QPR boss celebrates ‘defining moment’
Delighted QPR manager Mark Hughes believes his team’s stunning fightback against Liverpool could prove to be a turning point in their fortunes.
Rangers looked dead and buried at 2-0 down but scored three late goals, with Jamie Mackie’s injury-time winner giving them an incredible victory.
It was only their second league win under Hughes, who declared: “It’s huge in terms of the belief and what we can take out of it.
“It could be a defining moment – we have to make sure it is. You hope for nights like this when things go for you. It’s a great night for everybody.
“It was important to get a goal back and from that point we sensed the build-up of momentum. The fans were fantastic – they sensed what was happening.
“I think everyone senses the emotion and the significance of this result. Hopefully people will look back and say ‘That night was the turning point’.”
The victory was a major boost to Rangers’ survival hopes – especially given their daunting run-in to the season.
Liverpool are one of several leading sides they will face before the end of the campaign, but Hughes remains confident they will get enough points to stay in the top flight.
“People write us off but they do that at their peril, because I know what we’ve got in the dressing room,” he said.
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21/03/2012 @ 11:48 pm
well said jimmy,just got back ,still buzzing from the stunningcome back,one other player to add to that list is wright phillips another liability
21/03/2012 @ 11:12 pm
Yes, we had Barton in the dressing room.
Now keep him there…
21/03/2012 @ 10:55 pm
I was at the game. It is blindingly obvious what changed the game – and that was taking off barton, who was typically awful. He replaced him with Mackie who play with 100% commitment. THAT sub changed the game. The fans were screaming for it.
DON’T play Barton…ever again. He’s a liability.
He should have taken hoim out the team weeks and weeks ago. End of.