Notts Forest 4 QPR 0 **Match Thread**

[Brian Wilson]

Out of interest where was Ollie for first 30mins of the game

Been ill this week apparently so was supposed to stay in phone contact with Birch for 1st half.

[CroydonCaptainJack]

Tony in New York today

Terrible game, but we're still in good spirits in NY. Thanks to @tonyfernandes for dropping in. New York City Is R'sssss pic.twitter.com/8rZBoBZOrk

— QPR NYC (@QPRnewyorkcity) November 4, 2017

There's Paul Curtis in the green and black hoops. Top man.

[rickyranger]

Out of interest where was Ollie for first 30mins of the game

Rumor has it he was reading up on tactics, but we were 2-0 down before he got through the first chapter so gave up and came down to shout a bit!

[Rangers77]

Out of interest where was Ollie for first 30mins of the game

Went to Notts County by mistake.

[1973 ranger]

Am I right in assuming Birch the brains was in charge today?

[rickyranger]

Am I right in assuming Birch the brains was in charge today?

Holloway was there just sat in the stands for first 20 minutes or so.

[1973 ranger]

Cheers for that Ricky.

[Shepherds Mush]

We need to play different system when we play away from home.

This is bang on. Simply cannot play that system away from home where teams will be on the attack from the off. Need a 4-5-1 to at least try and control the midfield away from home.

[hal9thou]

This is bang on. Simply cannot play that system away from home where teams will be on the attack from the off. Need a 4-5-1 to at least try and control the midfield away from home.

Doesn't matter how we set up if the defensive basics aren't there. They aren't being drilled properly. Getting units to work requires proper coaching - you sort the calls, you sort the cover, you practice zones and man to man and you do it again and again. If someone like Conti spends hours doing it with top class defenders every week, I'm not sure how we imagine we can get away with not bothering with our lot.

[West Acton]

Doesn't matter how we set up if the defensive basics aren't there. They aren't being drilled properly. Getting units to work requires proper coaching - you sort the calls, you sort the cover, you practice zones and man to man and you do it again and again. If someone like Conti spends hours doing it with top class defenders every week, I'm not sure how we imagine we can get away with not bothering with our lot.

I agree defensively we’re fragile but how do you know we’re not spending hours and players are simply not up to it

[hal9thou]

I agree defensively we’re fragile but how do you know we’re not spending hours and players are simply not up to it

because its a unit thing, about how the unit functions rather than individual quality. That's how come teams with limited ability can keep the door shut. Foundation of how Leicester became champions. It's worth reading up about Aresenal's invincibles, sure they were better defenders than us, but the played as a unit.
They knew the calls, they knew the lines, they covered ass.

Bit fuvcked off that ass is OK but yer good old fashioned English A R S E gets censored.

[Jimmy Floyd Rabbit]

League 1 standard manager

League 1 standard players for the most part

Why are people surprised?

[Stanley]

Bit fuvcked off that ass is OK but yer good old fashioned English A R S E gets censored.

Think that might be because it also means donkey and other asses ;-)

[Shepherds Mush]

Doesn't matter how we set up if the defensive basics aren't there. They aren't being drilled properly.

Thought we defended as a complete side very well against Wolves and Sheffield United. Absolute proof that there is defensive coaching as everyone to a man knew what they had to do.

[Olly]

Why the surprise? Most of us thought Warburton was a good manager at Brentford.