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Ling - We Thoroughly Deserved The Win
Posted on: Wed 15 Aug 2007
MARTIN LING felt Orient showed an improvement on Saturday's victory over Southend in their Carling Cup success against QPR.
The O's performed encouragingly at Roots Hall, but they found another gear at Loftus Road on Tuesday to dump the Championship club out of the League Cup and maintain their perfect start to the season.
He said: "We've had two difficult games to start the season with, so it's very pleasing to have come away with two victories.
"I actually think we played better tonight than we did on Saturday and we thoroughly deserved the win.
"We lost Thornton, Saah and Purches from Saturday's winning team, but the players who came in did a great job and that's proven by the result. It gives me some interesting selection headaches for the Walsall game.
"Both Tam and Alton came through their fitness tests and both were probably at 90%, but they came through with flying colours and performed excellently.
"It wasn't a smash and grab kind of victory. We're a team who try to pass, and what's pleasing for me at the moment is that we've got nine new players who understand the way I play and what I want..
"I said to them at half time that we'd held them for 45 minutes, but that wasn't enough for me. I thought they were there for the taking if we continued in that matter and we did continue in that manner."
Orient secured victory with two goals in nine second half minutes and Ling was impressed with the contribution of his front two.
He continued: "The goals came in a good spell - Jason took his goal well and Wayne Gray created the penalty for Boydy to stick away.
"As a front two, Adam and Wayne were much better tonight. I felt that they looked like they were learning each other's games on Saturday but they were on the ball tonight.
"Boydy will be pleased with two in two, but Wayne Gray takes a lot of credit as well."
Whilst refusing to get carried away with Orient's early season success, Ling is pleased that his new players have been able to gel in a winning environment.
He added: "If we'd lost our first two games, people would have started talking about Lockwood, Alexander and those type of players.
"When they went I said that I would bring in some new players that the fans would enjoy watching and so far they can say that is the case.
"We can't get carried away as two games is just a snippet of the season - but it's a snippet I've enjoyed so far."
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INDEPENDENT
Carling Cup round-up: Gregory vows to stay calm as Boyd knocks QPR out
By Kieran Daley
QPR manager John Gregory refused to criticise his side despite an abject performance as they went down 2-1 to Leyton Orient in the first round of the Carling Cup.
Rangers left the field to chants of "what a load of rubbish" after goals from Jason Demetriou and Adam Boyd secured victory for the League One side. "I'm not happy with the outcome. We didn't use the ball well and we gave it away too easily," said Gregory.
"But everyone ran around and tried their best. I don't get too excited when we win and I won't when we lose. There will be no knee-jerk reactions from me, although we have lost a Carling Cup match and it hurts." Independent
DAILY MIRROR - O'S MAKE IT SO GLOOMY FOR GREGORY
Qpr manager John Gregory refused to lay into his side despite an abject performance as they went down at home in the first round of the Carling Cup.
Rangers left the field to chants of "what a load of rubbish" after goals from Jason Demetriou and Adam Boyd secured victory for League One Orient. "I'm not happy with the outcome. We didn't use the ball well and we gave it away too easily," said Gregory.
"But everyone ran around and tried their best. I don't get too excited when we win and I won't when we lose. There will be no knee-jerk reactions from me, although we have lost a Carling Cup match and it hurts. We've got injuries but we should have had more than enough to win that tonight. I wanted to be in the hat and I'm disappointed."
Boyd chased down a hopeful up-andunder from defence on the edge of the Rangers box and his heavy touch fell to Demetriou, who made no mistake from 10 yards for the opener.
And the visitors went 2-0 up when Danny Cullip brought down Wayne Gray in the area and Boyd stepped up to send Lee Camp the wrong way for his second goal of the season.
Martin Rowlands, easily Rangers' best player on the night, slid in to pull one back after 68 minutes but the O's held out to spring a surprise.
Visiting boss Martin Ling, whose side won at Southend on the opening day, said: "That's two good performances now, and it's something to build on, but that's all.
"But it's pleasing so far, it's important to get off to a good start with so many new players and so far so good." Daily Mirror
Also: Simon Skinner/QPR Net - Match Report
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