QPR v Millwall

My boss is a Millwall fan can't wait to go to work tomorrow

We were great in the first half. Yes we didn't test the keeper so much but we absolutely dominated the game and played some lovely stuff. Second half our level dropped but it was great to see us dig in and fight and that will serve us well down the line. Yes the first half was all QPR and even my missus was impressed!   The second half showed the other side to our game - a tenacious battle to protect our lead. The Back 4/5 is not perfect but they defended really well, working with each other to provide cover and support.  

I thought Wells was fantastic up front on his own, he held it up better than Smith can despite being half the size. His movement is superb. sI had doubts when I saw the team sheet with Wells up there as the solitary striker, especially as we were at home, but his running and ball control brought into play Bidwell, Rangel, Eze, Freeman and Luongo. Bringing on Hemed made sense but I think I would have sacrificed Eze earlier, rather than Wells, and taken them on as it would have stretched them!  Eze faded in the second half, and not convinced that Hamed was running on all cylinders after his 24H fast. Like kensalr I thought Wells deserved the MotM award. I can understand why Eze was given it but I feel his defensive work (or lack of it) lets him down. He needs to toughen up still more! Having said that, whilst he may have looked for the foul in the penalty area - it was a genuine penalty and I hope QPR appeal that yellow card!

Cameron was great, he is a great shield, far better than Scowen as he can dominate and be physical. It will be hard to drop him if we go back to 4-4-2. Shades of Grant Hall. I guess the question is whether there is a case for Scowen replacing Cousins (who did play well) and having the 'Rat' alongside Cameron in a 4-2-3-1 formation...

A really good win. Aside from the top 3 or 4 teams there is nothing else to fear in this league, the standard is pretty shocking for the most part. We have always said how tight and unpredictable the Championship always is, but only 3 points separating us at 16th from 6th place indicates the average standard this season. 

It is nice to have built a 5 point cushion over the bottom 3 considering we had 0 points from 12 4 weeks ago. If we can get a result on Saturday we can start looking upwards too.