Marti Cifuentes said he would sleep soundly after QPR got the vital win they needed against Preston but warned his players not to ease up. (More Football News)
Lyndon Dykes바카라™ first-half goal secured a 1-0 victory that takes Rangers to 50 points, six above the relegation zone with matches against Leeds and Coventry to finish the season.
Their superior goal difference means their Championship survival will be all but secured if second-bottom Sheffield Wednesday lose at Blackburn on Sunday.
Asked if he believes Saturday바카라™s win will be enough to keep Rangers up, Cifuentes said: 바카라śI hope so. Right now it looks like a big step forward.
바카라śBut whatever happens in the next games, I think the kind of mindset 바카라“ the winning culture we need in this club 바카라“ means that we are going to try to keep winning until the end of the season.
바카라śMy mindset is that of course today we took a big step forward in the right direction but until the job is done it바카라™s not done, so we need to make sure that we go into the last two games all-in.
바카라śI바카라™m going to sleep pretty well, that바카라™s for sure. But until the job is done it바카라™s not done.
바카라śI바카라™m very happy for the guys. It was a difficult game with a lot of pressure and we responded.
바카라śWe had to win this game. The focus was excellent and I바카라™m very proud of the guys.바카라ť
Dykes바카라™ goal was his first in 16 matches for QPR and only his fifth in the league this season.
The striker took advantage to tap into an empty net at the far post after Preston keeper Freddie Woodman spilled Chris Willock바카라™s cross.
바카라śI바카라™m very happy for Lyndon. Today he had one of his best games of the season, if not the best,바카라ť Cifuentes said.
바카라śHe showed character and personality. Sometimes football is about passion and I think all the guys showed a lot of passion.
바카라śWe바카라™ve been talking about the need for ugly goals and he was in the right place at the right time.바카라ť
Preston boss Ryan Lowe suggested his players would be hauled in for extra training after their poor performance.
바카라śIt wasn바카라™t good enough. Nowhere near the levels,바카라ť Lowe said.
바카라śI know it바카라™s a mistake for the goal, but we바카라™ve got to do better all-round, with and without the ball. I didn바카라™t recognise that team as a Preston North End team.
바카라śBack to the drawing board, two games to go, and I don바카라™t want the season to just peter out.
바카라śWe felt that today was a game that we could compete in and win. We competed to an extent, but the quality on show from both teams wasn바카라™t great. I expect my team to be better.
바카라śWe didn바카라™t sustain attacks, didn바카라™t look after the ball and it wasn바카라™t a performance I felt could win a game of football and I said that to the players.
바카라śThey expected to take a few extra days this week but we바카라™ll be back in, back at the training ground working hard, because we바카라™ve got two important games left.
바카라śWe바카라™ve got to be solid and resolute 바카라“ back to being us. Back to being what바카라™s got us this far. We were nowhere near today.바카라ť
