Match Day Thread QPR v Wolves

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QPR999 said:
I thought that Hall was at fault for the goal. He stepped away from Henry and allowed him to shoot instead of closing him down.
The issue with Henry was that he was isolated in a triangle of three Wolves players. Hoilett just stood and watched instead of getting back and helping out. Konchesky stood off and protected the space. It's debatable if he pressed and left the space behind him vacant and it was then exploited if he would then be at fault. Lluongo was also out of position and stuck in no-man's land. Perhaps it was he who was at fault more than anyone else.

Regardless, the whole second half was poor from a Rangers perspective.
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No 999's such a viewpoint is not allowed, it's far to sensible for some to consider, it was all Karl Henry's fault end off.........
 
I think the problem that keeps recurring is related to poor positioning and it runs throughout the team.

It's unfair to single out one player or another; however you cannot overlook a lack of on pitch leadership that exacerbates this problem further.
 
The thing is the goal was Henry's fault. I have just seen the replay and when he is in the middle of their 3 players and the commentator says "Henry is closing them down" He stops and moans to his players for not helping him. He loses concentration and their player goes on to score.
There are fine margins in the professional game and when you 'turn off' it can cost you. Like today, Herny 'turned off' for a second which cost us. If you can watch the replay and see. I was there and saw it up close.
 
Kilburn said:
So it seems is OBZ these days (and Polter with less style).

Perhaps van Gaal will make a note in that big book of his that he could have snapped up Charlie at a bargain price!
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But he's not Dutch so that aint gonna happen. He did sign someone who wasn't right at the start. £65 million of Spanish donkey. And look where that got them both.
 
sb_73 said:
Here are the highlights.

http://www.skysports.com/watch/vide...etitions/championship/10140844/qpr-1-1-wolves

Draw your own conclusions. I bet the six players between Henry and the goal plus Smithies are really cursing him. Commentator compliments him on his pressing, Hoilett is so impressed he's standing staring like a ****ing statue.
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Interesting that the instant replay did not even show the build up, where as you say he was the only one challenging at all. Must be his fault though because he didn't win the ball back and set a fabulous counter-attack.
 
Disappointing result and yet another Rangers performance of two halves. An amazing first half where we didn't maximise our control and opportunities; a second half where a double deflection seemed to have us completely losing our composure and falling apart at the seams.
A shame not to have two wins on the bounce; $hit happens. Plenty of positives to take out of the day if Col's team ratings are anything to go by.
The great Henry debate seems to go on and on. It's a team game and I find it hard to lay all the blame on one guy when it was, effectively, the double deflection that beat Smithies (who it was really good to see play a great game; it will be interesting to see how the Smithies vs Ingram scenario plays out).
On to the Florists and it will be interesting to see Washington have a bit more game time in a game I don't really expect us to win if I'm honest.
 
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SW Ranger said:
Disappointing result and yet another Rangers performance of two halves. An amazing first half where we didn't maximise our control and opportunities; a second half where a double deflection seemed to have us completely losing our composure and falling apart at the seams.
A shame not to have two wins on the bounce; $hit happens. Plenty of positives to take out of the day if Col's team ratings are anything to go by.
The great Henry debate seems to go on and on. It's a team game and I find it hard to lay all the blame on one guy when it was, effectively, the double deflection that beat Smithies (who it was really good to see play a great game; it will be interesting to see how the Smithies vs Ingram scenario plays out).
On to the Florists and it will be interesting to see Washington have a bit more game time in a game I don't really expect us to win if I'm honest.
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On the Smithies v Ingram debate I would hope the plan is to develop and showcase both and sell them on for vast profit. That, after all, is the business model - pick em up cheap and sell em on for dosh. Same for Washington, Luongo, Hall. Won't manage it every time, but we can't afford PL wages if we are not in the PL, and good players will get snapped up. We need to establish a conveyor belt of talent. The players we keep year after year are the ones who aren't quite good enough but are at least usually solid and moderate earners. Like Onuoha. And I suspect Polter.

At the moment we are a selling club which is very short on stock and which consistently prices poorly and sells at the wrong time. Let's hope we are learning as we go.
 
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ELLERS said:
The thing is the goal was Henry's fault. I have just seen the replay and when he is in the middle of their 3 players and the commentator says "Henry is closing them down" He stops and moans to his players for not helping him. He loses concentration and their player goes on to score.
There are fine margins in the professional game and when you 'turn off' it can cost you. Like today, Herny 'turned off' for a second which cost us. If you can watch the replay and see. I was there and saw it up close.
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Perfect summation.
 
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Ciarrai_Abu said:
Perfect summation.
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I think the players who he was moaning at for not helping should also be held to account. Hoilett had a player to watch but surely he must have realised that the player going for the return pass was the danger in that situation. But the goal wasn't his fault either
 
bc7 said:
I think the players who he was moaning at for not helping should also be held to account. Hoilett had a player to watch but surely he must have realised that the player going for the return pass was the danger in that situation. But the goal wasn't his fault either
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Hoilett and Phillips have all the defensive awareness of a six-year-old who has been promised a mars bar for every goal he scores.
 
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