Richard Kone says the slender FA Cup defeat to West Ham has proven QPR what they should do if they’re to step-up to the Premier League.
The Ivorian’s second-half header cancelled out a 1-0 half-time deficit and despatched the third spherical tie to extra-time earlier than the Hammers got here out 2-1 winners to say their place in Monday’s fourth-round draw.
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QPR are three factors outdoors the Championship play-off locations with 20 video games remaining and Kone hopes they will end the season strongly to get again to enjoying on the most important stage each week subsequent season.
He informed BBC Radio London: “We had a spell the place we may have taken our possibilities, when you do not, the standard of the opposition reveals.
“They confirmed they’re a Premier League aspect, even when they’re struggling. We’ve got to take our possibilities once they come. We ought to be happy with ourselves for the sport we gave them, it was arduous for them.
“You may inform what it is advisable do to be at that degree. You must maintain working, be taught from these sort of video games, be taught what it is advisable do to be at that degree to compete within the Premier League.
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“You must be more practical in every thing you do.”
The Hoops return to league motion with a visit to play-off rivals Stoke on Saturday (15:00 GMT) and Kone added: “We’ve got to change right away and get fired up, practice arduous. Stoke away will not be going to be simple. We’ve got to indicate what we discovered (at West Ham), be extra scientific and efficient.”
The R’s have been roared on by 9,000 travelling followers on the London Stadium and boss Julien Stephan added: “I need to congratulate the gamers and so they need to congratulate the followers – the help throughout the sport was superb for us. They made lots of noise.
“The gamers felt that and it was a very good contribution for us by way of power.”