Showing posts with label Djibril Cisse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Djibril Cisse. Show all posts

Monday, March 26, 2012

Cisse slapped with four match ban

Former French international striker Djibril Cisse was suspended for four matches on Monday dealing a huge blow to his Premier League side Queens Park Rangers hopes of retaining their elite status.



The 30-year-old - who arrived from Serie A side Lazio in January -received the ban for his straight red card for a vicious tackle on Sunderland's Fraizer Campbell in Saturday's 3-1 loss.



It is the second time that Cisse has been sent-off in the short spell he has been with the club, though, the former Liverpool and Auxerre star has also scored three times in five matches.



QPR - who sacked manager Neil Warnock earlier this season and replaced him with Mark Hughes who spent heavily in January - are third from bottom with just eight matches remaining.


Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Djibril Cisse confident of QPR survival

French striker Djibril Cisse believes Queens Park Rangers' battling performance in a 2-1 defeat to Bolton is a sign they will beat the drop from the Premier League.



Cisse returned from a three-match ban on Saturday to score his second goal in three games since his January move from Lazio.



But it was not enough to prevent a controversial 2-1 defeat at Bolton that sucked Rangers into the drop zone.



Cisse told the club's official website, www.qpr.co.uk: "With this kind of performance, there's no doubt that we are going to stay up.



"We have to produce this every game and we have to score goals. We have to fight until the end and that's what we are going to do.



"I love challenges and I love the club already. I will do my best to help the club stay up because we belong in the Premier League now."



Cisse, however, admitted QPR shot themselves in the foot defensively for Bolton's winner.



The 30-year-old, who had earlier equalised, said: "I am happy to help the team, but when you don't bring the points home, it's a bit useless.



"With five minutes to go, you cannot really concede a goal like that.



"It's not only the defenders who defend, it starts with the attack. The whole team should have done better."



QPR sit third from bottom on 22 points from 28 games, one point behind Bolton who occupy the first spot above the drop zone.