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Ian Holloway praises Queens Park Rangers midfielder Massimo Luongo

Queens Park Rangers manager Ian Holloway (REUTERS)
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Queens Park Rangers were beaten 1-0 by Aston Villa last night.

Australia's Massimo Luongo in action during training

Queens Park Rangers boss Ian Holloway has claimed that Massimo Luongo was head and shoulders above every other one of his teammates against Aston Villa night.

Luongo returned to QPR’s team to face Villa yesterday, after coming back from representing Australia on international duty.

The central midfielder missed out on playing in QPR’s match against Derby last weekend, and Holloway admits that the 24-year-old is a big loss when he is unavailable.

Luongo may have impressed for QPR last night, but he did not do enough to inspire his team to victory.

Rangers slipped to a 1-0 defeat against Villa, and they struggled to create chances against Steve Bruce’s side.

Jonathan Kodjia fired Villa in front early on in the contest, and QPR could not manage to get back into the contest.

QPR have now lost back-to-back matches, which has forced them slip into 16th place in the Championship table.

Rangers are next in action when they take on Brighton & Hove Albion on Friday evening.