by Westwood52 » 30 Mar 2018 21:16
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by tidus_mi2 » 30 Mar 2018 21:19
by Hound » 30 Mar 2018 21:28
by Henley Royal 1 » 30 Mar 2018 21:47
by Pat Butchers Ring » 30 Mar 2018 21:49
Henley Royal 1 Moore outstanding led the team constantly talking plenty of blocks cracking penalty save but i thought Mannone looked very shaky hope that has given him confidence
by leon » 30 Mar 2018 21:58
by Hound » 30 Mar 2018 22:02
by The Reverend » 30 Mar 2018 22:31
by Sutekh » 30 Mar 2018 22:34
by Royalcop » 30 Mar 2018 22:38
by leon » 30 Mar 2018 22:40
Sutekh Great team performance. To be honest the best way to win a game given the current plight as it was a real backs to the wall team effort that earned that bit of luck. Will hopefully instil belief back into the players especially for the remaining home games
One question though, what game was the referee actually refereeing?
by Lower West » 30 Mar 2018 22:47
by Millsy » 30 Mar 2018 22:52
by Zip » 30 Mar 2018 22:53
by Snowflake Royal » 30 Mar 2018 23:03
by CavershamRoyal » 30 Mar 2018 23:05
by Millsy » 30 Mar 2018 23:06
Zip Blackett 7 One terrible clearance in the first half. Otherwise he played well
by Zip » 30 Mar 2018 23:12
CavershamRoyal Still haven't won at home on a Saturday this season - Clement out.
In all seriousness it was a fantastic result, but we did ride our luck at times. QPR could've had at least one or two in the first half, and we offered very little offensively in the second half.
Still, there were obvious signs of improvement which is encouraging considering how little time Clement has had with the team. Lots of very well timed challenges on the ground, as well as not being afraid to kick it upfield instead of nervously passing it across the back four. Also some glimpses of what could be a very good counter-attack with Barrow and Aluko, though it never quite clicked in the final third.
Aluko's goal was superb, certainly the best I've seen at the Madejski for a while - McCleary's vs. Burnely a few years ago is probably the only one I can think of which comes close.
Ilori looked a lot better than usual, and even Blackett was fairly solid (albeit one mistake where he sliced the ball back into our box which forced Mannone into making a save at the feet of one of their strikers). I thought Gunter was superb defensively.
Edwards and Joey both disappointed, the former seemed very off the pace getting caught in possession a few times and the latter still causes my blood pressure to sky rocket every time he goes into a tackle. One of his challenges in the first half would've been more at home in a London Irish game. Yann and Martin were both pretty anonymous during their respective times on the pitch (apart from when Yann was sent off, of course...).
Speaking of the sending off - thought the ref was fine first half but very poor second. Though it did cause the crowd to get a bit animated which was much more enjoyable than usual!
Overall, a very good win which eases the immediate pressure and creates a healthy gap to 22nd, but it probably masked an average performance which we'll need to improve upon in the future.
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