QPR head coach reckons 3-0 defeat to Luton did not reflect his team’s display

QPR head coach Neil Critchley did not believe their performance was as bad as the 3-0 scoreline reflected in yesterday’s Championship fixture at Luton Town.

Carlton Morris scored twice, once in each half, with former Charlton youngster Alfie Doughty capping off the victory of the Hatters at Loftus Road.

The R’s have dropped to 11th in the table but are only a point off sixth spot.

“The goals are an easy thing to say, between the penalty boxes we did a lot of things right but the goals we gave away, particularly the second, has had an obvious baring on the game,” Critchley told QPR’s official website.

“The first goal they come out and start with high energy, high intensity and then they scored but after that we played some good football, we got into some good areas, we had a lot of crosses which didn’t fall to us, or they weren’t good enough at times.

“At half time I felt we were well in the game and the second goal comes which is a poor one. Our response after that was decent, we had some moments.

“If you get back to 2-1 with the momentum in our favour it might be a different game, but the lad scored a fantastic goal so the scoreline I think is worse than the actual performance.

“Obviously when you have lost 3-0 it is incredibly disappointing. You want to give the supporters something to cheer about but I wasn’t disappointed in the spirit shown.

“We matched them for endeavour. Luton are a side that can push you back and gain a lot of territory which I don’t think they gained on us at any stage. It’s important we stay calm and, as ever, we look to try and improve on our performance.

“We have done a lot of things right but if you don’t do the basics in both penalty boxes you lose games of football in the Championship.”

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