Holloway convinced target man will transform Washington

Ian Holloway believes playing Conor Washington alongside a target man will get the best out of the QPR striker.

Rangers have agreed a deal to sign Matt Smith from Fulham ahead of the transfer deadline.[phone][/phone]

And R’s boss Holloway thinks that can make all the difference to Washington, who has struggled to make an impact since being signed from Peterborough a year ago.

His second-half strike in the defeat against Burton on Saturday was only Washington’s third league goal for Rangers.

But Holloway said: “I’m convinced that Conor Washington’s a really good centre-forward.

“If I could get the right people to play with him, in the right structure, then I think he’s going to score.

“We had two up front (against Burton) and, blow me down, he scored.

“But I need those choices and it’s not easy getting centre-forwards in these (January) windows, but we’re having a go.”

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