QPR suffered a massive fall from grace in last seasons EFL Championship.
Having started the season as promotion contenders, they eventually slumped to a disappointing 20th-place finish.
Unfortunately for Queens Park Rangers fans, their side has started this campaign similarly to how they ended last season and has been confined to the relegation places for the majority of the season.
A run of six straight defeats put an end to Gareth Ainsworths time in charge at the end of October.
His replacement, Martí Cifuentes, was swiftly brought in and tasked with halting the slide.
A relatively unknown coach in the English game, the Spaniard arrived from the Swedish outfit Hammarby, having guided them to qualification for the Europa Conference League.
At the time of writing, Cifuentes has been in charge at Loftus Road for six league games and has already had an immediate impact.
QPR have won three of the six games and are unbeaten in five of those matches.
Such impressive results leave them fifth in the divisions form guide for the last six matches.
In this tactical analysis and scout report, we will assess Cifuentess instant impact at Loftus Road.
We will analyse the Spaniards tactics to highlight how his side is currently reaping the rewards of adopting a different style of play.
The Martí Cifuentes effect
Until Cifuentes arrived at QPR, there seemed a very real threat of relegation to Englands third tier.
The graph shows QPRs rolling points tally per match as the season has progressed.
The vertical white line indicates the appointment of Cifuentes.
The graph shows that since Cifuentes




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