Warburton: QPR strikers have not trained together
Mark Warburton says he has been reluctant to pair Lyndon Dykes with Macauley Bonne up front because the QPR forwards have not trained together.
Dykes has mostly been deployed as Rangers’ lone striker, with fellow summer signing Bonne acting as a back-up option.
That has partly been because Dykes’ international commitments for Scotland and the relentless Championship fixture schedule means there has been no real chance for manager Warburton to work on a potential change of formation.
Asked if there was a possibility of Rangers switching to two up front, Warburton said: “There will be, when we get a chance to train.
“We literally have not had a day when they can train together.
“Lyndon goes away during the international break and plays for Scotland. We’ve had no chance to work together.
“Actually working together is so, so difficult – not only for us but for all teams.
“Macca has not actually had a training session yet with Lyndon Dykes, which is quite bizarre.”
Dykes has only scored once from open play since his move from Livingston.
He missed an early chance in Tuesday’s 0-0 draw with Stoke when was unable to score from close range after being found by Ilias Chair’s low cross.
“We could have scored – Ilias across and Lyndon, good movement,” Warburton said.
“We should take those chances, but we score as a team – you can’t just turn around and say ‘It’s him’.
“We’ve all got a responsibility at set pieces, for example, to attack the ball. We attack as a team and defend as a team and it’s really important to highlight that.”
17/12/2020 @ 9:42 am
I tend to agree with Eddie, however, we all know we are only a couple of players short of a decent team but when you add in the ‘back ups’ we really need another half dozen or so at least. Yes, the players do appear to be trying, but time and again, I see them make a pass when they had a clear sight of goal, at least we have stopped passing to the opposition at every opportunity these days, then there’s the defence (or what masquerades as one). I fully accept that its not just the managers fault unless he has money to spend (which he doesn’t -or so we are led to believe). I blame the likes of Hughes & co who knew what they were doing to a very naive owner (at least HE tried) solely for this situation.
17/12/2020 @ 8:25 am
What is going on here?…the team need a lucky break and maybe a bit more in the box so two up top would maybe help ?. get rid of mark ,les , lee ..and get who?..do you really think that changing les and lee is going to change things for the better?…what like changing all our managers and staff in the past has helped us?.
The club has been craving stability for years and with no stability there is no real long term growth.
The team are not far away from most others in this league and as usual one player like adel or eze is what makes the difference. we should know by now that we are a selling club, look where we got trying to buy everyone!
stuff the prem for now, forget it ! maybe if we give this manager a another season or two and maybe some cash from players sales then we might get somewhere?. I don’t see players not trying and most of our football has been good apart from a bit fragile at the back and too isolated up top. all it will take is a shuffle or tinker around and it could all fall into place.
i fully understand when warburton says about training together !…it’s essential that they get quality time to do that and most of the time is solely about recovery at the moment with so many games and so much travel. i honestly believe that we are only one or two players away and in the main, the football played has been decent.
With the effects of covid and the lack of money around i am just happy we still have a club to support.
keep the faith !
16/12/2020 @ 7:40 pm
We’re not training our players together, by his own admission, Warburton has failed in his main job to manage the team, in any other sphere of employment he would be shown the door,GET RID NOW!.before he destroys our club.
16/12/2020 @ 7:33 pm
Warburton seems more concerned with Scotlands plight than ours, he should be doing everything he can to get our team playing together, its makes you wonder how many other players have not trained together no wonder they play like strangers on the park.Please,Please get rid of Warburton or we will be doomed to league 1.
16/12/2020 @ 7:01 pm
I was all for Mr Warburton to join the Rs, my my, what a mistake, we need a clear out, Hoos, Ferdinand (sorry Les) Warburton have to go, total rubbish they have made my beloved Rs a laughing stock, Mittel, Fernandez, use your eyesight and brains get them out, i could do a better job.
16/12/2020 @ 4:36 pm
Even I have concluded that Warburton must now go.
16/12/2020 @ 4:08 pm
Gordon Bennet ! – If they had played they would have clocked up quite a partnership by now (thats if they are any good in the first place). Even schoolboys strike up partnerships playing footy in the playground, they dont have the advantage of training together. Excuses, Excuses.Enough, Enough.
16/12/2020 @ 4:00 pm
Whatever complications you have in getting players to train together it is now urgent we start scoring goals. Passes can be made at any time and players can use their eyes and brains to join chances and turn them into goals.
16/12/2020 @ 2:59 pm
I do hope we turn things around
The team needs it badly