I see Stoke City and Cardiff City as death knoll for Cifuentes at QPR after ‘precocious talent’ ruled out until February
The Championship season has just gone from bad to worse for QPR and Marti Cifuentes with a mammoth injury blow.
QPR confirmed on Wednesday evening that forward Kader Dembele is facing a lengthy period on the sidelines due to a knee injury that has kept the summer signing out of the last four Championship matches. It’s a huge blow for the struggling London outfit, and one that Marti Cifuentes is right to be very fearful of.
It’s been a dire start to the campaign for QPR after supporters had been led to believe that the Cifuentes era could lead to more than another relegation dogfight. Yet, after 15 outings, the R’s sit bottom of the table with just one win and a meagre 10 points.
Things need to change and they need to change fast for Cifuentes. The Catalan coach may have signed a new long-term contract at the end of the September, which has helped shelter him from talk of sacking that may have been more intense otherwise – however, the 42-year-old’s position simply won’t be tenable for much longer without achieving that elusive second league win.
