QPR Vs Barnsley

I love you guys (actual ) BUT the criticism of our tactical set up ignores what Warbs had at his disposal. We are down to our bare bones, and only our heart and some individual brilliance (plus Barnley's inability to kill off the game) got us a result.
The fact that we could only name 6 subs is proof positive (it would have been 7, but I told Warbs I was unavailable due to a hangover and dodgy curry).
If we had played the starting 11 in their natural positions we would have set up 3-6-1.
Plus the guys are cream crackered after Hull and Middlesboro. No way in the world would Dozzell (lightweight) and Thomas (limited) have started against a team like Barnsley under normal circumstances; and if Warbs isn't going to play them when our best 16 are either injured, sick or running on fumes, when would they ever start a game?

The left back/left wing back role has been a issue ever since Warburton came to the club and it's an area where we have struggled.

It started when we had to release Bidwell whose wages we could never have afforded so he had to bring in a replacement who was his mate Wallace from Rangers.

That all went pear shaped when Wallace got injured and he had to play Manning as a makeshift left back. Manning was never a left back because defensively he was awful but he was a decent left wing back. Whilst we were all telling the stubborn Warburton that he need to change from his 4 man defence to accommodate Manning as the wing back to exploit his crossing ability it rarely happened. As a result Manning left to join Swansea.

So what would Warburtons next move be, well it was to give the nice but not very good Niko the hammer a 5 year deal a strange decision even for Warburton. It wasn't until the start of 2020 that Warburton decided to listen to the fans who are tactically more astute than he will ever be and change to a back 3 and regularly play with a back 3 and wing backs. It was magical because Wallace was at last fit and getting de Wijs strengthened our central defence allowing Dickie and Barbet to cover when the wing backs went forward.

All looked good at the start of this season because we had 3 left backs/wing backs to choose from the ageing but injury prone Wallace, the hapless Hamallainen and a promising loan signing in Mccallum. The trouble was it has all gone wrong, he sent 'the Hammer'back to the USA on loan, McCullum has picked up an injury and now unsurprisingly so has Wallace.

By playing right wing back Odubajo in the left wing back role against Orient it might have given him a clue that when he puts round pegs in square holes the fit might not happen. But not Warburton whilst it failed against Orient it should work with Kakay against Barnsley where he would also play an attacking midfielder as a right wing back.

Some may say that hindsight is a wonderful thing but with our injury issues on the left to most of us it seemed obvious we would revert to a back 4. However, that clearly wasnt obvious to Warburton whose tactics are baffling but credit to our players because their never say die attitude got us a point today but only after Warburton did change to a back 4.

De Wijs needs a scan and Wallace is out for a few weeks - won't be back until after the international break.

www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/qpr-defender-de-wijs-to-have-scan-and-wallace-faces-weeks-on-sidelines?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork

I thought Dozzell looked awful passing to them and getting the ball nicked from him, I felt sorry for Thomas as it’s not his natural position and I think he can do a job for us watching him pre season I really liked the runs he was making off the ball.

Second half come back was fantastic it’s weird watching and still feeling there is still a chance with 15 mins to go but that’s what this team gives us.

Kingfisher if you haven’t watched it yet just skip to the seconds half 😉

very etertaining game at loftus road today

game of 2 halves

was scratching my head at the inclusion of both Dozzell and Thomas and to be honest i cant see either making many more starts today after this MW will be first to admit he made the wrong team selection from the beginning but im very very grateful he saw fit t change it before it was too late. THIS DRAW was a great result and one of them that feels like a win. Just really hope we can get a victory at home infront of the fans in the league and altho Coventry are flying high i can see us with a couple who were missing today coming back giving coventry a right good hiding

i have noticed Dozzell is well off pace at this level and to be taken off in first half will be hard for him to come back from for me hes similar to that kid Sean Goss we got from Man Utd and looked what happened to him.

George Thomas at best is a bench warmer you cant play him from the start at all especially not at wing back yes MW got this wrong however MW cant be blamed for Thomas going forward as an attacking midfielder for the majority of the time he was on the pitch at one point he was trying to flick in a half chance and from where i was sitting the panic in his face and body language was unbelievable like watching a schoolboy. he was that bad today but Dozzell OUCH he was even worse

very brave decision from MW to take not one but both off in a tactical move which wa brave enough to have won us all 3 points as 2nd half it was all us ive just watched the whole game back on my planner and truth be known 2nd half at the game we were even more dominant

big shouts out to many of the team Kakay in particular and Albert Adomah along with Willock in bursts and Chair was very impressed with Dunne when he came on also but especially MW who for me deserved MOM .

a few injuries showed we have a very small squad and we need numbers to get a decent run at promotion.

i think us letting Masterson leave on loan was foolish as again De Wijs strugged to play a full game but to be honest in Dunne and Kakay we have enough in an emergency situation im really looking forward to McCallum getting a run hopefully he will play against Oxford and with Wallace out will push Odabajo at left wing back for the next league game

Also this game shows how vital Dom Ball is to this team was very suprised he was left out of the starting line up

we also need a new striker and like ive said before one will be coming in before the deadline because lets face it Austin wasnt 100 per cent fit today and Dykes even if fit we cant trust

run down of the scores of each player

Dieng 6
Thomas 4
Dickie 6
De Wijs 5
Barbet 6
Kakay 7
Johansen 7
Dozzell 4
Chair 8
Willock 7
Austin 6

subs: Adomah 7, Ball 6, Dunne 7

my team for the next game in the league would be

Dieng
Dickie Dunne Barbet
Kakay Ball Johansen Odubajo
Chair Austin Willock

Thought uncle Albert was outstanding when he came on today but even with a performance like this i cant see him start in the next league game he will play against Oxford and even if he scores 2 or 3 he will prob struggle to get a start

The Barnsley player who I thought played very well yesterday was Cauley Woodrow. He scored, caused our central defenders plenty of issues and worked his socks off chasing back.

I bet there will be a few clubs monitoring him before the window closes.