QPR v Bristol C 1DEC20 1 - 2 FT 17pts/17th
Nov 28, 2020 17:04:16 GMT
Post by kingfisher on Nov 28, 2020 17:04:16 GMT
It's another Tuesday and another midweek game. This time it is Bristol City who on Saturday lost to Reading 3-1, and their scorer was on Nakhi Wells! As the Saturday games movewards their conclusion, our respective standings are:
Club Points Position GD Recent
Bristol C 24 5 3
QPR 17 15 -4 WLDWL
So, in terms of the stats, it seems a no brainer - QPR will lose! However what that does not tell us is a number of factors that influence games such as: the state of injuries, whether the strikers are on form, whether the team has been playing well together, and the simple fact that anything can happen in the Championship! [Rotherham 2-2 Bournmouth & Norwich 1-1 Coventry this Saturday] On top of that, for some weird reason, QPR plays better against teams that like to play football - especially from the back. If the right QPR turns out on Tuesday they can win against a poor Bristol City or draw against an average Bristol City; but a poor or average QPR can expect to lose (and perhaps heavily)!
So onto the thorny question of how to set up against a fast-moving Bristol City with (normally) a sound defence? The areas of contention at the back are the wing backs - do you opt for Kane and Wallace for experience but a propensity to not close down ball-players about to cross, or do you opt instead for youth and speed but less experience in Kakay & Hamalianen? Up front there is a different conundrum: two wingers or one? Do you choose to release BOS & Willock (at the expense of excluding Cameron or Carroll or Ball who all offer something positive), or do you strengthen the DM (Ball and Cameron) and Carroll linking the play? A trickey choice, but it is Mark Warburton who gets paid to do this luckily...
Here is my preferred choice:
Dieng
Kakay Dickie Barbet Wallace [Kane cannot play anyway but Kakay is the least worst choice, and Hama needs a break to recharge]
Ball Carroll
BOS Chair Willock [this relies upon either Carroll or Ball supporting attacks through the middle]
Dykes
Club Points Position GD Recent
Bristol C 24 5 3
QPR 17 15 -4 WLDWL
So, in terms of the stats, it seems a no brainer - QPR will lose! However what that does not tell us is a number of factors that influence games such as: the state of injuries, whether the strikers are on form, whether the team has been playing well together, and the simple fact that anything can happen in the Championship! [Rotherham 2-2 Bournmouth & Norwich 1-1 Coventry this Saturday] On top of that, for some weird reason, QPR plays better against teams that like to play football - especially from the back. If the right QPR turns out on Tuesday they can win against a poor Bristol City or draw against an average Bristol City; but a poor or average QPR can expect to lose (and perhaps heavily)!
So onto the thorny question of how to set up against a fast-moving Bristol City with (normally) a sound defence? The areas of contention at the back are the wing backs - do you opt for Kane and Wallace for experience but a propensity to not close down ball-players about to cross, or do you opt instead for youth and speed but less experience in Kakay & Hamalianen? Up front there is a different conundrum: two wingers or one? Do you choose to release BOS & Willock (at the expense of excluding Cameron or Carroll or Ball who all offer something positive), or do you strengthen the DM (Ball and Cameron) and Carroll linking the play? A trickey choice, but it is Mark Warburton who gets paid to do this luckily...
Here is my preferred choice:
Dieng
Kakay Dickie Barbet Wallace [Kane cannot play anyway but Kakay is the least worst choice, and Hama needs a break to recharge]
Ball Carroll
BOS Chair Willock [this relies upon either Carroll or Ball supporting attacks through the middle]
Dykes
