QPR's head coach Marti Cifuentes expressed his delight after watching his side win 1-0 away at Bristol City to boost their chances of avoiding relegation to League One.
A smart finish from Ilias Chair, who netted a pass from Lucas Andersen just before half-time, was all it took to bring QPR within one point of Millwall, who currently sit one place above the bottom three.
Holding on for the entirety of the second half, the Hoops showed the spirit that will be required in the coming weeks if they are to pull away from danger and remain in the Championship for another year.
Sharing his pride after witnessing this dogged display, Cifuentes remarked: «I know we have the necessary spirit to move up the table and it was evident today.
»Our goal came from two quality players combining. Ilias Chair is already a top player for us, but I have told him he has the ability to do even greater things. Lucas Andersen also has a lot of quality and it was good to see them working together to create the chance. But every member of the team deserved credit for a tremendous performance against very good opponents.
«Bristol (City) had beaten Southampton in the week and we knew how tough it would be to come here and win. We worked on certain things to combat their strengths and it was important we bounced back quickly from a poor performance against Stoke. It sums up the Championship that Bristol (City) were so good in midweek and yet we were able to restrict them to very few chances today.»
«What's so difficult is to put together consistent performances and results. That is what we must be aiming for in our remaining games.» Today we have been very good, but being like that for one game is not enough."
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