The Swansea City manager will pitch his side against the division’s only unbeaten record when their visitors arrive this evening.<\/p>\n
QPR have been in fine form this season with 27 points to date and a four point lead at the top of the division to boot.<\/p>\n
But that Rodgers is using as motivation for his side as he explained to the Western Mail \u201cIt is a great motivation for us.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are the leaders coming with an unbeaten record and we have not lost at home. So it makes for a fantastic game.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it also makes for a severe test of our abilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you play the leaders \u2013 first versus fourth \u2013 it\u2019s a big game and we are looking forward to it.<\/p>\n
\u201cQPR have a very strong squad. Tommy Smith went there recently, and I know him well from my time at Watford. But Tommy can\u2019t get in the team.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I was at Watford, probably alongside Kevin Doyle at Reading, he was one of the most effective players in the Championship.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo if he is not getting in the side it\u2019s a mark of how well they\u2019ve been doing.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we are very strong at home and I have great confidence in this group.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve a great belief here in how we play the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rodgers was also giving raise to the man who will sit in the opposite dugout this evening.<\/p>\n
Neil Warnock joined QPR last season and is clearly a man that Rodgers has admiration from when he said \u201cI love him, he\u2019s great. I always have a laugh with him<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a great respect for him. He is a manager into his 60s now and has over 1,000 games as a manager.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have that many games as a manager unless you are successful.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter what people say about him because his players always want to work for him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe teams he has always work very hard and he gets a response.\u201d<\/p>\n