Ilias Chair exclusive: QPR surge; Cifuentes impact & Chelsea's mistake

Not a single goal from February onwards. Then a change of manager and after six games under the new regime, Ilias Chair suddenly had two goals to his name. Is it safe to assume that he is enjoying his football once again?

“Yes, definitely," says the man in question when catching up with Tribalfootball.com for a chat about recent events at the club from South Africa Road.

“You see the smile on my face. It's enjoyable at the moment and hopefully we can keep this up. But of course, you must keep grounded in this league, we all know the Championship is relentless. It can go one way quick, but it can also go the other way," Chair says not least referring to QPR themselves, who at one point sat in first place last season only for it all to unravel in spectacular fashion.

The Moroccan international is now serving under his fifth manager at QPR with four of them coming in since the beginning of last season! However, initial results indicate the club has finally landed on the right fit with Marti Cifuentes

“What he has done in a few games is nothing less than unbelievable. And I think everyone is on board. What he wants, the way he wants to play, the identity of the team. I think that's very important," Chair explains of the start under the latest gaffer before once again getting cautious.

“Hopefully we can keep it going because there's a lot of games coming up and it's very important that we keep consistent. I think you've seen many examples of teams getting promoted after being at the bottom end of the table for the first half of the season. There's been plenty of examples the other way around as well."

“I don't look at the table too much, but it's so tight. A couple of wins in a row and you find yourself in a position you