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The first real post from me on this section, hope you all enjoy.
Starting simple, Blackburn have conceded 12 in 5 games this season and have scored 4, winning none, drawing one and losing 4. That draw came at home against Burton Albion.
They're likely to end up being offside quite often and have trouble defending against wingers so hopefully we can take advantage of that. If Luongo manages to play, we'll definitely create more as Blackburn have trouble defending against dribblers and no one has dribbled more for us than Mass himself. Playing a pressing game will definitely suit us too as Blackburn have a tendency of making individual errors in matches and the pressure we apply will no doubt make that worse for them.
Most of the game is likely to take place in their half, with us playing a high line and them playing very deep in general this season. Ned will have a lot of work to deal with as Blackburn do like to attack down their left side, so assuming Hall and Caulker return as the centre back pairing, Ned will be defending at right back.
Blackburn will be playing a 442, we will likely be playing a 4231, which means we actually have a chance of holding possession this game, with the extra body in the middle of the park. We cannot afford to give them a long shot opportunity or they will likely take it. We've not been great at defending against long shots so if they do score, it is likely to come from that sort of situation. Obviously we'll be looking to create set piece opportunities and with plenty of options as to who can take them, we should be looking to make the most of it. Having a back line including Caulker, Ned and Hall should really be guaranteeing danger with every set piece, add Polter to that mix and it's even more likely. With Yeni, Chery, Bidwell all able to deliver from different positions, expect more set piece goals from us.
Overall, the man we should be looking out for is Craig Conway, who's got a good set piece delivery, a good cross on him and is probably the main creative force in a weak team offensively. Nullify his threat with one of our full backs and we're good to go.
I suspect we'll see a 2 goal victory margin, looking pessimistically at it, I'd go with 3-1 as opposed to 2-0 because that's how we tend to go at QPR.
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MARK Warburton says that his QPR squad will be fit and firing for Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship clash away at promotion favourites Leeds United.
The R’s suffered their first defeat in four games on Monday night, losing out to Brentford in W12, but the boss insists that there will be no sign of a hangover when they walk out at Elland Road.
“It’s a demanding league; the games come thick and fast so you can’t be sitting there and feeling sorry...-
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“We have got to set the highest possible standards for ourselves. We gave away a really sloppy goal against Blackburn. From 4-1 and cruising, we survived a warning shot and we were loose and we have got to recognise that and be better.
“It was a good win going into the break; four goals, four different scorers and more goals for our front two. It was great for Brighty and Ebs [to score] too but we were loose on too many occasions.”
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AS MARK Warburton readies his troops for Blackburn this weekend, he has called on his players to “deliver a performance” in west London.
The R’s suffered a 3-0 loss at Cardiff City on Wednesday night and the R’s boss admits his post-match speech to the players was one that needed to be carefully considered.
“It was important we got the message right to the players,” Warburton explained.
“There is no denying we lost...-
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04-10-2019, 07:02 PM -
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Final match before the annoying international break, both sides not in the best of RECENT form heading into this one. We failed to beat Luton and Forest at HOME, but from our point of view, I am hoping our AWAY DAYS are much more lucky.
Been impressed with QPR's start to the season, as I was worried about the amount of new faces coming in. However they have hit the ground running and are scoring plenty or goals and have been in amongst the top end of the table for the most part of...-
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“The fact of the matter is we have lost a game of football and it hurts. If it doesn’t hurt then you shouldn’t be in the game. The good thing is we have a very swift chance to make amends.”
MARK Warburton admits he and his squad are hurting following Saturday’s defeat – but they welcome the early opportunity to “make amends” when they visit Cardiff City on Wednesday night.
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More on the fact that we haven't beaten them in years, I'm hopeful that the unrecognisable nature of our club from how it was prior should make this irrelevant... but who knows.