| Saturday November
18th |
| Q.P.R.
1 |
Huddersfield
Town 1 |
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| K.Connolly
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K.
Gallen |
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After some pretty dreadful performances
in recent weeks we faced the one team in worse form than ourselves.
So what did we try to take advantage of their lack of confidence
early on or just sit back and make them look like Brazil.
Gerry did make changes to the side.
Lee Harper was dropped in father of Ludek Miklosko whilst Ian
Baraclough, Karl Ready and Steve Morrow all returned to the side.
This has an immediate impact on the way we played a we lined up
with a 4-3-3. Now this system would have worked if we had used
it correctly. Instead of passing through midfield, showing movement
up front and using the flanks but instead we just hoofed to Crouch
and hoped for the best.
This meant that langley and Peacock
had to come back deep for the ball so we were getting no one forward
and Huddersfield took advantage. Of course this game had the usual
ex player coming to haunt us factor. This time one of my favorite
players Kevin Gallen was back and didn't he look good.
Perhaps a lesson was being taunt
to our manager that if you play into a strikers feet then you
look a better side and as Gallen held the ball up and linked play
at one end we watched our own strikers having the ball played
over their heads and we created nothing. I was pretty certain
Gallen would score but bottled out of putting a fiver on him at
8/1 a decision I was to rue after just six minutes.
Huddersfield did what every side
has done to us this season and got the ball wide and exploited
out lack of width. Miklosko was all over the place and Gallen
touched home and was greeted with a mixture of boos and claps
from t he QPR supporters.
Huddersfield were well on top and
should have gone further in front when Miklosko spilled a high
cross and was rescued when Craig Armstrong's effort was charged
down and Gallen went close again with a header. Huddersfield were
well in control and the school children watching from the away
end must have wished they had stayed at home and watched tv as
this was rubbish even by recent standards.
Ian Barcloughs return did nothing
to help us and he was taken off injured after 31 minutes with
Christer Warren coming on. Warren spent the next hour either fouling
Bauldry or being taken apart by the wide man. A shock followed
as we equalized totally against the run of play.
Karl Connolly did well running at
the defence and a tackle on Crouch saw the ball fall nicely to
Connolly who took his goal well. That goal seemed to kick start
us and we did show a slight improvement. Karl Ready hit the post
with a header and Peschisolido hit a cracking shot from 25 yards
which was well saved by Vassen.
Huddersfield still had chances
to go back in front and Dyson and Gallen both had good chances
to score. It was a total shambles and the scoreline was very unfair
on the visitors. We did start the second half a lot better and
could have gone ahead. Richard Langley hit a stunning free kick
but it was well saved. Then Karl Connolly looked to have given
us the lead when peacock put him through and and his shot beat
the keeper but was cleared off the line.
After that it was all Huddersfield
and some of our defending was laughable as we failed to deal with
even the simplest of tasks and after Gorre beat Warren again he
was brought down for a penalty. Boos greeted Gallen as he stepped
up to take it. You could feel the pressure on Kev and he struck
it well but Mikosko made an excellent save. The QPR supporters
then sang "Kevin Gallens Magic" and "Your R's and you know you
are" as Gallen seemed to have saved us a point with his miss.
Warren almost gave us a winner
soon after with a header and Crouch volleyed wide. The match should
have been won with just three minutes left when Martin Smith headed
against the bar. All in all a point was unfair as e should have
lost 6-1. It was nice to see Gallen back and playing well and
he applauded the QPR supporters at the end of the game but unless
we improve our style of play dramatically then we are certainties
to be relegated and the sad thing is that noone at the club seem
to realise this.
Man of the Match: There wasn't
one!
Players Ratings
1. Ludek Mikloskso : At fault for
the goal and had a terrible match but made a great save from the
penalty. 6/10
2. Tim Breacker : Got forward but
struggled to get back and was pretty poor. 6/10
3. Ian Baraclough : Only played
half an hour. we've missed him but should be playing as a center
half instead of left back. 6/10
5. Karl Ready : Almost scored but
was poor defensivley. 6/10
12. Mathew Rose : Another who was
poor defensivly but when he did getthe ball down and try to play
he looked a good player 6/10
4. Steve Morrow : As unreliable
as ever and struggled in midfield. 6/10
21. Richard Langley : Was playing
far to deep covering for Breacker and Morrow but was below par.
6/10
8. Gavin Peacock : Was he playing?
5/10
10. Karl Conolly : Took his goal
well and had one of his best games for the club. 7/10
26. Peter Crouch : Did ok up front
showed some nice skills but got very little service. 6/10
37. Paul Peschisolido : Had no service
at all and if I was him I'd tell Gerry i was on £20 grand a week
and Fulham and go back to their reserves.
Subs :
19. Christer Warren : Woeful, he
made Paul Bruce look like a good alternative. 4/10