How are we feeling?

Hmmm...I don't think so NW...Ball started against Man U and Leicester (as did Dozzell)...so I think its' going to be Ball to start with Dozzell and then with Johansen when he's up to speed. With such an attacking side we have to have a defensive midfielder in front of the back three/four...neither Dozzell or Amos do what Field or Ball do.

And then we need a second defensive midfielder to come on in the second half if we're ahead.

It's a real shame that Bettache is in the same mold as Johansen/Dozzell/Amos etc...If he was like Ball or Field he could be getting regular minutes with Field out. as it is I don't see him featuring yet again this season.

kingfisher can you think of anybody who could do a good job as a defensive midfielder!!??

IMO The key to those central midfield roles revolve around the match fitness of Johansen. Because Johansen is so experienced and knows whether to hold his position or push forward I think that until he is fit then Warburton will prefer to start with Ball/Dozzell in those central midfield roles.

Once Johansen is fit I see Warburton dropping both Ball and Dozzell and reverting to a central midfield of Chair and Johansen. This then allows him to play the front 3 of Dykes, Willock and Austin.

to those that doubt Dom Ball on the whole i agree with you and would be less than confident if he were to start a lot of games next season but he will be just a stop gap for when Field or Amos and Johansen return

dozzell who also started against Leicester will struggle on what i saw yesterday on being a starter long term

i think Johansen will be the man that fills the defensive midfield role in the absence of Field

back to yesterday and Dom Ball though he played very very well and at times for me and my view he was the best player on the park with exception of Chair and Willock so i will be more than happy to see him start the season im just a little concerned Johansen didnt even make the bench so not sure if he had a niggle or whatever

back t the question of this thread

how am i feeling?

confident
the most confident ive been since supporting QPR whatever happens MW will have us playing some great football and i cant wait to get to the ground to witness it again (yesterday we were insane immense) was shcked we only drew we were THAT good.

how am i feeling u ask again? im brimming with passion and confidence for the club i love to the point im almost errect

It's great to have different opinions, and jimjams and surrey chad are entitled to their wrong ones

Its all those different opinions that should make us all confident, Warburton has the best squad of playets that any QPR manager has had in many a season. Previously we have had maybe 7 or 8 decent players but this year we have a very exciting squad.

The biggest issue for Warburton is who does he leave out.

My only concern is that we do have a team with quite a few inquiry prone players  so I suspect that the team will change frequently in order to protect those that suffer injuries. From what I have seen preseason, those who will get left out are going to be keen to get there place back We have true competition across the squad now which can only be good.