Yup, and Lyndon Dykes has scored 10 goals and had 4 assists in the last 14 games, I'm pretty sure. Not bad, considering how 'bad' he is
Dykes certainly changed the game when he came on. We had been poor up until the header from Ball to Dykes and his strike into the corner knocked Coventry off their game plan. They had to push forward and that allowed Barbet to get free and score the 2nd.
I think the plan was to confuse Coventry by replacing an attacking midfielder with another striker. Then remove Austin with a DM. They certainly played better in the second half, but we're always vulnerable! Unlike us they always moved the ball forward. We played Barbet further upfield and Johansen moved over more towards the right. Some strategy of Warburton's... MotM: Could be Dom Ball or Dickie..
I think the plan was to confuse Coventry by replacing an attacking midfielder with another striker. Then remove Austin with a DM. They certainly played better in the second half, but we're always vulnerable! Unlike us they always moved the ball forward. We played Barbet further upfield and Johansen moved over more towards the right. Some strategy of Warburton's... MotM: Could be Dom Ball or Dickie..
Interesting comments kingfisher, I thought that defensively we did alright and de Wijs would have been my choice as MotM with Dieng as close contender. I wasn't too impressed with Dom Ball today because he was a bit of a weak link. I thought that Coventry had done their homework on poor old Dom and when he got the ball they pressed him into making poor passes and he kept giving the ball away.
The difference for me was the introduction of Dykes who made an immediate impact. I'm looking forward to hearing Warburtons comments about the way we have been playing at home. The issue remains how slowlly we start the game but overall it was another 3 points and the unbeaten run continues.
Coventry will be nearer the play offs than relegation area i think 2-0 was a bit unfair on them if truth be known but i do think overall we deserved to win the game.
This like the title suggests is an apology to 1 Lyndon Dykes (who quite bluntly made me look a fool today) and secondly to the person sat next to me in T Block who gave me the worse look ever when at 0-0 Dykes came on.
my words when this happened were "dont be bringing on him please hes a goalie that thinks hes a forward he should play rugby league instead of this should be nicked for fraud trying to pretend to being a professional footballer why not bring Albert on?"
the look this guy gave me although he kept telling his dad Moses Olabajo was a liabilty throughout the whole game which i wasnt happy about as i thought he done ok all game
anyway despite all this making new friends at first when the first goal went in i initially thought it was Dom Ball who scored it as from my new seat further back in Row N of the T block it looked like the defensive midfielder was the one that hit it.
then the announcer said NUMBER 9 LYNDON DYKES i was like in shock as he had only just got on and after my criticism of him to my new friend and my new friends joy of me being proved wrong was priceless.
then every time the ball went to Dykes he was superb he was actually the game changer and i now actually like him as now ive been to a game live and seen his efforts close up.
the rasper that was hit before barbet followed up for the 2nd was something else as well
first half chairs freekick i was the only one up out my seat thinking it was in.
next time i will sit in my usual row in the T block
im satisfied with what i saw today we can play better but if we win 2-0 playing as average as we did today im very very confident for the season i said to the 1 other QPR fan at my work we seem better suited to being the away team and we seem to struggle at home we need 3 massive points and weve got them happy happy days
anyway my scores on the doors (just very disapointed that uncle didnt come on as at 0-0 i thought he was the man that would change things ) but Dykes was the hero i didnt think he could be
Dieng 7 (good couple of saves first half otherwise not much to do clean sheet gets him a 7) Olabdajo 6 (was a better 2nd half than first but overall average) Dickie 7 (our best defender wish i was there for that cracker versus oxford) De Wijs 6 (got away with it today at times he looked off the pace he was struggling with the strength of Waghorn and the big number 17 clean sheet gets him a 6) Barbet 7 (almost forgot he scored he frustrated me at times not giving the ball to McCallum in first half but goal and clean sheet gets him his 7) McCallum 6 (looked ok did nothing wrong expect better when he gels more) Ball 6 (thought he scored the opener didnt really notice him much to be honest clean sheet means he done his job well clsoe to a 5 but he scrapes a 6) Johansen 7 (poor first half took hold of the ball more 2nd half looked like he was gonna test the keeper 2nd half until brought down in what i felt should have been a red card for them) Willock 6 (quiet for him but at times good touches and good movement would have taken him off instead of Chair) Chair 6 (must be carrying a knock i wouldnt have taken him off was always a goal threat thought he was better than willock) Austin 5 (didnt do much i even called him a fat old man to my new friends displeasure....always cheer him on but i doubt very much he will be a threat at all next season despite all this im still charlies number 1 fan i even upset myself when i called him a fat old man and had i heard someone else say that of charlie i would have probably took them hostage when the score was 1-0 o felt ashamed of myself as i was wanting more than just the very slim lead we had at the time)
Subs Kakay 6 (was great to hear the fans singing hes one of our own i now believe hes a better player than Todd Kane did nothing wrong wasnt onmuch but just that song and a tackle he made gets him a 6) Dozzell 6 (the talk about Dozzell in the crowd is pretty similar and negative to the thoughts i have on him he done ok today but the jury is out its an eye opener to what i heard in the crowd they are all very unsure and unconfident about him....i will cheer him on but for me he wont be with us long 1 million seems a lot for him i think he will go down the pecking order when Amos and Field are back) Dykes 8 (gamechanger and a rare occasion that a sub gets the MOM award)
Coventry will be nearer the play offs than relegation area i think 2-0 was a bit unfair on them if truth be known but i do think overall we deserved to win the game.
