Indeed a good point We will need to grind out these results if we’re not scoring goals But it was a case of us being wasteful in front of goal tonight Better than nothing and something to build on Roll on Saturday
Post by northwesthoop on Feb 11, 2020 22:33:39 GMT
We have to take the positives - Swansea are a good side, just outside the top 6, we were away from home and were very, very solid and the better team by far. The clean sheet is excellent.
The other end of the pitch is the concern now though. No goals in 3 and a half games. 4 goals in the last 7.
Post by northwesthoop on Feb 11, 2020 22:48:27 GMT
Post Swansea Stats:
The draw against Swansea leaves us 17th
Incredibly after 32 games we have 39 points for the THIRD season in a row. Holloway. McClaren. Warburton. The same record under each of them after 32 games.
We picked up just our 4th clean sheet of the season and first away clean sheet in 2 months.
We haven't scored in over 3 and a half league games. Our last goal came in the first half against Blackburn on 28th January.
It is just 4 wins in the last 20 league games for QPR and thus 17 points from the last 60 available
We still have a 9 point cushion over the bottom 3
Yoann Barbet returned after missing the last 18 league games
Luke Amos missed a league game for the first time since Leeds away at the start of November.
The lack of goals in recent games is worrying but we are creating chances and we just seem almost scared to put it on target wells was very good in that respect as once he got a chance he would finish it most of time he wasnt a great player by no means but he scooped up any loose ball around the box hugill isnt going get many more by the look of it and somebody else needs to put it in the net
A bit of moaning on social media about Clarke and Oteh not getting onto the pitch last night, and there is certainly some justification. BOS found it difficult down the right wing against a good defender, so Clarke on the left would have given him much-needed game time and may have made a difference; and the same applies up front - Hugill was ploughing a lonely farrow and Oteh needs game-time!
A bit of moaning on social media about Clarke and Oteh not getting onto the pitch last night, and there is certainly some justification. BOS found it difficult down the right wing against a good defender, so Clarke on the left would have given him much-needed game time and may have made a difference; and the same applies up front - Hugill was ploughing a lonely farrow and Oteh needs game-time!
It did seem strange that Warburton didn't bring one of them on but it was probably understandable. The obvious choice would have been to replace Pugh but he was helping to protect Manning and because of that I think Warburton was happy to settle for an away point rather than go for the win.
I thought we looked well balanced last night and overall we defended a bit better and still created chances. I would like to see him keep the same team against Stoke but Warburton likes to change things and I could see him replacing Pugh for Clarke or Oteh to give Hugill a bit more support up front.
Post by northwesthoop on Feb 12, 2020 22:20:26 GMT
I was going to type the same thing as stoatey; he didn't make changes because he didn't want to risk going for it too much then ending up with nothing.
I have a feeling that at home he may replace Ball with Amos. Especially as he is worried about the lack of goals and may see Amos as more progressive with the ball. (Personally I'd like us to remain hard to beat so would keep Ball and Cameron together).
It may also be that Rangel can't play back to back and so Kane could return.
