QPR vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[footyskillz]

To be fair, on another night we could have easily scored 4 or 5 goals such was the domination for large spells of the match.

Unfortunately we are more than a 3rd into the season now and we have a pathetic 18 points. Way too much time.was taken getting rid of Bruce and we are now trying to learn a whole new philosophy at a time we should be easily picking up points.

Its difficult to see us getting enough points from the next month or so to keep touch.

We could've scored 4 or 5? When?!

During the course of the match. Abraham especially was very poor tonight with his touch in and around goal.

Stats:

Possession wise it was his best match of the season .
A notable far higher passing accuracy at 81%
32 touches.
However he was dispossessed 4 times
And miscontrolled 2 times

Basically there's talent and it's raw and developing .
I've seen him under 21 level miss glorious chances yet remember how clinic he was at Bristol city.
For Swansea in premier he had a spell of a few goals but was generally lacking at that level and also not putting away his big chances
I think at this level he needs the right system and obvious service.

Tonight I didn't think he was great apart from noticeable playing better passing / link up .

[martyn ellis]

I was out tonight so watched the whole thing on record without knowing the score.
MaClaren: What game was he watching? 'I thought we controlled the second half.' He must have blinked during the 15-minute battering we gave them during that half.
Their defence: Strong, resolute, brave.
Our attack: Sometimes wayward, sometimes unlucky, most of the time powder puff.
Our football generally: Too many on here are giving everyone a hard time. If we'd put a couple of those chances away we'd be saying how well we played and controlled the game.
Hutton, Elmo: Not deserving of half the invective flying at them on here. They both put in a shift and both work well together.
Taylor: Now that's another matter.
Dean Smith: You can already see what he's trying to do and he's had about three full training sessions. Patience boys and girls.

[Pete3206]

You can't polish a turd and we are currently a massive pile of shite.

Long way back.

 

[adrenachrome]

We had more than enough chances to win, and controlled much of the game. We were not bullied by a very physical side on a good run of form.

Bruce has left us hobbled, but we are on our way.

[Axl Rose]

I thought we played alright, not wonderful, but enough for me to stay awake after getting up at 3:45am to watch it.

I think we'll beat Bolton and do ok after that. I predict top 8 by January 1st, touching distance to the top 6 and think playing the so called bigger teams will suit us.

I also think the Blues game is pivotal. A win against them will galvanise us.

It's definitely not a season to write off just yet. Judging by some of the things being said on twitter, you'd think we were at the bottom of some senior League.

[mr underhill]

There is  reason  to be concerned though at the moment though -  I can't be bothered to do the maths but we could easily be in the bottom five or so tonight . Again Skillz would know in a flash but we've hardly won a game since QPR beat us at Villa Park last season to effectively ruin any hope of automatic promotion and it feels like they have done so again after  last night. Very depressing - nobody knows at this stage how things will pan out, I'm being more than pessimistic I know, but  my faith is being sorely tested.

[Lastfootstamper]

From the match thread

So our fullbacks ever stop a cross?

No.

Nor do they ever seem capable of stopping a winger turning to face goal. It's as though they have no faith in their own ability, so are scared to stay tight early.

Everybody loves to see a committed last-ditch slide or block, but I'd sooner we defended properly and stopped the danger in the first place.

[Ads]

You're being pessimistic? Really?

Chester needs to pull his head out of his arse the dopey twat. Two utter fucking horror shows from him.

Axel meanwhile, some loose passing aside, is looking decent. Collins in please and Chester out.

[john e]

my little lad and i got on SKY tv last night in that fans outside the ground bit filmed near the start of the programme

that was his best moment from the evening

[andyh]

Is Chester sulking?
He doesn’t seem right to me.

[PaulWinch again]

I’ve reflected on the second half and maybe I was too harsh. It’s not that we were terrible, it’s more that in the second half in spite of all the possession we had there’s not one player I could say played really well. Maybe that’s a good thing, because once they do we might create a lot more clear cut chances.

[paul_e]

I didn't see the game but from the comments it sounds like sort of performance you get if you've focused on passing but not had the time (or inclination) to work on movement.

I think a full week of training will help massively.

[Chris Smith]

It was an improvement on Tuesday. A combination of wasteful finishing and strong defending by QPR cost us added to a touch of dozy defending for their goal. I reckon if McGinn had taken his chance in the first half then it could have been very different.

Overall I think there are clear signs that the manager is getting his message across. I think we will see steady improvement over the next couple of months.

[ozzjim]

Smith has had literally about 3 days training with the full squad since he got the job.  The next week will be bliss for him to actually work on things a bit more thoroughly. We are in transition from a hit n hope merchant to one who plays football. It's going to take time to work,  some astute signings and some cutting of the ones that can't follow.

[Lastfootstamper]

Their goal came about because our entire team momentarily switched off, waiting for a whistle against us. Milliseconds later, it means we've no pressure on the ball in midfield where McGinn would've been, and the goalscorer's stolen a march on Chester.

That's somewhat annoying, and we had enough decent possession around their box that we should've scored enough for it to have seen us still come away with at least a point.

We're getting more shots in, and I think once we can get 90 minutes out of Bolasie we'll be a whole different threat.

I take back everything negative I might have ever said about Bjarnason, alongside McGinn he's looked a force, and I hope he's straight back.

Piss poor all round on Tuesday, but enjoyed watching us last night for the most part. I can well live with this passing malarky, get the movement bit up to speed too and it's definitely the way to go.

This was always going to be a difficult week for a new manager, but I can see more of a style after it than I could after two years previously. It's coming, we've got no midweek games to distract Smith for a while, it'll all be firing in time to give the rags a good shoeing.

Onwards and upwards, I have no doubt.