Nelsen: Time for the players to step up

Stand-in QPR captain Ryan Nelsen says it is time for the players to take responsibility as the pressure mounts on manager Mark Hughes.

Things have not gone to plan for the west Londoners this season, with a summer of hope abruptly ended by a winless start to the season. QPR have started the campaign without victory in any of their 12 Barclays Premier League matches and they prop up the table with just four points.

"When the pressure is on, players have to take responsibility," he told the club's official website, www.qpr.co.uk.

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