Queens Park Rangers dropped out of the FA Cup on Friday night with a defeat against Premier League side Watford, with former player turned pundit Rodney Marsh not holding back in his assessment of the defeat.

Etienne Capoue gave the visitors the lead in first half injury time, a lead they held on to until the end of the game. Whilst the Hoops didn’t shame themselves against Premier League opposition, they didn’t look to trouble them either.

Rodney Marsh, a former Sky Sports pundit and QPR player who bagged 106 goals in just 211 outings, knows what it takes to be a decent striker at Loftus Road. He was on Twitter yesterday giving his verdict on the clash, with the lack of clinical striker top of his moans and groans.

“One thing from last night’s game is QPR desperately need a forward player in the mold of Les Ferdinand.”

He also bemoaned the absence of precocious youngster Ebere Eze. He was left on the bench from the start, coming on in the second half but unable to have significant impact.

“No 2, You don’t give a player the #QPR number 10 shirt & stick him on the bench”

Despite the cup exit, Rangers have done well this season to remain in the middle of the Championship table, having had a torrid summer during which they were unable to significantly strengthen their squad.

They’re currently 18th, ten points clear of the drop zone and looking relatively safe.

The Verdict

It’s a solid shout by Marsh. QPR started with Matt Smith and Nahki Wells up front, neither of which have been particularly scintillating this season. Tomer Hemed has been impressive, but he’s not in the Ferdinand mould at all.

Eze is one who splits opinion at the club. He’s a talent, that’s for sure, but he’s also inconsistent. However, could that be improved upon with regular football?