Queens Park Rangers travelled to Bloomfield Road to face Blackpool in the third round of the EFL Cup yesterday evening and almost without even a whimper we crashed out of the competition with a 2-0 defeat.
Manager Steve McClaren did make a few changes for the game but the experiment didn’t work and for those who had been knocking on his door for a chance, it’s probably best they take a long look in the mirror after that performance.
QPR’s cause wasn’t helped as Jordan Cousins saw red for two bookable offences as we went down to ten men in the second half, but their late second goal was largely coming anyway so it’s not like the man’s disadvantage overly turned the game against us.
Imagine thinking goss and cousins can play football
— RT (@richardtowns) September 25, 2018
@QPR Can you also ask Steve Mc what he sees in Jordan Cousins & Sean Goss that he doesn't see in Ryan Manning?
— Lewis Doherty (@LewyDoc) September 26, 2018
We need little Smyth on at least the kid runs his legs off and as a go. For some reason McLaren doesn't give him a chance????
— qpr barnes (@warnockisagod) September 25, 2018
He was quality last season .I still can't beleive manning was farmed out and we kept goss and cousins!!
— qpr barnes (@warnockisagod) September 25, 2018
If @ryanmanning4 comes back in Jan he walks into that team in my opinion. Need to find exits for Goss sylla and one or 2 more. @QPR
— QPRmarkey (@QPRmarkey) September 25, 2018
Jordan cousins is in his 3rd season at qpr and I don’t think I have ever seen him do anything that would make you think he’s a footballer at all
— Chris Beattie???? (@chrisbeattie_) September 25, 2018
With a number of poor performances on the evening, Cousins and 22-year-old Sean Goss (making his first appearance of the year) certainly took some flack and as the above comments show, it’s just reopened the debate about Ryan Manning and letting him leave on loan.
If there is a defence for McClaren, he wouldn’t have expected to hand opportunities out like that and then expect to see that return on them.