.Find a Job M&S Wine Our Papers Feedback Friday, Dec 28 2012 6AM 21°C 9AM 17°C 5-Day Forecast 'If the manager tells me to sit on the bench I will do it': Mbia blasts Bosingwa sub snub By Paul Hirst, Press Association PUBLISHED: 23:47 GMT, 27 December 2012 | UPDATED: 23:47 GMT, 27 December 2012 Comments (1) Share ..QPR midfielder Stephane Mbia says he would never refuse to sit on the bench like his team-mate Jose Bosingwa did two weeks ago against Fulham. But Mbia is hopeful that Bosingwa can resolve his dispute with manager Harry Redknapp as he believes the Portuguese right-back can aid QPR's bid to avoid relegation from the Barclays Premier League. Bosingwa was absent from QPR's squad for the second successive game yesterday as he continues to pay the price for refusing to sit on the bench in the Londoners' derby against Fulham on December 15. Redknapp fined Bosingwa two weeks' wages (£130,000) before launching an angry tirade against the defender and some of his team-mates when the news of the fine emerged. Despite some criticism from fans for his performances, Mbia thinks Bosingwa is a vital member of the R's squad, but he admits he would never have acted in the way that the Champions League winning full-back did a fortnight ago. Jose Bosingwa (right) refused to be a substitute two weeks ago against Fulham and was fined two weeks' wages, £130,000 'If the manager tells me to sit on the bench I will do it,' Mbia said following QPR's 2-1 defeat at West Brom yesterday. 'It's up to the manager to make the decisions. Snub: QPR boss Harry Rednknapp (right) left Bosingwa out of the squad against West Brom on Boxing Day 'If he wants you to sit on the bench you sit on the bench. 'It's a very difficult and complicated situation. Hopefully at the end of the day the club and player can sort it out as Jose is a very good player.' Redknapp, a man with over 20 years' experience in management, clearly hoped that publicly berating some of the expensive imports brought in under Mark Hughes would spark them in to life. To a certain extent the move worked. Despite losing the game yesterday - thanks largely to two very questionable decisions from referee Chris Foy - the likes of Mbia and Samba Diakite put on a much-improved display, although it is clear Redknapp needs to address his lack of firepower in the January transfer window. Although QPR remain six points from safety, Redknapp has brought in six of the club's 10 points since he replaced Mark Hughes last month and Mbia remains convinced the former Tottenham manager will lead his new team out of the relegation zone. 'I believe in him. I believe he is the man to get us out of trouble,' Mbia said. 'It's up to the players to give 100 per cent, but the manager will give a lot to us. 'He will enable the players to give the best of themselves. 'He has helped me a lot already. He has try to make me a more intelligent player. He wants me to be more careful on the pitch so I don't pick up needless yellow and red cards. 'I definitely think we can stay up. 'The gaffer gives us so much confidence, he uses so many different words, I know we can do it.' .. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-Jose-Bosingwa-refusal-sub.html#ixzz2GKTuJc00 Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Think one of the biggest moves the club can make to getting out of this hole is making Mbia captain He's the captain we've been crying out for now for 18months.
Am liking this fella more and more with each passing game, definite captain material and very possibly gonna be a hoops legend, for a man who did'nt want to come here but did cause marseille could'nt afford to keep him he has taken on the job with a big heart and a bigger attitude than i actually expected and has put some of his team mates to shame with his mindset. If the rest of the team played with his spirit and determination to win and his growing love of the club we would soon be out of the mess we are in.
Agree with u ALL the guy is showing and speaking the kind of class/spirit we fans want and need to hear There was a lot of bad attitude we was hearing about him before he joined and if he didn't play in his favourite position then he would sulk, well it seems even if he was on the bench then he would live with it if knowing it was helping the team out unlike others we could mention
He was everywhere in our last game,working his socks off to get the ball,win it back and sprinting to get the ball,when we had that free kick( while most of the others just look sorry for themsleves) If only the rest had that energy. Its not so much the lack of skill in a lot of our players,but the lack of urgency and effort that pisses everyone off. Good on you Mbia
Hes on his way to becoming a cult hero. You want to play alongside players like him and Mackie, not players like Cisse or Boswinga.
Love the way he climbed up a few rows to give his shirt to a kid in R block. Definitely a QPR legend in evolution.
I can see him getting into trouble at an away game with a jobsworth steward refusing to let him go into the crowd and him reacting to it. I do like that he does it though
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I like the cut of his jib. He comes across as a classy bloke. Mind you, I said that about Granero and he's turned out to be a fake.
