Sheff Utd v Qpr | Match Thread

[WeAreQPR12]

Poor old Chrissy Willock just had to endure Cardiff getting smashed 5 nil

[WeAreQPR12]

I think Dykes needs to start over Frey imo. There is no way Frey can have the same ratio as dykes. I have a feeling he'll improve on last season and he has to be looking at 15 this season

[gator]

What a comeback, like many I didn't see that coming especially when we went down to 10 men, the ref added 10 minutes of time as well, having not watched the match I am not sure if that was appropriate or the 2nd yellow was justified! At very least this should give us some confidence as we break in new players and wait for others to return, I would have taken a point in this match all day long and the way we did it I think will surely give us something to build on!

[Jeffqpr]

Didn’t see that coming after first half, great result

[QPRFCJIM]

Quality comeback

[LordLoftus]

10 Men QPR come from two nil down to take a point off a team are among the favourites to be in the playoffs.
A tale of two halves where QPR didn't come alive until the second after Anderson went off late in the first and Smyth injected some needed pace in the final third for the team.

First a Dembele corner from the right allows Dunne to get on the end of it with the perfect flick, leaving no chance for their goalie, the start of an unexpected comeback.

For the second goal we have another defender to thank, this time it was Jack Robinson, the former QPR player and current Sheffield Utd captain becomes a Hero once again for QPR when he creates confusion among the Sheffield Utd defence. Coming to deal with what should have been an easy clearance, he manages to gets in the way of another player and allows the ball to float over both the Sheffield Utd defenders, creating a gap for Saito, who had looked lively since coming on.
Saito out on the right, a place I don't expect us to see a lot of him for the rest of the season when we have 11 men, cuts it back to the edge of the area and Dykes with a fine finish to the opposite bottom corner.

Great result, great team effort, from off the boil to if we'd of had 11 men at the end we might have been able to push for a third. Instead, understandably looking at not only the fact we were a man down, but also against quality opposition, the team instead stick 10 behind the ball for the last 8 minutes and see out a draw that in the end was exactly what was deserved.

Well done Marti and the team.

[Martinmalta]

Didn't see this coming. Expected a trashing after the first half. In Marti we trust. Y R's.

[LoftusRoadLad]

If that 2nd half is anything to go by we ain't gotta worry this season. We have a smart squad and Chair ain't even back yet !! URssssssssss

[WeAreQPR12]

If that 2nd half is anything to go by we ain't gotta worry this season. We have a smart squad and Chair ain't even back yet !! URssssssssss

Totally agree and to think there is still a chance that eze will be sold and tbh give Marti those funds and the stars are the limit

[Harrow QPR]

Great comeback but WHY do we always start negatively , go a goal or two down , then start playing.
We need to start being positive from the start , go at teams , home and away and if we get beat fair enough.
This division is a very poor standard bar the odd team that comes down from the Prem . Normally the teams that get promoted from this league are the ones that play attacking football , we've got to play more on the front foot and stop being timid waiting to see what happens .
Come on Marti sort it out and get us being more positive and attack minded.

[LordLoftus]

What a comeback, like many I didn't see that coming especially when we went down to 10 men, the ref added 10 minutes of time as well, having not watched the match I am not sure if that was appropriate or the 2nd yellow was justified! At very least this should give us some confidence as we break in new players and wait for others to return, I would have taken a point in this match all day long and the way we did it I think will surely give us something to build on!

The 8+ minutes of time felt fair. Was a few players went down in the second half and needed time to ensure they could continue.

[LoftusRoadLad]

Did he watch Braveheart last night ?

[Stanfan]

Thought Varane is a real mixed bag and gave ball away too much in critical areas. Colback made a big difference positionally. until he became an idiot again. Dembele looks fantastic. Likewise Saito. In this league big mistake by Sheffield Utd to try and be solid.

[Abseits]

Sat on train. Very unlikely point given opening 20mins looked like men against boys. Wildly inconsistent ref who caused most of the added time by his incessant pointless interventions. Watched Hamer and Robinson screaming in face of lino for ages before storming up to ref to scream at him but NO booking??? Jack seemed to be done for an aside - looked really harsh and random.
Anyway, the new lads look classy and ready to go. Varane looks like he will need to adjust to EFL though, he's way off the pace at the mo'.
We're up and running and are clearly capable of giving any team in this league a bloody nose.

[Mattyqpr]

Varane was terrible! Coming from Spanish Segunda, he will take time to settle to the pace and hustle and bustle of the Championship. I think Marti learnt a lot from that today in terms of bedding in new signings. Although to be fair, we were generally terrible all over in the first half.

Fantastic second half performance and a great point. Will do the lads a lot of good after a tough start!

Colback needs to reign it in. It's stupid. I understand he plays on the edge but 9 times out of 10 his bookings are just stupid. Gobbing off at the ref is always pointless and something that's not needed to 'fire yourself up'. Smashing an opposition player is fine with me if it's needed or taking one for the team, but half the time his fouls are needless.

Dembele and Saito and going to be fantastic options for us in the wide areas. A lot more positive after that second half. Got to get on the winning trail against Plymouth next week.