QPR boss: Taarabt must bide his time Ian Cooper Tuesday, September 25, 2012 7:47 PM No quick route back into the side for frozen-out midfielder, says Hughes. .. Mark Hughes admits there may be no quick route back to regular first-team football for Adel Taarabt, hinting that the midfielder is still paying the price for the opening-day defeat against Swansea. Taarabt has not featured in the league for the Rs since they were taken apart 5-0 by the Swans at Loftus Road. The Morocco international (below) was one of a number of players who bore the brunt of Hughesâs frustration at that shock result, and the manager is calling on Taarabt to prove his worth on the training pitch and fight his way back into the team. However, Hughes insisted that Taarabt, who signed a new contract extension during the summer, remains central to his long-term plans. âOn the first day of the season we were beaten at home quite comprehensively, and I made changes,â Hughes told the Times. âThose changes affected Adel. But heâs very well thought of here, this is the best place for him and he will get games. âBut he has to bide his time like a number of other players do. There are a number of players waiting to get a run in the team, and they will get that run. âThey just need to keep on focusing on working hard on training and making it difficult to leave them out of the team.â
I thought he was the best of a bad bunch against Swansea, so I would consider him a little unlucky. Can't be easy seeing SWP and Mackie played ahead of you, but if Adel put in 50% of the effort that Mackie does he would be the first name on the team sheet.
are you serious he was the main reason we let in four goals in the second half with a little help from the defence and keeper
Hope he plays a blinder tonight and gives MH something to think about. A s*** game against average opposition and he won't feature for a while.
As with last season, it was the gap that appeared between the defence and midfield when pushing forward; midfield failing to get back quick enough (if at all); the defence/goalkeeper hoofing the ball upfield to the opposition, so the pressure was straight back on the defence; and the midfield giving the ball away.
Taarabt does that, Ive been very pleased with his workrate but I suspect youre talking about Cisse who couldnt even be arsed to do that when playing just 15 mins. Contrast that with Zamora up front on his own and chasing right back to the goal line when he lost the ball.
Agree with Oslo. Early goal from a keeper fumble gave them some serious impetus and an unsurmountable mountain for us. Having said that, nobody shone on that day.
I would love to see Adel play tonight as I think it is the kind of game where he could be outstanding. Not as much pressure on a league cup game as for a prem fixture and he could use it to convince Sparky to bring him back into the 1st team. It would be difficult for Hughes to ignore Adel if he put a couple of chances away. Nothing is certain though and I doubt any Reading fans would care either way, I'm sure most of them think we are going to be a push over. We need to turn good performances into wins before it gets too late. A cup run is all well and good but I'd rather we got into winning ways against the Hammers.
PUBLISHED 09:15 26th September 2012 by @OfficialQPR R’s No2 says club are desperate for cup joy against Reading ... It’s important to treat cup competitions seriously because you want to create a winning mentality at the club" Mark Bowen MARK BOWEN insists QPR will go “all-guns blazing” when they host Reading at Loftus Road tonight in the Capital One Cup. Rangers take a break from Premier League action as they bid to reach the fourth round of the League Cup for only the second time in nine years. Should they fail, it won’t be for a lack of trying. “The manager, wherever he’s been, has always treated cup competitions with the utmost respect by playing his strongest sides and I would imagine he will be looking to do that again, admittedly with one eye on our current injury list,” Bowen said. Hughes guided Blackburn to three cup semi-finals during his four-year stay at Ewood Park. They reached the penultimate hurdle of the FA Cup in 2005 and 2007, and were one step away from the League Cup final in 2006. “I think it’s important to treat cup competitions seriously because you want to create a winning mentality at the club,” said Bowen, who was with Hughes at Rovers, before joining him at Manchester City and Fulham. “You don’t want your players thinking it doesn’t matter if you lose. It does matter! Every game is important so we are going to give it everything we’ve got. We will be going all-guns blazing. “We realise we are playing well and performing well, but we are bemoaning our luck a little bit. It’s important that we show everybody what we can do by putting a result on the table.” Rangers produced arguably their performance of the season in Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at Tottenham. A sensational first-half display had neutrals praising the potential of the squad Hughes has built. While that may be pleasing for the management to hear, Bowen seems in no mood for plaudits. “Sure, we pat ourselves on the back for the way we’ve been playing but there is a large amount of frustration around the place,” he revealed. “At the moment we don’t feel we are getting the points that our performances have deserved. “We have just come off the back of playing the Premier League champions in Man City, the European champions in Chelsea and another tough fixture in Tottenham away. Yet we dominated large parts of the City game, we certainly felt we were the better side against Chelsea and it was the case at Tottenham too. “On Monday myself and Mark looked through the game against Tottenham twice and were left shaking our heads at how we’ve come away with nothing. “You’ve got to try to take positives from every game you play and certainly we feel we are improving and progressing with every match. We firmly believe we are going to become a very, very good side.” With 12 new signings arriving over the summer, the R’s gaffer has called for patience as the players get to understand each other, as well as himself. But Bowen believes the new squad are developing at a fast pace. “Performance-wise, I would have to say things are falling into place quicker than we expected,” he said. “The pleasing thing from the Tottenham game was that everything we asked the players to do tactically, they took on board. “We have got very intelligent footballers in the team and to dominate Tottenham at White Hart Lane like we did augurs well for the future. “As a club and as a squad of players, we’ll be fine.” Don’t forget, you can listen to live coverage of tonight’s game by clicking here! Read More >>
I think we should take it seriously but give a few youngsters some game one if we are winning with 20 - 30 mins left. I agree with MH leaving Terrorbat out if he thinks it's right but I would like to see him tonight.
