That phrase a square peg in a round hole comes to mind when considering Jordan Cousins at QPR.

The midfielder bought from Charlton for around £1.25m in the summer has been required to play both left and right of the midfield and plug gaps on the wings.

But it’s not his best position by a margin.

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The 22-year-old was far deadlier driving a stake into the heart of opposition defences at The Valley straight down the middle.

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But injuries to Ben Gladwin, personal problems for Yeni N’Gbakoto, and the late arrival of Pawel Wszolek from Hellas Verona has forced a needs-must situation on head coach Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.

Once two from above are up to speed, Cousins has been set the task of fighting for his place against Massimo Luongo and Ariel Borysiuk, as JFH confirmed.

“I see him in the middle he’s playing on the right at the moment; we have injuries - but we have bought him for in the middle of things,” he said.

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