Preston manager Alex Neil praised Emil Riis Jakobsen after the Danish forward made an impressive debut in a 2-0 win at QPR
Daniel Johnson and Scott Sinclair’s penalties – both after fouls by Lee Wallace – gave Neil’s side three earned runs
« We only worked with him for a few days and I thought he was great, » said Neil
« He gave us a good presence at the top of the pitch and caused them all kinds of problems. For his first game I thought it was a very good start
« I don’t want to put too much pressure on him but he looks like a real find He gives us a goal and has pace
« We knew what we were getting, but like everything, it’s when you put them in the building that you know what you got
« He is confident but really very humble He has a great opportunity with us and he recognizes that »
Preston was impressive on the other end of the field as well, defending resolutely against a Rangers team that failed to get a shot on target
« Swansea had a shot and Cardiff didn’t have a lot of chances against us so we defended quite well
QPR manager Mark Warburton was appalled by the lack of focus that led to the two penalties
Sinclair was surrounded by Rangers players before being tripped up, while Jakobsen was knocked down by Wallace after placing in front of center-back Rob Dickie
« After the first 20 minutes, I thought we were in control of the game, » Warburton said
« What was really disappointing was that we gave a very soft penalty and we didn’t respond well
« It was like the wind was out of our sails, our shoulders dropped and we looked like a very average team. We stopped doing what we were doing
« We had five men around him for the first penalty. He shouldn’t even have been in our region We should just face him outside our region
« Then we let in another soft goal Hold the ball in the distance – but we let it bounce and the guy is very smart and lets his leg and passes It was a terrible second goal
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