Match Day Thread QPR vs Wrexham
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To me the bigger question is why was no one near supporting Mbengue in the 90th min whilst 2-1 up. The guy was free if Mbengue hadn't taken him out
Couple of things from yesterday:
That pitch is not fit to play nice football and swamping it with biblical sprinkers doesn't help. The ball gets caught under players feet making dribbling impossible and passing slow.
We look knackered after 60 minutes, every game.
Yesterday we were out muscled by a big team, but we were also blowing way before them and by 75 minutes were just walking.
Smyth should have scored early on, Vale seemed even slower than normal, Morgan's passes don't always work but he tries to go forward and make things happen, if you criticise that players take the easy pass which is back to the keeper.
We need a right back.
Now lets beat Cov!
That pitch is not fit to play nice football and swamping it with biblical sprinkers doesn't help. The ball gets caught under players feet making dribbling impossible and passing slow.
We look knackered after 60 minutes, every game.
Yesterday we were out muscled by a big team, but we were also blowing way before them and by 75 minutes were just walking.
Smyth should have scored early on, Vale seemed even slower than normal, Morgan's passes don't always work but he tries to go forward and make things happen, if you criticise that players take the easy pass which is back to the keeper.
We need a right back.
Now lets beat Cov!
You can't dislike Mbengue is a man.
But I've said it before several times: he's a league 1 player at his very best. The guy has no control, no touch, no finesse. I cannot see any way that he is better than Adamson or Morgan in that position. And Adamson and Morgan are less likely to pick up cards.
Surely now we can look at buying or loaning in that position?
Theres no doubt we need a right-sided RND. He’s level-headed, doesn’t mind getting forward and doesn’t desert his defensive duties - oh, and he’s not ours 
. No idea what our aversion is to getting two proper full-backs and making do with CB’s filling in week-in week-out. It’s almost like the recruitment team are being obstinate.
. No idea what our aversion is to getting two proper full-backs and making do with CB’s filling in week-in week-out. It’s almost like the recruitment team are being obstinate.
Still stupefied and bewildered.
And just realised that my trip to and from the next game entails being surrounded by Cov fans in a confined space for about 4 hours. Not sure that is an endurable scenario.
And just realised that my trip to and from the next game entails being surrounded by Cov fans in a confined space for about 4 hours. Not sure that is an endurable scenario.
Only now that I have had 19 hours to try to forget about football can I say:
What is it with players and trainers who think that if you park the whole team in the penalty area and let your opponents have the rest of the pitch that it might go well?
Idiots!
What is it with players and trainers who think that if you park the whole team in the penalty area and let your opponents have the rest of the pitch that it might go well?
Idiots!
Theres no doubt we need a right-sided RND. He’s level-headed, doesn’t mind getting forward and doesn’t desert his defensive duties - oh, and he’s not ours
Mbengue was acquired to play centre-half where he was a bit of a mixed bag to say the least but Dunne’s poor form at full-back, and generally very good form at centre-half has meant they’ve switched for good. Made sense as a CB signing given how slow our other options were. Cheap and looking good in L1 seem to be the main criteria in the business model.
The first yellow was totally unnecessary. Talked himself into the book because he’s a moron. Go and smash someone second half by all means to stop an attack if you haven’t got a yellow yet.
**** knows what we do now. Dunne at right-back and Edwards in the middle with Father Time is probably the least bad option. If he chucks Adamson or Morgan in against Coventry he needs shooting.
MBengue, when he plays, should be at CB. As I've said before, I think we should play 3-5-2, where his pace as one of the three would be benificial. Smyth could play as RWB in this formation.
Were we supposed to be 1 up front yesterday or was Vale up with him?
Either way Kone had no support after the first 20 minutes and for me was completely ineffective. By the second half he'd even given up jumping.
Yeah, I thought it was 4-5-1. Kone has been a big disappointment. Burrell would be more effective than Kone as a lone striker.
A bit harsh to say he's been a big disappointment Stroller...he's not had much to work with. If we're expecting him to win the ball (often with a ratio of 2/3:1 against him), and then hold the ball up or take on 2/3 players alone, I think we're expecting a bit too much from him.
I thought, when I saw the starting line up, that Kone would have a lot more support going forward, but in reality, Dembele, Vale and Smyth were dragged further and further back, leaving Kone completely isolated up front.
TBH, I don't like Morgan at right back he doesn't look comfortable or wise enough to play there.
He's a centre-forward with no pace, poor control and who doesn't head it. Yes, he needs support, but you've got to be able to make things happen yourself sometimes. Hopefully he just needs more time to show his best, but I think that saying he's been a disappointment up to now is fair comment.
Morgan is a midfielder, still young, still learning that position.
Playing a centre back as right back is bad enough, deciding a young midfielder can just slot into that position defies logic.
Thought Kone was a lot better yesterday. Not great by any means but competed physically, little service and hit the bar with the header. Also seemed to be reffed considerably more harshly than Moore was.