Sergej Jakirovic has important question for his Hull City players after throwing away of lead at QPR
Sergej Jakirovic had an important question for his Hull City players after they threw away their lead over Queens Park Rangers.
Goals from Joe Gelhardt and Enis Destan either side of an Ilias Chair effort had Hull 2-1 up in the second half at Loftus Road.
However, Jimmy Dunne and Rumarn Burrell struck to reverse the deficit and give the hosts three points in London.
Post-match, Jakirovic was left asking his players why they had panicked under pressure.
Sergej Jakirovic’s question
He said: “We entered the game well and we mostly controlled everything that we expected from QPR.
“We took the lead for 2-1 and something that bothered me is that we were immediately dropping down and defending deep. Why panic? Why don’t we continue to play?
“The momentum after 2-2 completely changed on the pitch. We did some unusual mistakes, our gaps in defence were very, very big, and after that they scored a third goal.
“Why panic? I don’t know. Why are we kicking the ball to the front when no one is there? We need to be more calm on the ball, because we’ve shown already that we have quality.
“It is frustrating for me but we don’t have time to be sad. We will analyse it and try to sort it out. We have work to do.”
QPR head coach’s view
QPR boss Julien Stephan said: “It was a very good performance and a good win. I enjoyed the performance and I enjoyed the reaction after the goals we conceded.
“They continued to stick to the plan and trust in themselves and it was very important for me that they turned the game two times. Mentally they were able to stay strong.
“It was important to restart this season well. We had lost the last three matches at home and it was very important to break this run.”