QPR vs Aston Villa **Match Thread**

[Hitman34]

Tinkermans tinkered.
Down the mini league we go today.

Smith and Mackie.

[Hitman34]

Disagree 73. The problem yesterday was the system and how Ollie set the team up, not so much the players. The reason Freeman was nullified was because when he had the ball he had no outlet for it due to the total lack of width in the team and because of the totally ineffective Mackie in front of him. Therefore Freeman, as the only creative outlet in the team, probably felt under more pressure to retain the ball for longer in order to try and create something alone.

The person most to blame yesterday was the manager for being completely out-manoeuvred by Bruce. Yes, technically they have better players, but on a tactical level we hadn't the game to them on a plate, thereby making it one hell of a lot easier for them.

how long is he going to carry on with this 352 farce..... playing midfielders, fullbacks and wingers as wingbacks.

he signed for wingers in the summer transfer window, and along with a polish international, but yet he plays a system with no wingers.

if you want to keep the three midfielders in the team then play 451.

otherwise play 442 with woslek on the right and wheeler or lualua on the left.

[lymehoop]

To be perfectly honest mate I can totally understand why he elected to not pass it to Mackie, knowing how likely the chance would have been wasted. If it had been Sylla or even Conor I bet he'd have made the pass.

I agree though that Freeman was below par yesterday but saying that, so was the entire team - which again comes back to the manager for getting tactically outclassed by Bruce, who saw us over-running his team for the first half hour, so he changed it and the game was theirs from that point onwards because Ollie had zero plan B.

I've got to agree with your assumption the pass was declined to Mackie as he's a waste of space. I said to my mate early in the game the players seemed not to have any faith in Mackie's selection and wondered if they thought Sylla would have been a better option. Whatever, how uninspiring an attack of Mackie/Smith was. I bet Bruce told his defence to have the afternoon off

[Olly]

how long is he going to carry on with this 352 farce..... playing midfielders, fullbacks and wingers as wingbacks.

he signed for wingers in the summer transfer window, and along with a polish international, but yet he plays a system with no wingers.

if you want to keep the three midfielders in the team then play 451.

otherwise play 442 with woslek on the right and wheeler or lualua on the left.

Worry not, Olly will get to hear our advice at some point and the formation will change, he knows we’re right.