Ramsey Demands 'miraculous' Run

23 March 2015 04:30

Chris Ramsey is not asking for divine intervention but understands QPR need to improve quickly if they are to stay in the Barclays Premier League.

The London club lost a fifth game in a row since Ramsey was confirmed as manager when Everton claimed a 2-1 win victory at Loftus Road on Sunday.

Rangers remain on 22 points, four points adrift of safety ahead of crunch trips to fellow strugglers West Brom and Aston Villa. They then face Chelsea, West Ham, Liverpool and Manchester City before finishing the season at home to Newcastle and away to Leicester.

"I don't think we need a miracle but we do need a miraculous run of form to get us out of this," Ramsey said.

"But I think we're capable of doing that. How many points do we need? I think four wins out of eight will probably keep us up this season. I think it'll be a low total."

He added: "We need six points against West Brom and Villa.

"There's no point in saying, 'we're going to go there and try to get a point', we need to win games and pretty quickly."

Aaron Lennon's 77th-minute winner moved Everton nine points clear of the relegation zone after Rangers' Eduardo Vargas had earlier cancelled out Seamus Coleman's first-half strike.

Roberto Martinez's side climbed to 13th in the table, having bounced back from a disappointing 5-2 Europa League defeat to Dynamo Kiev on Thursday.

Lennon's decisive strike 13 minutes from time was his first goal for Everton since joining the club on loan from Tottenham in January.

Martinez was reluctant to discuss the possibility of making Lennon's stay permanent but admits he has been delighted with the winger's contribution.

"It's too early to say at the moment (whether we will sign him permanently)," Martinez said.

"Since he's arrived he's wanted to contribute and be a big part of the team.

"His performance against Newcastle was his best performance since he arrived.

"He came to Kiev, he shared the emotions we all had and that showed today.

"He had a real will. He wanted to show he had fresh legs and I thought that was his best performance by far for Everton, not just in scoring the goal but in the manner he worked for the team.

"He looks like someone who has been with the group for a long, long time."

Source: PA-WIRE