QPR v Boro 3-2 (Crooks, Forss)

[TeaCider24 12,644]

Seen absolutely nothing from Forss in this half.

[tmcc 583]

1 minute ago, CrazyL said:

If we made one more signing then it would have to be a proper defensive midfielder- we are absolutely crying out for somebody to set up camp in front of our back 3 and not move

id love to see Djiksteel in that role

[Tom 2,492]

Wilder picking two short full backs in a  back 3 against a team with such a physical attack has been interesting.

[chickenlunch 315]

2 minutes ago, RiversideRed said:

We need 7/8 players.

LCB

LCM

CDM

RCM

ST

ST

ST

Versatile Wide player like Giles and Jones, but mainly for the left-side (LWB)

Two out of three midfielders need to be starters

letting Payero go seems particularly daft now as he'd at least have provided another option in midfield. I think realistically we're only bringing in 2 strikers.

CDM is maximum priority though - and maybe then Howson can move to one of the CM positions where he's better suited. 

[Borodane 6,301]

Halftime and what a shitshow that was. We’ve become really poor without Tav in the middle and our attack is still nowhere to be seen. We need at least a top class striker, a top class midfielder and a good left footed defender. We’re still terrible going forward. It’s been like watching Warnock-ball multiplied by Pulis-ball. 

[chickenlunch 315]

1 minute ago, Tom said:

Wilder picking two short full backs in a  back 3 against a team with such a physical attack has been interesting.

he's a maverick 

[DevKWat 2,371]

Knew fine well losing Tav would do this, he carried this team so much last year. We’ve got no legs in midfield whatsoever 

[Borodane 6,301]

2 minutes ago, TeaCider24 said:

Seen absolutely nothing from Forss in this half.

Was he on?

[chickenlunch 315]

1 minute ago, TeaCider24 said:

Seen absolutely nothing from Forss in this half.

yeah he looks decidedly "meh" so far

[LBP 3,035]

1 minute ago, TeaCider24 said:

Seen absolutely nothing from Forss in this half.

Could have Armstrong but what's he going to do with long balls vs 6'4 CBs 

Physical presence ST number 1 priority

Physical presence DM number 2...

[Changing Times 12,347]

1 minute ago, BoroSmoggie said:

Btw what is Jones doing today? 

Not playing well, is the short answer.  I think they seemed to be getting tighter to him than Giles though, albeit watching on a stream makes it difficult to really tell.  It felt like they are more concerned about him running at them than Giles crossing the ball from wherever he gets it.

[borobaz 147]

Hopefully any prospective signings aren't watching... 👀

[thatoldchestnut 583]

3 minutes ago, tmcc said:

id love to see Djiksteel in that role

On this showing he isn't fit to be in any role.

[DurhamRed 2,047]

We currently 23rd in the table 🤣🤣

[J.T. 640]

6 minutes ago, Neverbefore said:

To be fair, we looked awful defensively at times last year with dijk, fry and McNair. So who's to say that's the solution either? Maybe it's how they're being set up

We certainly weren’t this bad (actually, the last game of the season we were)… but take out Lumley’s mistakes and we wouldn’t have been far off the best defensive record in the league. Second half last week, along with first half today, have been absolutely horrific from a defensive point of view.