QPR v Swansea | Match Thread

[Qpstranger]

It's been a scrappy game. There's gotta be a fair bit of added time here

8 mins

[daveshads]

Scrappy is being kind! IF Swansea win, nobody could begrudge them it. We cannot play regularly for about 25 minutes when the game lasts 90. Marti has a lot to answer for regarding his team selection and planning.

[LoftusRoadLad]

Too little too late....Full pack of subs should have come on start of half.

[SheepRanger]

Fox is crap mate. Not good enough for our club. Rather give a youngster a chance.

I was thinking he'd be a decent back up defender, but when you haven't got the pace you're a liability! Sketching for that ball and an OG. He was also ripped a new one at LB earlier in the season. Morission and JCS for the entire defence next season then!!

We had better get our deals done quickly to gell the new rear guard, or we'll be starting next season as we did this one.

[3London]

That one is on the manager!

[SheepRanger]

That one is on the manager!

Started badly with Varane not making it to the pitch, Fox starting and Edwards moving into midfield.

Its a difficult one when we have Frey and Chair who arent fit enough to play a full 90mins yet. But there have been many of us who have said that due to lack of pace and/or combative abilities that the Anderson / Madsen combo doesnt work.

I thought Morgan made a very respectable start to his QPR career.......why is he now being overlooked? Surely he'd have been better to start instead of Andersen?

[DJ Hooper W12]

Too little too late....Full pack of subs should have come on start of half.

Exactly everyone in the stand could see it,Marti left it too late. Poor performance overall for 70 minutes back to our old self. Jimmy and Ronnie a great pair together just hope we can keep them. My last game this season and disappointed to say the least. Paal ???

[shaggy24]

This may sound like hindsight comment but every fan knows can’t have madsen and Anderson putting Edwards our best defender cm when we have Morgan sat on the bench

Only Marti knows logic but we’re far too passive and set up wrong too often for Marti to take us to a top 1/play off contenders

omo gets set up completely ballsed up too many times

[Jeffqpr]

Very poor performance & only came alive when 2 down & must admit i didn’t expect much today

[QPRDave]

Question.
Are the players we have not good enough?
Or are these ridiculously awful performances we put in regularly down to poor management?
Everytime we try this tippy tappy crap we are literally pointless, but very boring

[Harrow QPR]

That was a diabolical performance. Swansea pressed us and we were'nt capable of passing around them. Swansea deserved the win but what a horrible team of diving , fouling , cheating , time wasting ##### .
At least we learnt that FOX should no way get another contract and Harrison Ashby is the second worse footballer ever seen at Loftus rd after Nico Hamalainen. Please do not sign Ashby next season. Also learnt that Kolli cannot play as a lone striker.
I know i keep saying it but Marti Cifuentes is a poor negative manager , same old crap every week , no plan B and plan A is pass it around at the back then keeper hoofs it and other team get possession . We go behind then start attacking , same old #### every game.

[Harrow QPR]

Question.
Are the players we have not good enough?
Or are these ridiculously awful performances we put in regularly down to poor management?
Everytime we try this tippy tappy crap we are literally pointless, but very boring

The players have shown in games they are good enough and i believe it is down to the way we are set up to play by Marti . We haven't got the players to play this tippy tappy negative football with a lone striker , especially Kolli or Lloyd. We always go behind and then start playing.

[Stanfan]

Feel many are over-reacting. Swansea were perhaps best team at closing down we’ve faced . Thought paal showed why he’s important atm as he keeps it much better than Ashby playing on his wrong side. Frey didn’t start as not fit enough yet. Needed his style today. Missed Veranes power. Fox showed he’s not as good playing out as we need.

[LordLoftus]

Marti pushed the team to hard in training and we have struggled all season when we have back to back games. Some times its the first game, some times its the second. But basically we can't play 180 minutes over a 5 day window and it shows every single time.

[Abseits]

Marti pushed the team to hard in training and we have struggled all season when we have back to back games. Some times its the first game, some times its the second. But basically we can't play 180 minutes over a 5 day window and it shows every single time.

That's a good insight. I wonder if it goes right back to the preseason? I was very dubious about that sojourn to Spain playing and thrashing local youth clubs, particularly when we have a swish training complex. We deffo looked sluggish and off the pace in the UK friendlies too. And, as you say, we have been physically overwhelmed too many times through the season.
Add to that the catalogue of injuries and you do wonder about how Marti is managing the training and prep.