Young Queens Park Rangers midfielder Ilias Chair made a loan switch out to League Two side Stevenage during the January transfer window and the 21-year-old has made a good start to life at the Lamex Stadium, making his debut for them in last Saturday’s clash with Yeovil Town.
Making the starting eleven for the tie, Chair got all 90 minutes under his belt as they took a 1-0 victory and for all intents and purposes, he was their star man on the day, dictating things from the middle of the park and plenty of their fans likened his efforts to Luke Freeman – a player both teams know well.
Stevenage including him in their Man of the Match poll on social media for the game and Chair took 66% of the votes.
???? Congratulations to Ilias Chair – your #SFCvYTFC Man of the Match on his #StevenageFC debut. ????#WeAreStevenage pic.twitter.com/sP6maGGRoM
— Stevenage FC ????⚪ (@StevenageFC) February 3, 2019
Those fans who took the time to react to his performance in response to the poll vote were incredibly complimentary about his performance and attitude on the pitch in their shirt and that can only bode well for our future as he continues to learn his trade.
Great news his debut went well. He’s class, so glad he’ll get a decent run of games, exactly what he needs
— Matt (@Mattqpr100) February 3, 2019
He was amazing yesterday didn't stop running and battling throughout the whole game. Great asset to the team
— Amanda Harwood (@blondey_116) February 3, 2019
Basically Hazard
— Matt (@MattCrowe__) February 2, 2019
Good result for @StevenageFC here at Broadhall Way. Have to say I've been very impressed with new Boro loan signing Ilias Chair from QPR. Read @JournoDanM's on the whistle match report and player ratings @Comet_Sport now. See my analysis of QPR's Elias Chair @thecomet24 newspaper https://t.co/M7FrTiBm0F
— Layth (@laythy29) February 2, 2019
Ilias Chair is looking very good for @StevenageFC so far on his debut. He already looks part of the furniture at the #Lamex! #SFCvYTFC
— Andrew Males (@andrewdmales) February 2, 2019
Freeman
— Mark Gentleman (@MarkGentleman) February 3, 2019
Ilias Chair is such a fun player to watch, reminds me of when we first got Freemen. He brings this freshness and confidence to the team. He was up front, helping on defense. Good all over! MOTM for me @StevenageFC
— Katieee120 (@katieee120) February 2, 2019