QPRTough run-in may be a blessing â Hughes 18/03/2012 by West London Sport QPR manager Mark Hughes believes his teamâs tough run-in to the season could be a blessing in disguise. In the bottom three and having won only one league game since Hughes took over in January, Rangers face Liverpool on Wednesday night and desperately need three points. Their climax to the campaign is a daunting one, with Tottenham, Arsenal, Chelsea and both Manchester clubs also among their opponents. But Hughes believes the tricky set of matches*may work to Rangersâ advantage. âThe other teams have similar run-ins but ours is tough, we acknowledge that,â said Hughes. âItâs good in one respect because it focuses the mind â we know every game is a huge game and weâll have to play to our limits from now until the end of the season. âWe canât take any short cuts. We have to play at the maximum of our abilities and try to drive the games.â
If our run-in against top quality opposition turns out to be a blessing, it's a particularly well disguised one as things stand. It means we're going to have to play it extremely tight and simple with a great deal of patience in every game - just like the teams we'll be playing do as a matter of course. Then it'll be the rub of the green that tells the story; and with weaknesses in our keeper department and only one true striker against at least four options for them, we're asking a lot in our prayers. Without a break in the clouds and an alarmingly bright beam of light decending on them hoops, just can't see us making it tbh.
Guys, given the fixtures, which we cannot change, I am glad he is talking like this. He needs to find ways to win the psychological war and boost the team confidence. I don't think he is a plank, I think he is doing his job. He may also be right. The fixtures will certainly focus the mind. Whether it focuses defensive, passing and scoring ability is an altogether different question!
I see no point in slating Sparky, that doesn't help anyone. We now, perhaps more than ever, need to get behind our manager and our players. Because I'll tell you this, we are just one click away from putting in a season changing performance. With that will come a great result, this in turn will start a sequence of events that will live long in our hearts, minds and our history.
Lets hope so RTID. It does occasionally happen, albeit rarely, that a particular team performs better against better sides than weak ones. There's a variety of reasons for it but suffice to say, I hope (against the odds) that that's the case with this bunch of players. There's a chance our current crop could fall into that unusual category. Fingers crossed.
Time to walk the walk, rather than talk the talk. Have heard so many players and staff say we will stay up, but havent seen much evidence so far. Time to shut up and show it now. Its now or never.
Imagine the next 10 fixtures were like the ones we've just had. Now imagine we got the results we've just got. What a **** premier league season that would have been! At least this way we can go out as heroic failures, or....well, lets wait and see. Agree we've got to get behind the manager and our misfiring misfit team. Hell, if Torres can score then why not Adel or SWP? Please!
Just want to add my two pennith for what it worth. Having supported QPR for many many years, I know (as well as most of you other know), that if there was an easy option, or a bloody difficult option, our beloved QPR would always choose the bloody difficult option. Cisse, Zamora, Barton, SWP, Troare to score against their former clubs.....well, stranger things have happened. Keep the faith...Wolves are looking like they are in bigger trouble than we are, plus, after the incident at the Bolton / Spuds game will Bolton really have their minds on the premiership (not a nice thought I know but something that needs to be considered).
As sad as it is, I think the recent events will have an adverse effect on Bolton. Pretty much like it did to us when we lost Ray Jones.
