Ryan Lowe mentioned he didn’t recognise his Preston North End facet of their 1-0 defeat to Queens Park Rangers.
The loss at Loftus Road was North End’s third of the week and got here due to Lyndon Dykes’ strike within the 20th minute, following a defensive error.
PNE’s finest likelihood of the sport got here earlier than that by means of Liam Millar, however after going behind they by no means fairly managed to pressure Asmir Begović into any significant motion.
Summing up his facet’s efficiency, Ryan mentioned: “Not superb. It’s arduous to sum it up proper now however that’s not my workforce. I didn’t recognise that in the present day, with or with out the ball.
“That’s the old Preston. That’s why I got here as a result of they weren’t ok and in the present day they weren’t ok. I’m bitterly upset.
“I’ve made my views identified to the gamers and one or two of the lads have mentioned the appropriate issues as effectively, however it gained’t be a straightforward experience from now till the top of the season.
“We would have taken 4 factors out of the final three video games. We’ve obtained to go and attempt to get as many factors as we are able to in opposition to one other two good groups.
“Bitterly upset as a result of that wasn’t my workforce, our workforce, with what we’ve accomplished and the place we’ve obtained to to date this season. We gave the ball away, have been sloppy in our passing, staying in areas too lengthy, not popping out the opposite facet. I may go on all day however I’ll analyse it on the bus on the best way home.
“I can only apologise to the fans who have come and paid their hard-earned money. That wasn’t a recognisable Preston North End team under me and that’s what’s disappointing.”
Following defeat to Southampton in the course of the week, North End have been strengthened by returning gamers, as Alan Browne and Ryan Ledson have been deemed match sufficient to start out, and Liam Millar additionally got here again into the beginning XI.
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QPR have been all the time going to be up for the sport at Loftus Road, with their Sky Bet Championship standing at stake, however the supervisor felt his facet may have accomplished way more to cease the hosts popping out on prime.
Ryan mentioned: “I’ll by no means oust anybody out as a result of they’re my gamers. I take accountability as a result of I’m the supervisor. We work on stuff on a regular basis to ensure we do it proper and the stuff we’ve been engaged on I didn’t see any of it.
“So I’ve to take accountability however we do it as a collective factor as effectively. When gamers should not doing what we ask them to do and individual errors creep in, and so they don’t play the best way I would like them to play, I’ll must take accountability as a result of I’m the supervisor after all.
“But all of us must take accountability collectively as a result of we should be higher. We’ve proven some good indicators this season that obtained us so shut and in the meanwhile it’s to me as if it is, ‘The season’s practically completed and we’ve obtained two weeks to go.’
“No, the days off and the schedule will be changed next week because you can reward when you’re winning and getting points but you can’t reward failure so we’ll be working hard now.”
