QPR boss Gareth Ainsworth sends Championship ‘surprise’ message ahead of Sunderland date
The Rs manager saw his side come away from Middlesbrough with all three points following Saturday’s 2-0 success, with Sunderland up next
Gareth Ainsworth thinks QPR are ready to surprise the Championship – with Sunderland next up for the Rs at Loftus Road after the international break. QPR beat winless Middlesbrough 2-0 to leave them bottom of the table, thanks to Andre Dozzell’s thunderbolt opener that crashed in off the inside of the post two minutes before half-time.
With 19 minutes remaining former Sunderland and Newcastle midfielder Jack Colback added the second on Teesside when he fired in through a crowded area. Ainsworth, who did not add to his squad on transfer deadline day, thinks he has seen enough already this season to suggest QPR are going to make an impact on the division ahead of the game with Tony Mowbray’s Black Cats on September 16.
“The enjoyment comes from getting what you deserve, over the last three or four weeks,” said Ainsworth. “I have had a good look at myself. How I want to play. And the boys are buying into the identity. They have emptied the tank for us.
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“You can put the systems in place but you can’t always get them to empty the tank. These boys are a real team for me. I did a little graph before the game and showed them where I want them to go, they have bought into this upward curve. I have just said this isn’t a flash in the pan. It’s been sensational and two great goals.
“As a man who shoots from distance, Andre’s goal eclipsed my goals, that was so special. I’m really pleased for him, and I hope he takes a leaf out of Jack’s book of two in two – that’s one player we didn’t sign for his goalscoring quality.”
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