is rarely any action in the opening stanza. For us in Oz, where the game kicks off at 2am in the morning, having to watch through the sh*te for the fist half puts one to sleep. I couldn't even last the whole of the first 45 mins this morning. Yes, there may be a tactic of HR to hold on in the first half and then go for it in the second, but it bores us all sh*tless. Next time I am going to get that extra hour of sleep. Mind you, as has been duly pointed out so many times, we are at the top of the table in second place, so obviously HR's tactics are working.

First half performances on 23:08 - Jan 18 with 1163 views

DylanP

Simplistically that sounds good. But in truth, it is also possible that if you started with our speedsters, like Phillips and Traore, they would be tired by the other team was beginning to tire. However, bring the speedsters once the opposition players are tiring then you have a meaningful mismatch and you have game-changers.

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First half performances on 01:11 - Jan 19 with 1067 views

kensalriser

First half performances on 21:59 - Jan 18 by actonman
i dont know but we really need to start finishing off teams early doors ! if this is a tactic then its working but only just. Its not like were coming out in the 2nd half of games and tearing the arse out of teams. how many home games have we been lucky enough to nick a goal , just enough to win the game ?

If it keeps on happening that we 'nick' a goal than it's probably something more than just luck.

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First half performances on 11:12 - Jan 19 with 934 views

bugleboy

Football is a game of 90 mins so I personally don't mind if we never score again in the first half as long as we win most and draw some of our remaining matches and find ourselves in the premier league next year .

First half performances on 12:54 - Jan 19 with 874 views

enfieldargh

the bloke sat 2 rows in front of me was in absolute agony watching the first half performance.

When the 4th ref hel up 4 mins added on time he screamed NOOOOOOOOO, not more of this fecking shite.

Be interesting to read his match report.

By the way, nice cardy

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First half performances on 13:15 - Jan 19 with 846 views

RANGERS4EVER

I completely agree with the second theory. I think Harry is much more careful in the first half, tries to tire the other team out and just be calm and careful on the ball, then really go for it in the second half. I know its boring and frustrating, but it does seem to work

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