Queens Park Rangers vs Crystal Palace

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think the style will suit us as a team and
hopefully I can be part of it. He’s been
very open and given everyone a clean
slate. As pre-season’s been so short,
we’ve had to adapt very quickly and get
on with it and training has been really
competitive.
In terms of formation, the new boss has
been fairly fluid so far. Is it fair to say,
though, that you feel more comfortable
in a back four?
Originally I am a right-back, but I feel I can
play in a wing-back system as well. As a
full-back in the modern game, first of all
you have to be a solid defender but you
also have to add assists and crosses to
your game and I have to be contributing
those too. I think in the Championship
there are teams with many different
formations and styles, so you have to be
able to adapt.
With Moses Odubajo moving on in the
summer, do you see an opportunity to
establish yourself as first choice on the
right-hand side of defence?
Most definitely, that’s been my goal ever
since I signed for QPR as a seven-yearold,
to be the number one right-back at
the club. That’s obviously the aim for this
year and I need to work hard every day
in training, on and off the pitch to make
sure I put myself in a position to achieve
that.
Although some of Crystal Palace’s
squad are away in Australia, we can
expect to see the likes of Zaha in action
and they’ve got a promising lad called
Ebere Eze… not sure if you know much
about him! How are you looking forward
to taking them on?
I think it’ll be an exciting game and playing
against those kind of opponents will be
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