DOWIE DELIGHTED WITH LOAN RANGERS

Dowie - happy with loan stars.

Emmanuel Ledesma and Daniel Parejo were the toast of Loftus Road after QPR got back to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Doncaster in the Coca-Cola Championship.

Boss Iain Dowie was full of praise for his loan stars after Parejo set up Dexter Blackstock's opener and Ledesma grabbed a classy second to seal a comfortable win over newly-promoted Rovers.

Argentinian Ledesma arrived in west London on loan from Genoa while fellow midfielder Parejo was brought in from Real Madrid, and the youngsters left Doncaster chasing shadows at times during the first half.

"Emmanuel is a very good player," said Dowie. "It's wonderful to watch him, he makes your eyes open wide with some of his tricks but he can also do the simple things well.

"He played his position very well. He played a bit off the cuff last week but he has responded with a very disciplined display - and he makes the ball talk.

"Daniel has got everything in his locker. For one so young he has got great talent and he's also learning about the physicality of the game.

"They are good lads. We've finished the game with five under-20s on the pitch, there aren't many teams who do that. But we have to give them time to develop.

"They are not going to become superstars overnight. Because Daniel is from where he is from, everyone expects him to be (a superstar). But he is improving and Emmanuel's discipline was miles better than in his first game.

"They are settling in but it takes time."

Blackstock grabbed the opener after just five minutes when he turned in Parejo's free-kick, and Ledesma doubled QPR's advantage on the half-hour when he chased a long punt upfield, held off two challenges and tucked the ball away.

The home side should probably have won by more, but they took their foot off the gas after the break.

Dowie, who famously coined the term "bouncebackability", was delighted his side showed that particular trait in style following last week's chastening 3-0 defeat at Sheffield United.

"The attitude, application and desire of the players to embrace what we are trying to do has been terrific," he added.

"Doncaster are a very good side, one of the best passing sides in the division, and we nullified that and we had a creativity.

"We were first to everything. The defeat at Sheffield United hurt and we spoke openly and brutally about that in the week and put it to bed. The response was a clean sheet today."

Doncaster defender Matthew Mills was taken to hospital with a suspected broken jaw as his side slipped to their first defeat of the season.

"You have to give credit to QPR," said Rovers manager Sean O'Driscoll.

"They learned from that defeat at Sheffield United and were much more solid today, they made it difficult for us.

"Eight of their players are over 6ft 2ins so it's not rocket science to say you have to defend properly at set-plays, so we're disappointed with that.

"It's the first physical test we have faced in this division and we struggled to find a way to get a result."