A very good performance yesterday in the end, we were flat in the first half and barely deserved our lead but in the second half for the first time this year we put on a show we moved the ball forwards and with purpose, we bossed the midfield for a change, defensively we looked solid for a change and we looked pretty creative. Our best performance since either Boro at home or Bristol City away (just shows how poor we have been). We just looked so balanced (whisper it without Saiz in the 10 role), one thing we most definitely need to bring into the side is pace though particularly up front and out wide we have absolutely no pace in the side atm (something me and Leon discussed at Half Time).
Ayling made all the difference what a massive boost it's going to be having him back next season as well as Klich and possibly Bartley.
Absolutely brilliant meeting Leon for the first time at half time as well. Interesting that when me and Leon discussed the head coach/manager situation that we both suggested Marco Silva and Slaven Bilic great minds and all that
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Peacock-Farrell 6- For once he had very little to do apart from one very poor goal kick in the first half which put us under pressure.
Ayling 9- Man Of The Match brilliant just absolutely brilliant, won everything on the ground looked solid throughout and his composure made a massive difference to the team.
Jansson 8- Thought Pontus was back to his best before coming off, solid and some lovely use of the ball.
Cooper 6- Mostly very solid although made one error which could have led to a goal vs a better side.
Pearce 7- Impressive once again, everything about him reminds me so much of Charlie Taylor (something else me and Leon spoke about).
Vieira 8- Protected the back 4 very well and his passing was spot on as well.
Forshaw 7- Started the game slowly but linked up well with Vieira and really started to control things later on in the game.
Alioski 6- Unlucky not to score otherwise a quiet game.
Phillips 8- Good touch and finish, he wasn't particularly creative but he often dropped back to form a midfield 3 with Vieira and Forshaw and used the ball well whenever he got it.
Roofe 8- Outstanding finish and caused QPR a lot of problems.
Ekuban 4- Poor and had no impact on the game.
Subs:
Pennington 7- Solid performance.
Edmondson 6- Did ok and unlucky not to score, far more convincing than Ekuban, Grot and Lasogga. Got a big future at this club imo
O'Kane 5- Came on for the last 3 minutes and lost the ball twice.