please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image What are everyone's thoughts on the game? what team should we expect? How much of a threat will QPR pose? especially with it being a London derby and them desperate for their first win.
And sorry if the above text looks small, as its in an image and for some reason they keep getting downsized when i create threads, not sure why?
It might be because the image is too big for the page so it's automatically downsized. If you use narrower margins for the text it should be okay. Cheers for making thr thread though, mine was awful last week and well, the less said about Spurlock's the better I expect a win on Sunday, I'm not saying it will definitely be easy but they're not very good and we're amazing
Nicely done, Boss. It'll be interesting to see if Villas-Boas makes any changes from our last league outing. Given the players that we have missing and the way that the team performed at the Madejski, I think he'll probably stick with what he's got. Ferdinand, Johnson and Fabio are out injured, apparently. Hughes mentioned their fairly extensive list of wounded souls today. Their manager might have to put a few round pegs in square holes, which should help us.
Ferdinand Mbia Diakite Traore Taraabt Fabio All the above are injured! If the QPR that we saw Vs Chelsea and the second half of the city game turn up, then it could be a tasty game!
Nice! But lets not forget they have Julio Cesar in goal, so no doubt he will have a blinder! Still, I'll be dissapointed if we don't win as they have looked average so far this season (apart from upping their game for Chelsea)
I think you guys will have too much quality for us, particularly as we are struggling with injuries. However, watch out for the midfield pairing of Faurlin and Grenaro, they ran the game 2nd half against Chelsea.
He may play Derry in with Faurlin and Grenaro. Would be Diakite, but he's out too!! If he does that, we'll play 4-5-1. I expect him to play 4-4-1-1 which has worked for the last couple of games.
The team I'd want to start would be: Lloris, Walker, Dawson(c), Vertonghen, Naughton Sandro, Dembele Lennon, Dempsey, Bale Defoe Though I'm sure AVB will go with Friedel and Gallas over Lloris and Dawson. Tough game, QPR have a few injuries which could work either way, the ones stepping in will be keen to prove their worth and therefore give us a real tough game or the fact that a lot of their best players our out will lead to a rampant Spurs victory. I'm really hoping it's the latter With Gallas in defence, I think we'll concede, he's been the real weak link in the side for me. Going for 3-1 Spurs. Lennon, Dempsey and Defoe our scorers. COYS!
Anyone have an update on our fitness situation after the Lazio assault last night? Naughton could barely walk off the pitch after what looked a nasty raised foot stamp in the last minute (not even a free kick given!!) and I wouldn't be surprised if he was out. Might have to move Verts to LB and play Caulks And Gallas in the middle. With all Rangers injury probs, it would be disappointing not to get 3 points on Sunday.
Faurlin's a class act, was kind of disappointed he was injured for most of last season, a player I very much enjoyed watching when I saw the odd QPR game in the Championship. Not seen enough of Granero bar the odd game and YouTube clip so I can't really speak much of him but anyone with experience playing for Madrid is no doubt a good player. Hopefully Dembele will try and control the game and Sandro will not allow Faurlin and Granero anytime on the ball, if we keep them two out of the game I'd like to say it'll be a comfortable win. Giving them time on the ball and allowing them to create opportunites will cause us trouble.
Spurs vs. QPR: my little preview from a Ranger point of view, musing a bit on the injury list: http://thisismyengland.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/reshuffled-defence-to-be-test-at-spurs_22.html
With a fully fit squad I'd genuinely be disappointed not to get a point. As it is, I expect another 3-1, as nice as it would be to shove one down AVB's throat now he thinks he's world-class again off the back of a win against Reading.
These daft assumptions about AVB are becoming so tiring. People treat him like he's an utter idiot with the managerial ability at the same level as Tony Adams and the arrogance of Mourinho. Really though he's got our side playing good football now the Modric saga's over and we've got our proper squad together but he still has to answer questions about whether he can bring us consistency and really improve us. The criticisms are wide of the mark though and at best way too early.
As I said to the Loserpudlian making the same comment, when your manager actually wins a game this season we can compare how he reacts to it...