This like the title suggests is an apology to 1 Lyndon Dykes (who quite bluntly made me look a fool today) and secondly to the person sat next to me in T Block who gave me the worse look ever when at 0-0 Dykes came on.
my words when this happened were "dont be bringing on him please hes a goalie that thinks hes a forward he should play rugby league instead of this should be nicked for fraud trying to pretend to being a professional footballer why not bring Albert on?"
the look this guy gave me although he kept telling his dad Moses Olabajo was a liabilty throughout the whole game which i wasnt happy about as i thought he done ok all game
anyway despite all this making new friends at first when the first goal went in i initially thought it was Dom Ball who scored it as from my new seat further back in Row N of the T block it looked like the defensive midfielder was the one that hit it.
then the announcer said NUMBER 9 LYNDON DYKES i was like in shock as he had only just got on and after my criticism of him to my new friend and my new friends joy of me being proved wrong was priceless.
then every time the ball went to Dykes he was superb he was actually the game changer and i now actually like him as now ive been to a game live and seen his efforts close up.
the rasper that was hit before barbet followed up for the 2nd was something else as well
first half chairs freekick i was the only one up out my seat thinking it was in.
next time i will sit in my usual row in the T block
im satisfied with what i saw today we can play better but if we win 2-0 playing as average as we did today im very very confident for the season i said to the 1 other QPR fan at my work we seem better suited to being the away team and we seem to struggle at home we need 3 massive points and weve got them happy happy days
anyway my scores on the doors (just very disapointed that uncle didnt come on as at 0-0 i thought he was the man that would change things ) but Dykes was the hero i didnt think he could be
Dieng 7 (good couple of saves first half otherwise not much to do clean sheet gets him a 7) Olabdajo 6 (was a better 2nd half than first but overall average) Dickie 7 (our best defender wish i was there for that cracker versus oxford) De Wijs 6 (got away with it today at times he looked off the pace he was struggling with the strength of Waghorn and the big number 17 clean sheet gets him a 6) Barbet 7 (almost forgot he scored he frustrated me at times not giving the ball to McCallum in first half but goal and clean sheet gets him his 7) McCallum 6 (looked ok did nothing wrong expect better when he gels more) Ball 6 (thought he scored the opener didnt really notice him much to be honest clean sheet means he done his job well clsoe to a 5 but he scrapes a 6) Johansen 7 (poor first half took hold of the ball more 2nd half looked like he was gonna test the keeper 2nd half until brought down in what i felt should have been a red card for them) Willock 6 (quiet for him but at times good touches and good movement would have taken him off instead of Chair) Chair 6 (must be carrying a knock i wouldnt have taken him off was always a goal threat thought he was better than willock) Austin 5 (didnt do much i even called him a fat old man to my new friends displeasure....always cheer him on but i doubt very much he will be a threat at all next season despite all this im still charlies number 1 fan i even upset myself when i called him a fat old man and had i heard someone else say that of charlie i would have probably took them hostage when the score was 1-0 o felt ashamed of myself as i was wanting more than just the very slim lead we had at the time)
Subs Kakay 6 (was great to hear the fans singing hes one of our own i now believe hes a better player than Todd Kane did nothing wrong wasnt onmuch but just that song and a tackle he made gets him a 6) Dozzell 6 (the talk about Dozzell in the crowd is pretty similar and negative to the thoughts i have on him he done ok today but the jury is out its an eye opener to what i heard in the crowd they are all very unsure and unconfident about him....i will cheer him on but for me he wont be with us long 1 million seems a lot for him i think he will go down the pecking order when Amos and Field are back) Dykes 8 (gamechanger and a rare occasion that a sub gets the MOM award)
Brilliant report tomcat75, it had me chuckling all they way through. Loved the bit about upsetting yourself for calling Charlie 'a fat old man'.
