QPR fan pundit wants a change in form for Chris Willock under Martí Cifuentes.
Because of Queens Park Rangers’ terrible start to the Championship season, Gareth Ainsworth was fired.
With the recent appointment of Spanish coach Marti Cifuentes, who coached Swedish team Hammarby IF, there is optimism that he will lift them out of the drop zone.
QPR is currently six points from safety in 23rd place with just eight points, and relegation is a serious worry after they narrowly avoided the drop the previous season.
What has gone wrong for QPR?
With just 10 goals in 14 league games, it is clear to see that the R’s have not been firing in front of goal with one of their star players from recent seasons, Chris Willock, yet to hit the back of the net this campaign.
Here, we asked FLW’s QPR fan pundit Louis Moir for his thoughts on Willock in the 2023–24 season so far.
He told FLW, “I think if there is one player who needs to start performing and we haven’t seen it for months now, it is Chris Willock.
“We all know that realistically, he is going to be out of contract, and he will probably end up going in the summer or even January.
“The difference in Chris Willock we’ve seen recently compared to last year, arguably the best player in the Championship, it’s absolute madness, really.
“To be fair to Willock, since Ainsworth has been at the club, he’s not even been getting meaningful amounts of minutes on the pitch. Ainsworth brought him on a few times with four, three, or even a couple of minutes left, and fans have been wondering what’s going on here.”
What needs to happen for Chris Willock to get back to his best?
The former Arsenal youth product has had a couple of fantastic seasons at Loftus Road, with his best being in the 2021/22 campaign, as in 35 league games he scored seven while managing to get 11 assists.
So how can Cifuentes get the winger back to that form?
Lois Moir said, “Maybe he needs to be told, Look, we probably know you are going to go, but try and just give it your best shot.
“You never know if the new manager is good with the dressing room and gets players on side quickly; he might just go to Willock Look. I know what you’re capable of, so he might get him playing with (Ilias) Chair and a few others.
“If they’re on it, then we have some of the best players out of the bottom six clubs, so I am confident that we will be fine, but Willock is one I’d love to see more of and for him to actually produce moments again.
“If he gets back to it with Chair, then you never know.”
Is Cifuentes going to fire Willock?
After what was a turbulent time under Ainsworth, every player at QPR has the chance to start over.
Considering his Hammarby team, though, a lot of attention has been placed on left-winger Viktor Djukanovic’s goal total this season—11 goals in all.
As of right now, Willock’s situation appears positive, but it might take some time as Cifuentes needs to adjust to a new league and nation.
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