We're well into Stéphan's first season at QPR now, so what is everyone's take on him?
Give me your main positive about him and a secondary positive, and then give me your main negative and then secondary niggle you have with him.
Main positive: we are not in a relegation scrap and do not look at all like we will have one this season (I know, there's till time for one, but I can't see it). To some, being upper mid-table might sound small but I really think this is significant. Think about where we've been over the last 3 seasons. We've been absolutely shocking at times and narrowly escaped two almost inevitable relegations. That could have been the end of our club as we know it. Yes, we are having a bad 1 or 2 games here and there but we're competing with the majority of teams we come up against and are getting some good results. To be 11th now, being 3 points below the team in 6th, is a pretty good turnaround, imo.
Other positive: not always but quite often makes really good subs that come on and have an impact on the game or even win the game.
Main negative: for me, his biggest weakness is in mentally preparing the team for each match, or lack of! You can do all the training and drills you want (and I'm sure all of that side of things is good and well organised) but if you can't mentally prepare your team for each fixture, it can all count for nothing. Too often, our players start a game looking way too relaxed, lacking intensity, not taking the opposition as seriously as they should. I don't care where our opposition is in the table before kick off, or what their recent results have been like, our team should be focused and ready to work straight away. Too often, we piss about, chase shadows, do things halfheartedly and then find ourselves in a position where we have to chase the game, either coming from behind or having to overcome a team we've allowed to feel very confident because of how easy it is to move and pass around us.
Other negative: changing the line-up too often! In my opinion, the best method is to start your best team every game, no matter how condensed the fixtures are, and then you bring on subs after you've gotten a foothold in the game. It's ok to rest 1 or maybe 2 players from time to time, depending on things. But generally, start the same team and use earlier subs to give players rest later. And the bloody goalkeeper is changing every week when Nardi is clearly the best one!
Over to you.
Give me your main positive about him and a secondary positive, and then give me your main negative and then secondary niggle you have with him.
Main positive: we are not in a relegation scrap and do not look at all like we will have one this season (I know, there's till time for one, but I can't see it). To some, being upper mid-table might sound small but I really think this is significant. Think about where we've been over the last 3 seasons. We've been absolutely shocking at times and narrowly escaped two almost inevitable relegations. That could have been the end of our club as we know it. Yes, we are having a bad 1 or 2 games here and there but we're competing with the majority of teams we come up against and are getting some good results. To be 11th now, being 3 points below the team in 6th, is a pretty good turnaround, imo.
Other positive: not always but quite often makes really good subs that come on and have an impact on the game or even win the game.
Main negative: for me, his biggest weakness is in mentally preparing the team for each match, or lack of! You can do all the training and drills you want (and I'm sure all of that side of things is good and well organised) but if you can't mentally prepare your team for each fixture, it can all count for nothing. Too often, our players start a game looking way too relaxed, lacking intensity, not taking the opposition as seriously as they should. I don't care where our opposition is in the table before kick off, or what their recent results have been like, our team should be focused and ready to work straight away. Too often, we piss about, chase shadows, do things halfheartedly and then find ourselves in a position where we have to chase the game, either coming from behind or having to overcome a team we've allowed to feel very confident because of how easy it is to move and pass around us.
Other negative: changing the line-up too often! In my opinion, the best method is to start your best team every game, no matter how condensed the fixtures are, and then you bring on subs after you've gotten a foothold in the game. It's ok to rest 1 or maybe 2 players from time to time, depending on things. But generally, start the same team and use earlier subs to give players rest later. And the bloody goalkeeper is changing every week when Nardi is clearly the best one!
Over to you.
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