The first of a flurry of fresh faces at the London club which plummeted out of the Premier League last season, Luongo reckons Loftus Road fans won’t be expecting him to lead the charge when the Championship season kicks off against Charlton Athletic this weekend because they “probably don’t know too much about me”.

While Luongo has become the pivotal man when Australia is looking to unlock defences, as he showed during the Socceroos’ march to triumph at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, the former Swindon Town playmaker is more an emerging force than the finished product as far as English audiences are concerned.

Luongo, who won’t have the freedom to roam with the abandon he enjoyed at League One Swindon, explained: “I don't think the fans here expect too much from me at this stage because, to be honest, I don't think they will really know too much about me really.

“But I do know they will expect me to be consistent and do the job the coach wants, which will be to help keep things ticking over in midfield and link up the play and be really committed and disciplined.

“At Swindon I had a bit if licence to drift into different areas and I had a lot of freedom to get forward and try things. At QPR the boss is looking for me to play a more structured role within his system.”

But Luongo, whose flair, perceptive passing and finishing power came to the fore in January as Australia overcame Korea Republic of the final Asian Cup, declared he won’t be permanently restricted as he weighs risk with responsibility: “I think there will be opportunities to get forward and try and pick defence splitting pass," he said.

"When I get more comfortable in the role there will be times when I will be able to show other sides to my game and get forward a bit more an try and make things happen a bit."

A regular starter in QPR’s pre-season games, Luongo said while the club will do its utmost to boomerang straight back to the Premier League, fans might need to show some patience and perseverance.

“This is a new-look team in many ways and it's about laying the foundations for the future," he said.

"We certainly have the squad to do really well but there might be times when it's not so pretty to watch and it could take time maybe for things to fall into place.

“Of course we want to go straight back up but it’s also about making sure we have a team that when it does win promotion, whether it’s this season or the next, has the staying power to get results back in the Premier League and stay there.”

While Hoops fans might not have detailed knowledge of the new man in their midst, Ramsey and director of football Les Ferdinand – who both tutored Luongo during his three seasons with Tottenham’s Academy team – know they have a player of brimming potential who they believe will bloom in the Championship, just as he did in League One.

“It's good to have their backing,” said Luongo. “Myself and Ben Gladwin (at Swindon with Luongo) were their first signings at the end of last season, so that’s a compliment to us.

“Playing and training with our squad, I haven’t seen a massive difference in terms of quality because Swindon was a more than decent side too.

"I feel like I've settled in quite well so far – I just can’t wait to get started now with the opening game (away at fellow London club Charlton on Sunday AEST).

"It's going to be really tough year because the games come quickly and they are going to be pretty intense. This is a big challenge for me at a new club and it's the next step I’ve been wanting to make.

“This weekend is a chance for us to hit the ground running and show how the new faces have bedded in.

"I am happy being back in London after my time at Spurs and at a club which is trying to rebuild and become a bit of force.”

Injuries have meant Luongo has played in just one of Australia’s three games post the Asian Cup – a 0-0 draw in Macedonia in March – and he’s eagerly anticipating a recall for next month's FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh in Perth and Tajikistan five days later.

“I missed our games against Germany and (opening World Cup qualifier against) Kyrgyzstan and I’m really keen to get back involved again,” he said.

“There's nothing like playing for Australia and you never want to miss a minute. We’ve got those three points in the bag already (having won 2-1 in Bishkek in June) and we just want to keep building from there and make sure we’re on the plane to Russia in 2018.”