Apart from the cherries the championship table isn’t opening up any real gaps yet,you can go from 15th to 6th in 2 games by look of it it’s a tough league and it’s going to be hard to see who takes the top 6 positions in the end a good win and maybe a type of one we were due rather than the normal we can score 3 more goals than your 2 like our normal games But it’s nice to get 3 points after a hiding at our local rivals
Last Edit: Oct 19, 2021 20:54:37 GMT by singlespeed
That was hard work but we did deserve it for being the better and more progressive and attacking team in the second half.
Blackburn are hard to beat and it didn't matter how we did, just that we did! Chair with a moment of magic!
I thought we needed a spark in the 2nd half and for me everything changed with Amos replacing Dozzell and Albert firing down the right. Blackburn came with a plan to keep everything tight and waste as much time as they could.
It was a game where a mistake or a bit of magic would get the result and although we made a few mistakes luckily it was a bit of Chair magic that saw us get the win.
Post by northwesthoop on Oct 19, 2021 21:04:01 GMT
It was good to see us much more solid defensively tonight. We had a few ragged moments like when Barbet hit his own post, but they only had 5 efforts with 1 on target.
Our home record this season is very impressive too.
The league positions of QPR's last 10 opponents Vs next 10 opponents show we definitely have reason to be positive. If we can keep beating the teams below us we can certainly cement ourselves in the top 6 over the next 10 games.
Average position of our last 10 = 10th Average position of our next 10 = 15th
Interestingly we've won both of the recent matches that Stefan Johansen has missed (Birmingham and Blackburn)
Last night was the first time Andre Gray hasn't featured since he signed for the R's
first half was a yawn fest was impressed with Dozzell seemed to want the ball and never gave it away seemed confident without doing anything out of the ordinary have to admit when i saw the starting line up was a little concerned seeing his name starting.
2nd half much much better
we made Blackburn look very ordinary was expecting them to come flying at us but they didnt ever look like scoring apart from when Barbet hit his own upright
for me the star of that 2nd Half was Uncle Albert i was delighted for him i sense the crowd love him as much as i do and he got a standing ovation when he went off to be honest to you Blackburn looked scared stiff of him everytime he got the ball.
And the goal Ilias Chair scored was outstanding and as Northwest says on the Prediction league yes i was shouting very very loud as i did have him as the first scorer even the Mrs who came in briefly whilst i watched it chose the wrong time to pop in as i couldnt help but make her jump out of her skin with my yelp of delight.
Scores on the doors for me (i like doing this then checking what West London Sport give them afterwards)
before i do the scores didnt catch who are captain was for the night? was it Barbet?
anyway back to my marks out of 10
Dieng 6 (had nothing to do almost gave him a 7 for his foot skills but after all keepers should be marked for saving shots in my opinion he did nothing wrong and claimed all crosses and commanded his area but cant give him a 7) Dickie 7 (solid never looked under pressure) Dunne 7 (just like dickie solid i really like this guy looks a real find and charachter think he will muscle out De Wijs in long term) Barbet 7 (never gives the ball away gifted left foot i used to think of him as a flop before last season now hes just a very dependable and adaptable part of the team) Adomah 8 (really pleased for him great to see him start a league game and on this performance he will play many more hate to say it as i want to give Odubajo more time to impress us as i do think he will come good but i think Adomah is a better wing back hard for me to say that because i know he not a wing back think Albert is better suited to a 4-5-1 but were far too comfy with the 3 at the back so Albert needs to fit in here) Ball 6 (did ntohing wrong did his job when he got subbed i was worried Blackburn would counter us but blackburn had no threat on the day) Dozzell 6 (did nothing wrong looked comfy passes the ball well but no cutting edge as yet he and Amos look very similar with Amos the better player just IMO) McCallum 6 (no major mistakes his shooting was off especially the one that went off for a throw in almost at the half way line might have missed his efforts and a 6 may be harsh on him but the other wing back Adomah looked far more impressive than McCallum did last night) Willock 6 (poor game for his standard did nothing wrong but did nothing spectacular very very quiet suprised he didnt get taken off when Ball went off for Charlie) Chair 7 (great goal looked busy all night had quiet spells but a match winner can never give him space as he will hit one of them like he did last night on my TV last night he looked tiny though) Dykes 6 (was expecting a lot more from him cant really remember anything he done right or wrong but didnt stick out like a hindrence at all like he did last term some times)
Rub a dubs
Austin 5 (concerned about him he looks shattered i know he will bury more chances when they come his way didnt look that menacing when he came on) Amos 6 (looks sharp and keen to get going and i really hope he plays against Sunderland next week i will be cheering him on more than most looked quick last night) Kakay 5 (no time to mark him really great sub from MW as we needed to hang on for the 3 points)
Seny Dieng: 6 A much needed clean sheet for the big Swiss, who was largely a spectator for much of the game but was on hand to deal with a rare Blackburn attack in the second half when he pushed away a stinging shot from Joe Rothwell.
