should we play at a higher tempo?????

[Factamondo]

watched a little bit of sheff utd/weds and the pace set by utd in the first half is something id like us to aspire to.....i know it was a local derby but they all but finished us off after twenty minutes up there last season with that sort of tempo!...i doubt we'll create that against chelseas reserves on tuesday night but i believe a high speed pressure game reaps dividends at this level!!!

[Fez]

Definitely because we have the skillful players to do that especially in midfield! Playing slowly and lumping the ball about doesn't play to our strengths at all!

[Factamondo]

i agree !we seem to get 'picked' off ala plymouth/brizzol playing that way......we have the speed in midfield to do this so i think if we could find two 'attacking' speedy full backs our lot would improve!!

[Scarlet pimple]

When we have played the better teams and won, we done it playing with a higher tempo, yet we seem not to when we play the shoite teams.

You got a good point their Facto.

[Factamondo]

brum/wolves last seaon at lr was proof in the pudding scars old chap..............lets treat the blackpools/barnsleys n donnys with the same distain and hammer em from the off!

[Scarlet pimple]

Spot on m8.

[Fez]

Think the best example was when we played Stoke live on Sky a couple of seasons ago! Stoke were a big and slow team and we played the ball on the floor passed and moved at a high tempo and picked them apart for 90 minutes!

[Factamondo]

even england look a much better side playing that way..........leave that slow stuff to the brazilians n high ties...........up n at em is the english way........fix bayonets!!!!

[ollyhoops]

The problem with a high tempo is that QPR burn out too quickly... I believe we have already tried that, the result was after 15 minutes we ran out of puff.....

Bottom line is that you need really fit players to play that are we look far from fit IMO.

Arsenal can play that system as they have the energy....

[Factamondo]

then id get em in on sundays for extra training...there is no excuse for a modern day player on 10k a week not being able to run for 90mins!

[ollyhoops]

then id get em in on sundays for extra training...there is no excuse for a modern day player on 10k a week not being able to run for 90mins!

I agree with you, in theory we have the squad but we do lack the energy and fitness so we couldn't compete for 90mins...

Generally QPR can play that system for 15 minutes then they tend to burn out...... They need to be super fit for that, but a great idea though.

[Factamondo]

then id employ some top notch fitness coaches as i believe too much modern day emphasis is on 'weight training' n 'muscle building' which is all tosh imho!!

[Factamondo]

ahem!!!!!

[Gtleighsr3]

should play like Grays,you should send madge some vids facto