QPR have actually begun the season relatively well, winning when, drawing two times and losing when in their very first 4 Championship video games.

QPR may have needed to wait up until recently’s win over Luton Town for their very first 3 points of the season, however it’s still been a start to take positives from.

It was definitely a sweet win too. Marti Cifuentes’ side returned from 1-0 down to win 2-1, with 2 objectives in fast succession protecting the success and sending out the taking a trip fans wild in the Kenilworth Road away end.

Only time will inform simply what this year brings for the R’s. After all, they remained in the battle versus transfer last season, so it would be a little extreme to get too ahead of themselves in spite of the enjoyment for the future under Cifuentes.

Those at Loftus Road will be remaining grounded, however one matter worth tingling about is the kind of Michael Frey at this early phase in the project.

Frey’s start to the season

QPR brought Frey to the club in January, snapping him up from Royal Antwerp. He scored in his 2nd Championship look for the club however that would show to be his only objective for them that season, with a handful of starts made before a muscle injury brought an early end to his project.

As such, numerous entered this season believing summertime addition Zan Celar will rapidly become the leading striker at Loftus Road. He’s still discovering his feet however, and while he does, winter season addition Frey has actually starred.

In 5 video games throughout all competitors, the 30-year-old has 3 objectives and a help to his name. He scored the winner and established the equaliser in the Luton Town win, taking his objective in emphatic style.

Confidence is exuding through the veins of Frey with advocate support of the talisman reaching brand-new heights. He’s returned into the side a brand-new gamer, and he may lastly be the respected goalscorer that QPR have actually been awaiting.

A 10-year search…

QPR have actually had some great strikers over the previous ten years, there’s no hiding that. There have actually been the similarity Ilias Chair and Eberechi Eze who have actually cracked in from midfield too, and they can not be disregarded.

However, the R’s have actually probably lacked a really respected striker considering that Charlie Austin in the 2014/15 season. The likes of Idrissa Sylla, Michael Smith, Andre Gray and Lyndon Dykes have actually struck double figures in the years following, however just in one season has a striker scored more than 12 league objectives, the equivalent of an objective every 4 matches in a complete 46-game Championship season. That was available in 2019/20, when both Jordan Hugill and Nakhi Wells handled 13 behind Eze’s 14.

Even then, neither Hugill or Wells were at the club completely.

In short, it’s been a long time considering that QPR have actually had a real talisman of their own.

In Frey, they may lastly have one. The striker is had fun with a restored sense of self-confidence and liberty and looks as though he might strike the levels he displayed in Europe with Royal Antwerp, FC Zurich, Waasland-Beveren and BSC Young Boys.

Keeping him fit will be essential, however Frey might lastly be the striker who presses towards 20 Championship objectives and fires QPR up the table if he keeps the kind he’s revealed at this early phase of the project.

Cifuentes and co will definitely be hoping that’s the case as the R’s aim to make severe development this year.