Adam Dennehey WAFU manager
So Mark Hughes has finally been sacked by Tony Fernandes and looks set to be replaced at QPR by Harry Redknapp. This has brought a lot more attention to Manchester United’s game tomorrow against the R’s at Old Trafford and has dare I say it probably put a bit more pressure on Sir Alex Ferguson’s side.
The timing by Fernandes may look harsh, especially after the Malaysian tycoon had publically stuck by Hughes several times already this season. Then again there’s no smoke without fire and Hughes has had enough time and spent enough money to have got the job done.
The last thing Fernandes needs is to see his club lose heavily against United tomorrow suffering more humiliation. There can be defeats where the losing side can come out of the game with credit and the last thing he probably wanted his team to do was lose by 4 or more goals, that’s the last thing QPR fans would have wanted too.
The Venkey’s sacked Sam Allardyce when Blackburn Rovers lost 7-1 at Old Trafford in November 2010 and it was a result that in all fairness, they failed to recover from as they barley stayed up two seasons ago before they were eventually relegated last season under the hapless Steve Kean.
Allardyce was sacked because Blackburn’s Indian owners were embarrassed at their performance at Old Trafford which allegedly made them a laughing stock back home in Asia in their business circles. Was it the wrong decision to sack him? 100% yes. Would they still be a Premier League club if Big Sam was still at the club? Probably yes.
Hughes’s sacking probably comes at the ideal time for Redknapp to come in and assess his side for just over a month before the transfer-window re-opens. He will undoubtedly want to bring in his own players and spend some money.
Hughes in two transfer-windows spent the best part of £30m and Fernandes probably feels that QPR’s survival is better of in the hands of Redknapp who (aside from his dismal spell at Southampton) knows how to survive at the bottom of the Premier League from his time at West Ham and Portsmouth.
With Redknapp watching from the stands, his new players will be eager to impress their new boss and show that they are deserving of wearing the hooped shirt. They be giving that extra 10% more against United because of that. A new manager brings in fresh ideas and confidence and a bit of pressure will come of QPR’s shoulders tomorrow.
They won’t be expected to go home from Old Trafford with a point, but they will be a far harder nut to crack than the demoralised looking troop that have struggled under Huhges this season and it’s vital United take a professional approach and make sure they do what they need to do to win the game. After the slip at Norwich City anything but a win would be a blow that United’s title-charge badly needs to avoid.
By Adam Dennehey @ADennehey87
Watching the game on TV. Same shit like last week. Wrong midfield combination. Slow, predictable, cannot take their immediate opponents out, no creativity. Players who should be playing sitting on the bench. Fergie is losing his senses. Playing Ando and Cleverley in a dead rubber on Tuesday and sit them on the bench when they should be playing.One needs a lot of patience to support United these days.