Stephan seems pleasant enough although it would be good for both the players and us the supporters if he did just get a little bit more animated or rather, angry. He has his favourites but then every manager does. However he does tinker far too much for reasons I fail to understand and, 18 games in I am still to be convinced that he has any tactical awareness. If it works, great it's worked - if it doesn't 'c'est la vie' and he shrugs his shoulders.
I tend to agree with that. He's tinkered and still tinkering with playing players out of their natural positions. It's still an experiment to him .
Weird isn't it that everyone was lauding Fields performance at LB prior to today. Also taking into account RND has been injured seemed an obvious selection to me. RB if not Mbengue? Well Dunne isn't a RB so who does play there Adamson? Rest of team played where they should be playing so not sure what u r on about Bob?
Made pretty reasonable time. At Thurrock services now. That was appalling. On the ball and off the ball, disastrous from the first minute. The defence has no confidence in Nardi and rightly so. ****ing Mbengue has the first touch of a 1987 Ford Mondeo. Cook and Dunne and Field in the defence and basic defending was beyond them. Varane is a joke- puts in a few tackles every four games but today was him at his worst. We were so easy to play against, Harvey Price would’ve looked like Pirlo in their midfield. Credit to Smyth who was the only one really at the level. Did more in a half than Saito and Dembele combined, the drowned rats. ****ing Stéphan bringing on ****ing Frey at half time. **** off.
Disappointing result. Not sure what people expect of this squad but we are still better off than this stage last season. These players turn out for QPR because they are not good enough - yet in some cases, but never will be in most - to play for better, richer,clubs. My expectation was that we would be relegated this season and now I don’t think we will be. But all these teams are about the same level and losing as many as we win is a decent par.
I don’t expect great things from us this season and around mid to lower table would be expected but……… Norwich haven’t won a game in 13, new manager without a win…..so after playing well lately, l do expect us at least have a drab draw, certainly not a 1-3 loss. l must lower my expectations, again.
It very much, with a few exceptions, looked like a team who fancied phoning it in with a couple of decent results in the bag. There are poor performances and then there’s that.