David Wagner says that he is preparing to welcome back numerous senior players from injury in the coming weeks.
Ashley Barnes has returned to full training this week while Adam Forshaw, Angus Gunn and club captain Grant Hanley are all expected to rejoin the fold in the next fortnight.
Jacob Sørensen and Josh Sargent are also recovering from long-term injuries and may be available inside the next month.
Jonathan Rowe remains a doubt for this weekend after being released from England Under-21s duty after failing to recover from a knock picked up against Cardiff City.
“We’ve had some light at the end of the tunnel,” Wagner said. “Barnesy is back in training, Adam Forshaw and Gunny are a week away. Grant is two weeks away, Lungi and Sarge are another three weeks. Jonny Rowe is a doubt for this week.
“He’s (Barnes) had a full week of training, he’s worked a lot in the gym with the fitness guys over the last few weeks. He’s now pain-free when he strikes the ball, fitness-wise there’s no problem and he is in contention. He certainly won’t start three games in the next week.
“We’re very happy to have him back, how good he is in coaching others on the pitch. He has a lot of strengths, we’ve missed him in the last eight weeks. He will help, he’ll set standards and demands very high.”
QPR are the visitors to Carrow Road this weekend, and have drawn their last two stemming a run of seven consecutive defeats before that.
Despite still being in 23rd, Wagner says that the Rs are not to be underestimated.
“Whoever judges QPR on the table makes a mistake, it’s a totally different approach and team since they’ve changed their manager. They’ve had two draws and look more organised,” he added.
“It’s a difficult task, a good opponent. You have to work very hard, be on our level. We worked hard against Cardiff and the win gave us a boost. Now we want back-to-back wins. Nobody will underestimate the quality of QPR because of the table or points.”
