Leicester City v QPR - Match Thread

[Abseits]

To have any chance we need to tell Nergovic to get the ball as far wide and up the field at any set plays around our penalty area.He is a liability.Cook and Clarke salter need to be up the pitch not on our 6 yard line trying to receive the ball whilst the opposition are just pressing us as high up the pitch as we allow them too just heaping more pressure on us and inevitably making mistakes ..We are at the bottom end of the league yet we still think we are Barcelona.That can be tried in pre season not when your fighting relegation

Yeah, we look so static when we're doing it too. When you watch say, Arsenal do it, the whole team are on the move and about three players are making themselves available to whoever has the ball. Irrespective of how aggressively the opposition press and shut down one of those three are normally available to take the ball. Also, the trapping, controlling and passing has to be spot-on too - one loose touch, one heavy touch, one extra touch or one pass slightly astray and the opposition are suddenly on you. As you say, we ain't Barcelona and let's be Frank, most of our defensive minded players aren't exactly smooth silky players comfortable with the ball at either foot. BUT.....even likes of Arsenal balls it up at some point in most games, its such a dodgy high-risk approach even when you have top class players.
I'd like to see us doing less of it, particularly in opening 10 minutes. If we are going to do it I think we should at least push up 30yds.... doing it 6yds out is madness!

[DJ Hooper W12]

C'mon guys... keep the Chair incident in the separate thread, it's a depressing saga and no need to have it creep into this or other threads. Keep focus here on how we upset Fox's apple cart on Saturday - good vibes only

Agree ABS tbh l couldn’t give a monkeys whether he gets banged up or not. He’s a grown man and knew what he was doing and he’ll have to live with the consequences
We have enough on our plate trying to keep this sorry mob in the championship (well was a sorry mob) slightly better now

[QPROslo]

Yeah, we look so static when we're doing it too. When you watch say, Arsenal do it, the whole team are on the move and about three players are making themselves available to whoever has the ball. Irrespective of how aggressively the opposition press and shut down one of those three are normally available to take the ball. Also, the trapping, controlling and passing has to be spot-on too - one loose touch, one heavy touch, one extra touch or one pass slightly astray and the opposition are suddenly on you. As you say, we ain't Barcelona and let's be Frank, most of our defensive minded players aren't exactly smooth silky players comfortable with the ball at either foot. BUT.....even likes of Arsenal balls it up at some point in most games, its such a dodgy high-risk approach even when you have top class players.
I'd like to see us doing less of it, particularly in opening 10 minutes. If we are going to do it I think we should at least push up 30yds.... doing it 6yds out is madness!

When we smashed it upfield under Ainsworth we let in much more goals from open play than when we play tikitaka in or around the 6 yard box under Marti, strange as it may sound. When we do those aimless long balls from Begovic the ball never tends to stick, but comes back quickly. I think we are better off playing it out from the back as we do now, even though we will #### it up every now and then. However, I agree that we need better movements. We are still too static. Just look at throw ins. Far too often there are no movements and no players to throw the ball to.

[DJ Hooper W12]

When we smashed it upfield under Ainsworth we let in much more goals from open play than when we play tikitaka in or around the 6 yard box under Marti, strange as it may sound. When we do those aimless long balls from Begovic the ball never tends to stick, but comes back quickly. I think we are better off playing it out from the back as we do now, even though we will #### it up every now and then. However, I agree that we need better movements. We are still too static. Just look at throw ins. Far too often there are no movements and no players to throw the ball to.

Problem is when we do#### it up good chance of conceding. Long balls are 50-50 in the other half so for me I’d rather clear our area and try and win the ball

[LordLoftus]

2 more things about the passing around the back:

1) it's more tiring to defend then it is to have possession.
2) that passing around the back is changing the mentality of the other team, their attackers are now the thinking about chasing down and being defenders instead of attacking and getting away from our defenders for 3+ possession cycles (as was happening under Ainsworth hoof ball).

[Sleeping Giants]

Leicester have benched most of their big players tonight ahead of us visiting on Saturday.

[Jeffqpr]

Leicester have benched most of their big players tonight ahead of us visiting on Saturday.

That means they are worried about us Lol & should be

[Dono77]

Their fa cup match tonight went to extra time so let's hope they don't have the legs for Saturday. Just play our game and get chair and willock involved as much as possible and we will be fine.

[Abseits]

If Boro can win there than so can we. Look, being an Rs fan means you cant go into ANY game feeling supremely confident of a win - but I feel content and happy with things currently and reckon we have enough about us to be competitive and cause them problems on Saturday.

Got me ticket, sorted parking, just need to buy some car snacks and beverages and I'm all set now. Bring it on!

[QPR Yorkie]

I'd take a draw now....Gona be a very tough game

[Dorsetqpr]

Just go at em from the off. What have we got to lose. People are expecting a routine home win.

[daveshads]

This is a game that we could get something out of. They are dangerous so no silliness at the back.
If Willock continues his recent form then who knows. But hey, if we lose, don't let's get all negative. They are one of the 2 best teams in the league. Start fast lads.....

[Abseits]

Yes, it's virtually a free hit. Just keep calm, stay compact, keep focused and DON'T gift away soft/daft goals..... if they beat us by dint of skill, pace, craft and ability then so be it - we dust ourselves down and move on to more winnable battles.

[topperharley]

This passing around the back thing that people call tippy tappy and frustrating, I'm glad that some have called it out as not that bad, as it's not. It is one way of staying fresh and controlling the game.

The absolute key that I keep banging on about through is it is not effective if we don't learn to move without the ball. We are not overly comfortable in posession, and that is not going to change overnight, it's a talent and traning thing. But we can learn to move our assess into space and pull teams apart, creating opportunities when we see them. Asmir can pick a pass, he's got a great arm, but what is the point of hoofing it with a 50/50 shot of it getting to one of ours? we're not physucal enough to win a majority of aerial battles, hence a reason why GA's methods were so ineffective.

We have to learn to move without the ball if we are going to play Marti's way, and it bare consistent results.

Tippy tappy will very quickly become very popular if we start giving those with the ball options to pass to.

[eam1882]

Got my ticket today. So far we have sold 2.5k out of am allocation of 3305. With 5 days to go and no tickets on the day I reckon we will be taking over 3k and possibly even the full allocation! Should be a great turnout....yet again! The supporters should be getting the player of the season award! Unreal support in an awful season!!!

Got my tickets, even got a bet on to win 8 to 1 sky bet ,got tenner on it.
I've got my optimistic head on.