Bristol City Cup Thread

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MARK Warburton is determined to instil a winning mentality within his squad – and the QPR manager says that can’t be achieved if you don’t approach every fixture with the same mindset.

As the R’s get ready for tonight’s game against Bristol City in the Carabao Cup, Warburton has confirmed he will be using his squad for the match – but that doesn’t mean he isn’t interested in a cup run.

In the wake of QPR’s impressive start to the league campaign – a 2-1 win at Stoke City followed by a 1-1 home draw with Huddersfield Town – Warburton told www.qpr.co.uk: “The boys have done extremely well so far – a well-deserved victory at Stoke and on Saturday against another very good team we dominated the second half

“Looking ahead to tonight, you can’t talk about developing a winning mentality and then go into a game and say, ‘it doesn’t matter if we win or lose.’

“For me, this is an invaluable game. We want to make sure we use our squad and go in there with a strong team with a focus on winning. It’s as simple as that.

“It is a fantastic competition and Wembley is at the end of it. Who wouldn’t want to compete as normal for that?

“We analyse the opposition and from our point of view will be as best prepared as we can.”

With 15 new arrivals over the summer and 12 departures, Warbuton’s new squad have settled well but he also believes progress in a competition such as the League Cup can be of huge benefit for those new faces.

“A cup run helps to bed in players,” he explained.

“It helps to build self-belief and confidence. Of course you worry about injuries and over-loading but for me a good cup run will give the team and the supporters much to cheer about and we hope very much we can deliver a performance tonight.”

Following this evening’s game with the Robins, the two teams will meet again – in the Championship – at Ashton Gate on Saturday, and Warburton admitted: “I suppose it will be a bit nip-and-tuck from the managers, the staff and the players but you have to go into it looking to win and we have picked a team with that aim in mind.

“You are at home, you have paying supporters and you want to deliver a good performance.”

Lee Wallace has moved closer to making his debut for the R’s after returning to full training this week, with Warburton explaining: “Lee is not ready yet but he is back training with the boys which is great to see, so a lot of credit goes to him and the medical team.

“Aside from Lee, we have got a full squad to choose from and we have to use it wisely.”

Jan Mlaklar (quad) and Matt Smith (ill) missed Saturday’s draw with the Terriers but they are fit and available for selection tonight.

https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/we-want-winning-mentality/

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Who do you want to see play ? That will be fun !

My choice

Kelly
Kane Masterson Leistner Hamalainen
Ball Smith
Pugh Chair Shodipo
Mlakar

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The round-two draw – which will again be regionalised – will take place after full-time in the match between Salford City and Leeds United. Fans can watch the draw live on Sky Sports.

Round two will see the inclusion of the 13 Premier League clubs who are not competing in European competitions in 2019/20, as well as Cardiff City and Fulham, who were relegated from the top-flight last season. Huddersfield Town – also relegated last term – will compete in round one.

A full list of ball numbers for the second-round draw can be seen below.

Southern section

1 AFC Bournemouth

2 Brighton & Hove Albion

3 Cardiff City

4 Crystal Palace

5 Fulham

6 Norwich City

7 Southampton

8 Watford

9 West Ham United

10 Portsmouth

11 Colchester United / Swindon Town

12 AFC Wimbledon / Milton Keynes Dons

13 Oxford United / Peterborough United

14 Queens Park Rangers / Bristol City

15 Plymouth Argyle / Leyton Orient

16 Wycombe Wanderers / Reading

17 Charlton Athletic / Forest Green Rovers

18 Gillingham / Newport County

19 Stevenage / Southend United

20 Luton Town / Ipswich Town

21 Walsall / Crawley Town

22 Bristol Rovers / Cheltenham Town

23 Brentford / Cambridge United

24 Coventry City / Exeter City

25 Swansea City / Northampton Town

26 West Bromwich Albion / Millwall

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Think Wells should play

[gator]

The more I think about this one the more I want to use a completely different lineup than we will use on Saturday, there are good players needing some playing time so regardless of what MW has said I think he uses a completely changed lineup!

[Rebel R's]

I admit I care very little about the league cup and with that in mind I hope we start with a different 11 tonight, maybe Bristol will do the same to give everyone a run

[northampton rs]

Matt Smith is ready ????

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Matt Smith is ready ????

Yeah so they say

[Shania]

Is this match on QPR+?

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Is this match on QPR+?

Nope

[SheepRanger]

Ollie used to get slaughtered for putting out a 'weakened team'. Mr Bread will be fine though.........

[Rich]

Good side that

[Gtleighsr3]

we should put our strongest side out,its a knockout comp after all

[qpr4life]

Ollie used to get slaughtered for putting out a 'weakened team'. Mr Bread will be fine though.........

Difference is, that side doesnt look weaker.

Back five near enough the same for a start.. the depth in the squad really showing the difference here for me. Wells, BFG and Scowen at times were some of better players last year.