Albert Adomah: 8 A terrific display from the veteran winger, who was Rangers’ best attacking outlet after being employed as wing-back in place of Moses Odubajo. Added pace, energy, numerous step-overs and drag-backs to cause Blackburn plenty of problems.
Rob Dickie: 8 A great bounce-back display from Dickie following his nightmare at Fulham. A towering presence at the back and set up the winner for Ilias Chair with a fine run out of defence.
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Jimmy Dunne: 7 Missed a glorious chance to score midway through the second half when he somehow turned a Lyndon Dykes’ header across the six-yard box over the bar. Defensively solid though.
Yoann Barbet: 6 Hugely fortunate not to score an own goal early in the second half when he turned a Tayo Edun cross onto the post. Not the Frenchman’s most accomplished display, with some uncharacteristic poor passing.
Sam McCallum: 7 A very solid 90 minutes from the young wing-back, who backed up well from his 60 against Fulham on Saturday. Was excellent defensively and was decent when he did get forward.
Dom Ball: 6 Lost the ball far too often but was a physical presence in the middle of midfield despite giving away a number of unnecessary free-kicks. Subbed with 20 minutes to go for Charlie Austin as Mark Warburton pushed for a late goal.
Andre Dozzell: 6 Looked confident when he got on the ball and was always looking to make something happen without always taking the right option and too often he slowed down any attacking progress. Replaced after 60 minutes.
Ilias Chair: 7 Won the game with a brilliant finish from 20 yards out which was just reward for an industrious display in which he kept plugging away against an well-organised Blackburn side that came for a point.
Chris Willock: 6 Full of attacking intent and worked his socks hard, but nothing seemed to come off for him. Always looked a threat when he did get forward.
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Lyndon Dykes: 6 Largely well contained in his lone front role by Blackburn’s experienced defensive duo of Daniel Ayala and Darragh Lenihan but improved as the game went on.
Luke Amos: 7 Rangers looked so much better after his introduction after an hour. Showed great mobility and desire to get around the midfield area, although he did lose the ball deep in his own half which almost led to a Blackburn goal. Has to be pushing for a start in the side.
Charlie Austin: 6 Added some impetus to the attack following his introduction and although a chance of note didn’t really come his way, his experience helped.
Osman Kakay: 6 Thrown on late for Adomah as Rangers fought to hold on to their late lead, made one crucial challenge to snuff out a half-promising Rovers attack.
Dozzell 6 (did nothing wrong looked comfy passes the ball well but no cutting edge as yet he and Amos look very similar with Amos the better player just IMO)
I agree with most of what you posted above apart from this. I feel Dozzell and Amos are very different players.
Amos brings a lot more energy, he presses high up the pitch and snaps into tackles. He is a lot more proactive than Dozzell. Dozzell did little wrong last night, but is a bit too passive; neat and tidy without taking the game by the scruff of the neck.
I'd like to see Amos and Johansen together - Amos to do the running and push us forward and Stefan to link the play.
i say they are similar because truth be known both are equally ineffective no real goal threat from either of them and not massive tacklers
both neat and tidy and in my opinion Amos the better player
think Amos and Johansen will play together soon as Field looks nowhere near ready for first team action im not sure i like the idea of Ball being dropped for Amos though as Ball gets more stuck in
