QPR manager Mark Hughes will talk with Federico Macheda after the striker allegedly posted an unsavoury message on Twitter.
The 20-year-old Manchester United forward was brought to Loftus Road on loan by recently sacked manager Neil Warnock, and has not featured in the squad since Hughes took over the reins of the struggling club, including Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Everton.
Macheda , who has a history surrounding his conduct on Twitter, posted after the game: “Totally pi***d off…this is not what i deserve! …. all!!!!!”
When the Welsh manager was told of the striker’s outburst on the social network site, he told Sky Sports News: “What is he talking about? Perhaps he has broken a watch or dropped his phone.”
“Who knows what he has done. You’re assuming it is about the game and not being involved. Until I speak to him I can’t really comment, can I?”
Hughes was asked how he would discipline the United loanee, if the post was related to his selection policy, saying: “Well, when I know it is I will come back and talk about it, but I can’t talk about it because that is the first I’ve heard about it.”
“Why we are talking about a player who was not in the squad?”
“I would rather talk about the guys who worked their balls off today, to be perfectly honest, rather than somebody that wasn’t even in the squad, don’t you think?”
Macheda revealed earlier in the week that he was frustrated not to be playing more regularly, but could understand that Hughes will have his own ethos.
The Italian told Tuttomercatoweb.com: “At QPR it’s going pretty good, but things could be better. Mr Warnock, who wanted and took me, was sacked just three days after my arrival.”
“Then Hughes took (Djibril) Cisse and (Bobby) Zamora and at the moment they are playing more. However, as soon as I get the chance, I want to prove that I can deserve a starting spot.”
Yesterday, Macheda posted a Tweet to signal the end of his presence on the social media site, but has yet to remove the account
-Additional reporting by Sean Farrell
Put this in another article, but prob more suited here. Franco Smith of Glasgow won URC coach of the year. Friend would have been my pick. Remember when I first said that some said it should be Leo with only one loss in league, not sure if they feel the same way anymore. For Glasgow run to Challange cup final was good, but its URC Coach of the season so that competition doesn’t count in the reckoning. In URC Smith made playoffs and lost at home to Munster in Quarterfinal. For me Friend took Connacht with less resources than Glasgow and a more difficult fixture list, to the playoffs. Connacht were not expected to make playoffs, and made it and HCup, and won an away playoff meaning the went better than Glasgow. Connacht really overachieved this season, Glasgow did about as expected.
@Kingshu: agree 100%
@Kingshu: Would have Friend ahead of him also. Can make an argument for Rowntree also; first season, awful start, Munster playing a better style of rugby, took down 2 long running home winning streaks and are in the final.
Bit pointless to be comparing to last season when there were still some restrictions om attendances in some of the countries.
@0UWMNglt: seems like a nonsense stat alright
I hope the 5000 munster fans get to bring the league home. ( so it won’t have far to travel next season when win it back)
The Welsh clubs are so far behind. Have they ever reached 12,000 at any game? What has to be looked at is attendances at Welsh games. If the show grounds in Galway were enlarged there would be better crowds there.
Would like to see a breakdown per union home games – Ireland, Wales, Italy, South Africa, Scotland etc. You’d have to assume the Welsh regions would have quite a low average attendance. In addition, the SA home games I have seen appear to have very low attendances. Would love to see the non knockout games in SA have greater spectatorship in the stadiums. I remember watching Super rugby back in the early 00s, the fan base in South Africa was off the charts. Bulls, Sharks, Stormers ans The Cats all hvd hihe crowds at games. Was also lucky enough to get to a few fakes down in SA in 10/11 at Newlands. Full house everytime. Place was electric. May take a few years for the SA home base to commit to the URC.
@Steve Mccarthy: apologies for typos. Thumbs like big toes
@Steve Mccarthy: on wiki, its has each clubs average URC attendance.
There was 41,000 for judgement 2023 in the mileneum. Not to shabby. Double header. Lots or rugby fans in Wales, a good portion don’t follow the weslsh regions
@Paul Cassidy: South Africa could say the same. Huge rugby following there, just a lot follow more locally than the URC it would seem. I get it, it’s a huge country, imagine getting flights to follow your “home” team.