Queens Park Rangers boss Mark Warburton has hailed his side for beating a “talented” Nottingham Forest.
The Reds went down 2-0 in their Sky Bet Championship opener on Saturday, with Lyndon Dykes and Ilias Chair bagging the goals for the Hoops.
Tobias Figueiredo’s error conceded the spot-kick early in the second half, while Lewis Grabban spurned a host of good chances, and Ryan Yates hit the bar for Forest.
Warburton, who managed the Reds in 2017, says his QPR players did well to cope with Forest’s “riches”, and explains how the win came about.
“It was a very tough first game of the season,” Warburton told the club’s website.
He added: “We faced a very talented side, they have lot of riches on the pitch and on the bench as well so we knew we were going to face a team with a lot of quality.
“We had to show a lot of commitment, togetherness and quality, as well as making sure we stuck to the game plan which the players did well.
“We looked good all afternoon so I am really pleased with the performance.”
Warburton continued: “The clean sheet is very rewarding, the defenders stood up today.
“If you concede a lot of goals, rightly so the criticism comes your way, but the only way to improve is to work hard on the training pitch and keep those clean sheets.
“So today to make all of those first contacts, pick up second balls and then play, don’t just hike it forward, play, and we did that and we looked dangerous.
“Lyndon gave us a great outlet up front, Bright with his pace also gives us a great outlet so overall, I thought it was a deserved win against a very good team.”
