Hull v QPR 14Aug21 0 - 3 FT 2nd/4pts

i agree he seems to not be fancied by Warbs

maybe its an age thing

i also agree hes a liability at wing back and his position doesnt suit the formation MW wants to play so adapt him to the position that he plays Chair or Willock just use him as an impact sub or starter in one of the attacking central midfielders just please stop using Thomas who is at best a league 1 player.

also using him as the 3rd option as a striker when Austin is unfit or injured and when Dykes has a shocker

his pace in that position with tired legs against him will cause problems alone

I think Albert understands that he is just a fringe player and is just grateful that he has been signed by the club he supports.

If he just gets cup games I bet he is happy and getting paid for that pleasure is also a plus.

I have watched the game and knowing the result prior to the game allows for more relaxing viewing.

Watching the game seemed a bit like the Orient match where we are in control for the first 30 minutes and then switch off. The Willock goal was well worked and ex QPR goalie Matt Ingram didn't cover himself in glory trying to keep it out. At the other end Dieng pulled off a brilliant save to keep us in the lead. It seemed to be when another ex QPR player Matt Smith joined the fray that we lost concentration and we needed half time.

Similer to the Orient game we seemed a little edgy in the first few minutes of the 2nd half and this eventually lead to a poor clearance by Dieng that fell to Matt Smith who was thwarted by an absolutely brilliant clearance off the line by Rob Dickie.

Chair was visibly tiring and got replaced by Dozzell who added a bit of stability into the midfield. After the well worked free kick between Chair and Willock in the first half we now saw a well worked corner that lead to Dykes losing his marker and hitting our 2nd from a Johansen pass.

Hull were always causing issues and probably thought that they could get something from the game but some poor control and a lunge at Ball by Moncur saw the Hull midfielder shown a rightful red card. I suspect at this moment the Hull fans knew the game was up but when Rob Dickie got our 3rd of the day and his 3rd of the season it really was. Both teams had chances in the later stages but 3 -0 it finished.

Warburton will take loads of positives out of the game and to score 3 away from home without your top striker is a big plus. The biggest thing for me was the clean sheet and the central defenders who were outstanding. Rob Dickie will rightly get all the plaudits for his 3rd goal of the season and a wonderful goal line clearance. Barbet as was shown by the second half is important on the left but the player who is keystone for me is Jordy de Wijs. de Wijs is a man mountain who allows Dickie and Barbet to move forward and support our midfield.

Overall Warburton will be very pleased but he needs to sort out those lapses in concentration that have been evident in all 3 games. One other issue for Warburton is the injuries. When signing injury prone players like Amos, Field and Austin it was always going to be a risk. Whilst we have cover in certain areas my fear was that without Austin we have no out and out goal scorer. However, the Hull game has proved that we do have goals in the team when Charlie is out. I thought it was a top team performance.