On my way home

[shaggy24]

Ok the positives

Laird showed some real promise
Armstrong showed more in his time on the pitch than I’ve seen from Dykes in his time here
Roberts has that big of creativity we get from willock
Dickie stepping out from the back showed the midfield what was needed but none attempted to come forward and show some intensity

negatives
Dykes the guy tried but he’s not good enough and never will be
Midfield it is so slow yep Amos and richards are to come back but it’s woeful sadly the captain did win the ball only for dykes to fluff his lines again Dozzell was better once SJ went off but he does nothing for way too long
the High tempo Beale wants er it’s like Groundhog Day

willock or anyone sellable may have to go however we probably got just about a handful that are worth anything

we got another tough game Saturday teams that come up normally do well against us Armstrong has to start if we had taken chances the game could of been over by ht however we didn’t and end up playing catch up yet again

[FurtiveFox]

Have to agree with others. This looks more like a Warburton team. Slow, ponderous and not difficult to play against. We always have decent amount of possession but do nothing much with it so not a problem to the other team.

I just don't get why we are set up like this. We have a mainly young squad which should be full of energy. What is it with all the sideways and back passing? We should be playing far more directly and with pace, stretching the other side. Attacking the ball, getting the ball into the box. No point tippy tappy looking for that killer ball and never finding it. I do wonder if we played more positively and directly if we would see more from the likes of Chair and Dykes. Don't think we can expect an awful lot when so much of the action takes place nowhere near them.

We have potential to cause problems going forward, need to start exploiting that. If it doesn't work we won't have lost anything much as I can only see us struggling to win games with current set up.

[Darkranger]

If Willock does end up going, then for me Bowler would be an ideal replacement.

[Abseits]

I thought Dozzell was alright, Field too. SJ and Chair were the weak links that bought eff all to the table. Amos and Willock instead of those two would have made for a far more solid and dynamic midfield I think.
I reckon we have the pieces, Beale needs to start fielding the right ones (subject to injury of course).

[Shania]

But we are still a work in progress and 3-5-2 should be our main formation imo.

[SheepRanger]

We didnt teally stretch their defence until Armstrong came on. The oace he played at was perfect for 30mins but he wouodnt be able to maintain that for thr full 90. At a young age I csnt see him playing the lone striker for 90mins. Still a bench player for now unless we play him alongside Dykes, which mighr ne sn option until our other midfielders get fit.

[cross it Dave]

Would it help if Sj played in a more attacking position? In a way, I think so.

it would help if he played for someone else, then we could use the £18,000 a week on someone who can actually run faster than me

[topperharley]

OP spot on as always.

I think I saw players actively looking to avoid passing to Stef.

The fact our midfield improved when a striker was put on in place of Stef says alot about his contribution.

I don't think we need a horrible nasty midfielder, we just need to get the ball forward with intent.

Put Amos in the side last night and it's a different game. Encouraged that we are getting balls in, Laird had a great debut in my opinion (considering time with the squad). We just can;t finish. Dykes is snatching again and Sinclair is too keen. He will be a force to be reckoned with very soon, he is 110% a player and they hype is real. So close to an equaliser and the power of the lad is unreal, great presence, good runs, exciting.

Real issue here is Stef, and LWB. Paal has not impressed me once. Stef is universally agreed to be the worst player on the pitch every game. I think with the attacking options we have we don;t need a striker as much as we need these two roles sorted out. Amos coming back will be a big lift, and we do need to get Dozzel consistent, or look for some midfield cover. sort the LWB position either bringing Paal on or bringing someone else in and MB is close to having a bloody good team.

[cross it Dave]

OP spot on as always.

I think I saw players actively looking to avoid passing to Stef.

The fact our midfield improved when a striker was put on in place of Stef says alot about his contribution.

I don't think we need a horrible nasty midfielder, we just need to get the ball forward with intent.

Put Amos in the side last night and it's a different game. Encouraged that we are getting balls in, Laird had a great debut in my opinion (considering time with the squad). We just can;t finish. Dykes is snatching again and Sinclair is too keen. He will be a force to be reckoned with very soon, he is 110% a player and they hype is real. So close to an equaliser and the power of the lad is unreal, great presence, good runs, exciting.

Real issue here is Stef, and LWB. Paal has not impressed me once. Stef is universally agreed to be the worst player on the pitch every game. I think with the attacking options we have we don;t need a striker as much as we need these two roles sorted out. Amos coming back will be a big lift, and we do need to get Dozzel consistent, or look for some midfield cover. sort the LWB position either bringing Paal on or bringing someone else in and MB is close to having a bloody good team.

You did see players avoiding passing to him, 5-10 minutes into second half

[topperharley]

You did see players avoiding passing to him, 5-10 minutes into second half

Yeah thought so. Embarrassing.

[WeAreQPR12]

Paal the Dutch lad looks a really poor player. You'd hope playing in that position he would be more technical but he looks like he's got the ability of someone we signed from Leatherhead so so basic and uninspiring.

[KismetRanger]

May be spelling mistake but your assessment that SJ is "5 years behind behind the game" is very apt.

Just a bit of hyperbole from him standing behind the defence for some reason for random points of the game.

[WeAreQPR12]

Good write up though Rommy! The reality seems to be no Willock no wins. Quite a sad state of affairs

[72bus]

Good write up though Rommy! The reality seems to be no Willock no wins. Quite a sad state of affairs

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