Just one of a few moments in life that make me wish I was back home !!!! Must have been an amazing atmosphere & poor coverage shows our fans going crazy!! Massive respect to all those who went last night....done our club proud...again! Gotta give the T man a man a massive "big-up' for last nights performance. credit where its due.
please log in to view this image 03/01/2013 by West London Sport QPR pulled off a stunning upset, beating Chelsea 1-0 to record the clubâs first league victory at Stamford Bridge since 1983. Hereâs how we rated the players in the west London derby. Chelsea Ross Turnbull: 6 Produced a couple of decent stops prior to the goal, which he could do little to keep out. Cesar Azpilicueta: 6 Unusually for him was caught out a couple of times. Was otherwise comfortable. Branislav Ivanovic: 7 Strong at the back and was twice unlucky not to score with headers at the other end. Gary Cahill: 7 Composed display and produced a great last-ditch challenge to deny Jamie Mackie in the second half. Ryan Bertrand: 6 Did nothing particularly wrong but Chelsea sorely missed Ashley Cole, whose forward surges from left-back might have made all the difference against a team defending in numbers. David Luiz: 6 Produced moments of class but was given problems by Rangersâ hardworking midfield. Frank Lampard: 6 Had a decent effort on goal in the first half and netted in the second only to be harshly adjudged offside. But overall was well contained by QPR before going off. Victor Moses: 6 Always dangerous but Fabio had a good game at left-back for the visitors. Oscar: 6 Showed his class on occasions but endured a frustrating night against Rangersâ rugged defence. Marko Marin: 6 Largely ineffective and was lucky to stay on the pitch after a bad challenge on Stephane Mbia. Did create a couple of opportunities with nice passes though. Fernando Torres: 5 Poor. Failed to punish a defence which has been exposed by even the weakest teams this season. Also missed a great chance to put Chelsea ahead when he fired straight at the keeper from point-blank range. Eden Hazard: 6 Seemed to give Chelsea new impetus after coming on, only for QPR to respond with the all-important goal. QPR Julio Cesar: 7 Produced an important block to deny Torres and overall was much more commanding than he had been previously. Nedum Onuoha: 7 Not a right-back but again gave everything and offered excellent cover through the middle at times. Ryan Nelsen: 7 Another gritty display from the 35-year-old, who did well to get through another game while nursing ankle and knee problems. A great pro. Clint Hill: 7 Torn to sheds at the Bridge last season, but one of Rangersâ heroes this time. Fabio: 7 Did well, closing down Moses effectively and using the ball sensibly. Shaun Derry: 7 Did his job, protecting the back four and keeping it simple. Jamie Mackie: 7 Popped in both boxes and plenty other places with his non-stop running. Stephane Mbia: 7 Scatty at times but his desire and mobility were crucial. Esteban Granero: 8 Probably his best game for Rangers. Did a sound defensive job and was classy with the ball. Delivered the corner which led to Shaun Wright-Phillipsâ winner and went close himself in the second half. Shaun Wright-Phillips: 7 As well as his goal he did well after replacing the injured Junior Hoilett early on. Rangers will hope it proves to be a turning point for him. Adel Taarabt: 8 Terrific display. Who would have thought a few months ago that Taarabt could lead the line for a team in the Premier League? Worked exceptionally hard and gave Chelsea problems with his attacking flair. And his assist for the goal was sublime. http://www.westlondonsport.com/chelsea/chelsea-v-qpr-player14-ratings-2-derby-postmatc?
That's a top post mate. (Swords is very quiet!) The thing about players like Adel is that they are very rarely consistently brilliant. Silva is an example, as are many others. The opposition crowd them out and they will have bad spells of form and try things that don't come off. I think we all recognise this, but some of us just love him for what he can and sometimes does do!! BTW..........what about that flicked, behind the leg through ball to Mackie? If Messi had done that everyone would have creamed themselves! The cushioned lay off to SWP for the goal was simply class!
Yeh, 2 moments of magic Col! Must admit though I wasn't so happry with a back flick he made (perfectly fortunately) about 30 yards from our goal early in the first half!
Brilliant stuff from Tarbs, MOM for sure. I would also give honourable mentions to Julio, SWP and Clint.
disagree, he was awful but got a goal out of nothing, now its fine if he can do that every game but he doesnt. Its a one in a 58 game thing.