Well done @tomcat75 for finding the energy to produce a better match report than me! I did not get home until 9pm, so I only managed my celebratory whisky by 10pm!!
The comments made by everyone about De Wijs are valid: he has been a rock in defence, allowing Barbet and Dickie to move forward at will. It is easy to forget how bad our old Back 4 really was....
I agree about bringing on Uncle Albert after the 60 minute mark as I too felt he would help disrupt a physical Coventry side; but at least we got Dykes adding more energy and pressure, with the stadium rocking when he scored! Dieng made a number of critical saves, and again we tend to forget we have had lots of goalies who are good but not the complete package like Dieng. Disagree about the comments above about Ball though. He has made that DCM position very difficult for Sam Field to get back. He did make a few mistakes under pressure, but we should give credit to Coventry for trying to close him down quickly. He adds more than just 'bite' to the side as his linking play seems to have improved too.
I have mentioned before the team was set up differently for Coventry, with Willock more centre; Barbet 2m up on the back line; Johansen drifting more left; and Chair floating over to the left too. I got the distinct impression Warburton's tactics were to funnel attacks down the left whenever possible. If that was so, he does seem to have forgotten to mention this to Odubajo who was often begging for the ball! Moses seems to be the sort of player that wants to do the 'flash' stuff (making difficult passes and impossible surges) rather than performing the mundane....
Ahhh, the weekly Stefan Johansen QPR stats update...
26 games: 16 wins - 61.5% Just 6 defeats - 23%
I think it's time we start mentioning Jordy de Wijs too...
14 games for QPR. Just 2 (yes TWO) defeats.
He didn't play the full 90 in either of the defeats.
Monster
I agree about de Wijs who has been immense since he arrived and as I've mentioned elsewhere I think he is the keystone to our central defence.
When we lost to Rotherham (3 - 1) he was taken off at 0 - 0 and even in the Norwich game that we again lost 3 - 1 he had done well until he was replaced by Ball when we were losing 2 - 1 and if Dykes had converted that penalty it could have been 2 - 2. If he wasn't so injury prone I think he would be playing in the Premiership.
Post by northwesthoop on Aug 29, 2021 21:27:52 GMT
It is quite clear that the only reason de Wijs is at QPR is because of his injury troubles. He has all the attributes of a top level dominating centre back. He'd probably be playing for Holland if he didn't pick up a knock every 3-4 games.
i just read the west London sport match report and scores for the players and see they thought de wiijs was immense which is fair enough but what i saw in the first half was he was almost caught out several times due to lack of pace.
different people see differently
yes i like De Wiijs but for me he always seems almost injured and its a relief he completes 90 minutes i think in the long run Dunne will be a mainstay in the back 3 i 100 per cent thought Dickie and Barbet had better games yesterday than De Wiijs but that is just my opinion
my MOTM was clearly Dykes who for me changed the whole outcome of the game
i just read the west London sport match report and scores for the players and see they thought de wiijs was immense which is fair enough but what i saw in the first half was he was almost caught out several times due to lack of pace.
different people see differently
yes i like De Wiijs but for me he always seems almost injured and its a relief he completes 90 minutes i think in the long run Dunne will be a mainstay in the back 3 i 100 per cent thought Dickie and Barbet had better games yesterday than De Wiijs but that is just my opinion.....
De Wijs was certainly kept busy by Coventry's #9, and that is perhaps why he did not seem influential (because he was busy marking him out)? In terms of the future - let's not forget Masterson too @tomcat75!
