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How do people think we will line up against Wrexham? I haven't watched any of their games, and don't really know what to expect from them. They've had a mixed start - like us - and play with wing-backs I think?
I hope we persist with a more direct approach, allowing the midget 10 army to collect second balls facing goal. This is perhaps not a game you'd necessarily want to play Madsen in - but then Stephan has surprised us with his selection already so who knows.
Assuming the new signings are closer to match fitness after the break, I'd be tempted to start with Hayden and Varane in CM.
Poku should be returning soon, but I assume won't be immediately available, so I'd go with Smyth left and Saito right, given they will both put a shift in defensively. Feels like it might be time for Dembele to sit one out, especially away from home.
I'm not sure who I'd play in ACM. I like the look of Vale, and would be tempted to persist with him in that role. Feels like he could be useful at picking out the pass that gets Saito / Smyth / Kone away.
Didn't see much (any?) of Hayden on the ball, but on the stream I did notice he was very vocal. Seemed to be urgently telling Dunne that players needed to be more focused, which seemed to lead to Dunne being quite animated with Madsen.
I've mentioned it before, but: I have as much Jimmy-Love as the next red blooded heterosexual, but I'm not convinced he is a great captain at this stage. For one thing he seems prone to losing his head, which doesn't set a good example. He was shouting at Walsh about something at one point, but he seemed exasperated and fed up, which again didn't exactly project calm authority.
I wonder whether Hayden may end up being the defacto captain. Depends on his availability and whether he starts regularly I guess
Towards the end of the first half, when our bright start began to fade, I was looking at the team thinking we were entering a dangerous phase where it needed some experience and game smarts to see out the half, and there really wasn't a player on the pitch that I could see that coming from. Perhaps Field would have provided this, but even then Im not sure he's vocal enough. Cook is another obvious candidate, but I don't see him being a regular starter this season.
It's a side to his game that Varane will hopefully develop over time if he is to become a top player.
Smyth excellent first half, Saito excellent when he came on. But out of players that started and finished it has to be Kone right ? Presence up front, and a cool as a cucumber finish that is so refreshing to see from a QPR striker
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In 20 odd years I don't think I've ever started one of these.
I'm thinking (hoping) we will go with a three man midfield this weekend, with Morgan, Field and Varane. Coventry scored five last weekend! We can't afford to concede too early, and will need to score first to get anything out of it IMO. An early Coventry goal, supporters getting aggy... gulp.
We all want a box-to-box no. 8, but these players are high value and not easy to sign on the cheap. He's young, and a bit slight, but I wonder if we need to start thinking about cultivating Morgan in this role as a long term solution? We know he can get stuck in, he's got bags of energy, and popped up with an absolute thunder-bastard last weekend.
Poku being out actually makes this an easier decision to make, because we can play Chair and Dembele either side of Burrell (or Kone if fit) without agonizing over who gets left out.
Presumably Dunne returns at RB, Esquardinho returns at LB, and Morrison and Mbengue start at CB.
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Let's get giddy for a moment. If Eze goes this window and we end up circa 13M, should we splash out on an actual centre forward? Who should we look at?
I think the away bit is quite far from the pitch at Sunderland? Couldn't really hear the crowd (home or away) on the comms. Was there much singing about the latest goings on? Are people angry with Nourry, Martì, the cosmos?
Have to admit id like to see Charlton grab automatic spot, been watching a few of their games with a Charlton supporting mate. And would be entertaining to see Wrexham bottle it.
Nice interview with him. Two (related) things struck me. One was that he said players that have left QPR have spoken to him to say they wish they hadn't left (Willock?), and the other was that QPR is now being run very well... Which obviously isn't the impression most of us have. In fact he explicitly mentions Nourry as having a positive impact.
I don't really have any insightful analysis or explanation, just thought it noteworthy. There is always the possibility that fans who obsess over every minor detail of their club build up a picture based on incomplete information - very incomplete in this era of reduced communication from the club - that doesn't chime with the experience of those on the inside. Of course it could just be Chair's perspective is an unusual one, who knows. I'm not trying to challenge those on here who seem to have more insight on all of this. I just found it quite a striking interview the morning after The Sun article set the cat amongst the pigeons.
Edit: sorry, just seen there is an existing thread....
There's a lovely video of it from the reverse angle behind the goal on the QPR Whatsapp channel. (Although he does make the dubious claim that "last night was perfect")
Can anyone recall what years LFW was on its various platforms and iterations?
It occured to me recently that I've been on here, on and off, interacting with many of the same posters for what must 20 years or so? Pretty nuts really. Friends I've had IRL for that sort of time I consider lifelong friends. This little community Clive's created is really something.
I used to suffer from quite bad insomnia (thankfully having kids saw an end to that, new parents approach sleep like a starving man). My remedy for this was to work out my preferred QPR XI, home and away. A bit like counting sheep.
I've just had a moderately horrific experience at the dentist, having a problematic wisdom tooth removed ("removed" feels too mild, "battered out of my jaw" maybe). To distract myself I concentrated on how QPR should line up tomorrow. Field in defence? But what does that do to midfield? Revert to a four? Etc
Has anyone else used meditation on QPR a useful remedy for life's challenges?
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