“I enjoy moments like this, I live for these moments. “He did that, he hit it quite high and that gave me enough time to come so I was buzzing with that. Reflecting on that moment, Dieng revealed: “Just before he took it I was thinking, ‘Please bring it close enough to me so I can come for it.' When Reading were awarded a late free-kick 35 yards from goal, and the visitors pushed everyone into the QPR box – including former R’s keeper Joe Lumley – there were understandable nerves in the stands.įor Dieng, he was hoping to end those fears by commanding his box – and that’s precisely what he did as he came through a crowd of bodies to collect Ince’s delivery 12 yards from his goal-line to a roar of appreciation, and relief, from the Rangers faithful If you are happy doing what you do, you do it the best. “That is the key to it, to embrace the challenge.
That’s what we did against Reading and we got the three out of three.
“I just think as a group of lads we go out and enjoy every game. “I would say this is a perfect week,” said a smiling Dieng after the game.Īsked if the squad felt added pressure to complete the nine-point haul in front of their own fans following their excellent work on the road, Dieng said: “Pressure? I don’t believe in pressure. Rangers came back from a goal down to grab maximum points courtesy of a Lyndon Dykes brace.Īt the other end of the pitch, they were once again grateful for the intervention of QPR’s No.1 when needed.ĭieng denied Tom Ince an 89th-minute equaliser with a brilliant stop, diving low to his left, while the Senegal international calmed fraying nerves deep in injury time by claiming the latter’s 94th-minute centre as the Royals sought a late leveller.įollowing wins on the road at Bristol City and Sheffield United, the win against the Royals moved Mick Beale’s side joint top of the Sky Bet Championship table, alongside Norwich and the Blades. SENY Dieng hailed 'a perfect week' after QPR made it three wins in the space of six days with a 2-1 victory over Reading at Loftus Road on Friday night.
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