QPR v Mighty Swans

CroJack

Key Player
QPR try to play possession based football in 4-2-3-1 formation. There is one familiar face in their squad - former Swansea City midfielder Tom Carroll has played in 19 out 20 games this season so far, 16 from start, and 3 as a sub.

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Last game against Wycombe they played Carroll in ATM role, and Chair on the right wing:

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This is interesting. Have a look who in the QPR team has the best passing accuracy:

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Apart from Carroll, it's their two wingers and attacking midfielder who have the best pass accuracy.
While it's not unusual for an ATM to have such a high percentage of pass accuracy, such numbers are pretty unusual for wingers,
which means they are skilful players.

I am especially impressed with Bright Samuel, their right winger. He's got pace, he is physically strong and he is an excellent dribbler.
Another good player in their squad is Ilias Chair, a Belgian attacking midfielder, who is QPR's top scorer this season (scored 5 goals).

Here you can watch Samuel in action against Rotherham:


The rest of the QPR squad is pretty average.
For example, their striker Lyndon Dykes have scored 1 goal from open play and 4 goals from the penalty spot in 18 games he played.

With other words: we have to stop Samuel and Chair, and we must not give any penalties away.

Here are QPR's strengths and weaknesses:

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Together with Bristol City, QPR are the worst in the Championship when it comes to scoring goals from set-pieces. They have scored only 2 goals.
On the other hand, they are second worst for conceding goals from set-pieces. They have conceded 7 goals from set-pieces so far this season.
Swansea have scored 5, and conceded 3.

Their weak link is their Finish left full back Nico Hamalainen, who is one of the worst rated QPR players, so Ayew and Roberts should exploit his weaknesses.

To sum it up, QPR's style of play suits us well, and we should be able to win this game.​
 

Jackflash

Midfield General
Staff member
QPR try to play possession based football in 4-2-3-1 formation. There is one familiar face in their squad - former Swansea City midfielder Tom Carroll has played in 19 out 20 games this season so far, 16 from start, and 3 as a sub.

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Last game against Wycombe they played Carroll in ATM role, and Chair on the right wing:

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This is interesting. Have a look who in the QPR team has the best passing accuracy:

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Apart from Carroll, it's their two wingers and attacking midfielder who have the best pass accuracy.
While it's not unusual for an ATM to have such a high percentage of pass accuracy, such numbers are pretty unusual for wingers,
which means they are skilful players.

I am especially impressed with Bright Samuel, their right winger. He's got pace, he is physically strong and he is an excellent dribbler.
Another good player in their squad is Ilias Chair, a Belgian attacking midfielder, who is QPR's top scorer this season (scored 5 goals).

Here you can watch Samuel in action against Rotherham:


The rest of the QPR squad is pretty average.
For example, their striker Lyndon Dykes have scored 1 goal from open play and 4 goals from the penalty spot in 18 games he played.

With other words: we have to stop Samuel and Chair, and we must not give any penalties away.

Here are QPR's strengths and weaknesses:

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Together with Bristol City, QPR are the worst in the Championship when it comes to scoring goals from set-pieces. They have scored only 2 goals.
On the other hand, they are second worst for conceding goals from set-pieces. They have conceded 7 goals from set-pieces so far this season.
Swansea have scored 5, and conceded 3.

Their weak link is their Finish left full back Nico Hamalainen, who is one of the worst rated QPR players, so Ayew and Roberts should exploit his weaknesses.

To sum it up, QPR's style of play suits us well, and we should be able to win this game.​
You should have a direct hot line to Cooper, C J.
 

ivoralljack

Grizzled Veteran
Staff member
Obviously I'd love a win and the lovely 3 points that brings but I'd settle for a draw to be honest. Any away point is good, better still when we're winning home games.
 

Borini

Key Player
Swansea City: Freddie Woodman; Ben Cabango, Ryan Bennett, Marc Guehi; Connor Roberts, Jay Fulton, Matt Grimes (captain), Jake Bidwell; Yan Dhanda; Andre Ayew, Jamal Lowe.

Substitutes: Steven Benda, Ryan Manning, Joel Latibeaudiere, Korey Smith, Kasey Palmer, Oli Cooper, Wayne Routledge, Jordon Garrick, Viktor Gyokeres.
When is cooper going to give players a rest? Same team is fine in the prem but will cause burnout in the championship.
 

Yankee_Jack

Key Player
Andy Pandy continues with what is blossoming into probably our strongest lineup. A quibble over Grimes in midfield, but who else is there other than Smith. Fulton has to start, as does Dhanda. Lowe gets another start to continue his scoring streak, earning his spot for sure.

no Cullen .... injured? Or no room ?
 

CroJack

Key Player
When is cooper going to give players a rest? Same team is fine in the
Three more games and then he can give the starting XI one week rest. We have a FA Cup game in January against Stevenage (as far as I remember) when the fringe players can get some game time.
 

KVetch

Key Player
Happy Boxing Day everyone. Cooper didn't make any substitutions last match did he? Using the same lineup is worrying but we should be winning 3 points here.
 

KVetch

Key Player
Very nice effort by Roberts Dhanda and Lowe. Lowe needed to get a better shot off that was a sure goal.
 
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