Match Day Thread Swansea vs QPR

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This seems like just the sort of game that we'd be expected to lose and then go and get something...I know I am being wildly optimistic but I wouldn't be shocked if we nicked a point.
 
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My son has made the trek from Liverpool to watch this (bit too far from Aberdeen for me....) and has a rather mixed record for away matches he's seen without me in the last couple of months - Bham won 2-0 and Blackburn lost 2-1

I really hope for an away win - this poor run threatens to extend - but I fear another loss given what I saw at Huddersfield. Our lack of firepower up front is a major concern given we seem to be back to conceding 2 goals a game when playing away

Lucky pants on tonight everyone!
 
Anything less than a dominant performance and minimum two goal winning margin is unthinkable and unacceptable.




Unless it’s a draw.
 
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  • QPR have won just one of their last 11 away league matches in Wales (D4 L6), losing the last three in a row.
  • QPR striker Jordan Hugill has been directly involved in four goals in his two appearances against Swansea in all competitions for the Hoops (3 goals, 1 assist).
 
Guys, I'm using a VPN to try and watch the match on the official QPR feed.

On the main page, it says you can purchase the feed. However, when you click on it and you view the list of available streams, the next available one is the Stoke game. There is no Swans game.

Could this be that they haven't added it to the list yet? Or do you think certain countries might be blocked?
 
awjm said:
Guys, I'm using a VPN to try and watch the match on the official QPR feed.

On the main page, it says you can purchase the feed. However, when you click on it and you view the list of available streams, the next available one is the Stoke game. There is no Swans game.

Could this be that they haven't added it to the list yet? Or do you think certain countries might be blocked?
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The game is being shown on TV, so it is only available in Syria and Kazakstan.
 
awjm said:
Ok, now that the game is over I can explain exactly what I mean.

We're playing both Chair and Eze in almost every game at the moment. I think that we don't need to play both at the same time as they play a similar style. I think Warburton is just trying to fit them into the team because he likes them.

When they both play, one of the two will be playing on the left (with Bright playing on the right). The other will be playing a fluid central position.

Neither Chair nor Eze are good enough to defend on the left when we lose possession. A lot of people are only looking for the good in Eze but there have been a number of dangerous situations and even goals that have come from Eze being lazy or having really poor positioning for when we lose possession. He sometimes drives me crazy.

I do like Chair. When he's hot, he's red hot. Eze can be unplayable at times but I would call him an actual LIABILITY in terms of defending. This is not about their individual nice bits that they do. This is about getting points and moving up the table. And we're where we are in the league not because we can't score but because we're conceding.

Now... how does Pugh solve this situation? When he plays on the left (allowing Chair or Eze to float around in front of the opposition box and have less defensive responsibilities) he not only defends intelligently, supporting Wallace (whom I also like) and puts a lot of pressure on opposition defenders, but he also either holds up possession on the wing and can cross or drifts in and out from the left into the middle for some effective team passing in and around the opposition box. He also is good at poaching a goal from time to time.

We look more solid and stable when he's on, compared to when both Eze and Chair are on together. I hate and love Eze. I would love him a lot more than hate him if we took the defensive responsibilities away from him.

Case in point with Eze: towards the end of today's game there was a shot on goal that just went wide of our right post. Another Huddersfield player got very close to the post unmarked, for what could have been a tap in. It was Eze that should have had him.
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I see Warburton took my advice about Pugh :P

Probably due to keeping players fresh but let's see if it works.
 
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