The Official Match Day Thread 6 - Reading v Bristol City

[old_eastender]

HT 0-0... City seeing plenty of possession, Reading look much threatening when they break up our attacks and come forward with pace. Fammy, Paterson, O'Dowda all been poor. Would love to see Eliasson or Leko on at HT, but won't happen.

[WolfOfWestStreet]

31 minutes ago, Red_Nine said:

Watch the football?

You can do both. Its not even the older fans ... lads 18-25 just sat there on their phones. What a waste of a seat. Pricks 

[BCFC Grim]

Our shape looks good and that's pretty much it. Pretty dull affair. Fam and Patterson offering nothing. Nearly got caught out a couple of times down our right by their pacey winger but other than that we've limited them to long range efforts.

[BCFC Grim]

3 minutes ago, WolfOfWestStreet said:

You can do both. Its not even the older fans ... lads 18-25 just sat there on their phones. What a waste of a seat. Pricks 

What are you doing? 

[Esmond Million's Bung]

Firstly this is a winnable game, Reading aren’t all that.

Vyner is having a mare, far too lightweight not getting close enough to his man and casual, his weak challenge led to Baker having to make a rash challenge for his yellow card. He is not being helped by COD who is another lightweight and has offered nothing in this game whatsoever.

I only realised Patterson was playing when he took a corner, the game is passing him by.

Brownhill lacks pace but looks a better midfield combination with Smith who is the best player on the field, best pass of the day to Bryan and got Vyner and COD out of jail more than once.

But the midfield looks unbalanced to me with Patterson and COD.

Diedhiou his first touch is appalling and his passing almost as bad, we have little or no threat upfront.

[Lanterne Rouge]

6 minutes ago, RedSA said:

We've looked toothless going forward but we've improved our defensive shape and resilience so much from last season. Don't have that look like we could concede any minute anymore. 

[Nogbad the Bad]

5 minutes ago, WolfOfWestStreet said:

You can do both. Its not even the older fans ... lads 18-25 just sat there on their phones. What a waste of a seat. Pricks 

Is there much for them to get animated about?

[iamalagerdrinker]

If we set up tactically well and make the subs at the right time we can win this! They're poor in the final third.. don't quote me if we lose 3-0 

[JoeAman08]

4 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Sounds like we've been a little tentative and lacking quality on the ball.  If we can improve in second half then hopefully get something

Yea pretty much. Our eagerness when we get the ball is costing us a bit. Reading pass pass pass so when we get it we are impatient and try a killer ball and turn it over. In a way we are less threatened when we don't have the ball. Reading look far more dangerous countering. 

Wright warming up early. May come on for Baker? Don't know maybe just some exercise. Tough one to call today. I'm here so want more action but 0-0 would be a decent enough result. 

[iamalagerdrinker]

Vyner no existent at times for me, midfield pushing up too hight for my liking we keep getting caught on the counter attack. Pleased with Flint and Bobby, we could of scored they could of scored fair result at the moment but we can win this! 

[Garland-sweden]

Not mutch happened. We can win this, more speed on the ball and movement. Coyr!!!

[JamesBCFC]

3 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said:

Firstly this is a winnable game, Reading aren’t all that.

Vyner is having a mare, far too lightweight not getting close enough to his man and casual, his weak challenge led to Baker having to make a rash challenge for his yellow card. He is not being helped by COD who is another lightweight and has offered nothing in this game whatsoever.

I only realised Patterson was playing when he took a corner, the game is passing him by.

Brownhill lacks pace but looks a better midfield combination with Smith who is the best player on the field, best pass of the day to Bryan and got Vyner and COD out of jail more than once.

But the midfield looks unbalanced to me with Patterson and COD.

Diedhiou his first touch is appalling and his passing almost as bad, we have little or no threat upfront.

Last years 3rd best team and playoff finalists "aren't all that"?

[stephenkibby.]

3 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said:

Firstly this is a winnable game, Reading aren’t all that.

Vyner is having a mare, far too lightweight not getting close enough to his man and casual, his weak challenge led to Baker having to make a rash challenge for his yellow card. He is not being helped by COD who is another lightweight and has offered nothing in this game whatsoever.

I only realised Patterson was playing when he took a corner, the game is passing him by.

Brownhill lacks pace but looks a better midfield combination with Smith who is the best player on the field, best pass of the day to Bryan and got Vyner and COD out of jail more than once.

But the midfield looks unbalanced to me with Patterson and COD.

Diedhiou his first touch is appalling and his passing almost as bad, we have little or no threat upfront.

Apart from that were looking pretty good then eh?

[Esmond Million's Bung]

8 minutes ago, RedSA said:

We've looked toothless going forward but we've improved our defensive shape and resilience so much from last season. Don't have that look like we could concede any minute anymore. 

Apart from down our right side where Vyner and COD are having mares, just not strong enough or closing down nearly close enough.

[LilRascal]

You can tell it's been a boring half when the match wasn't even mentioned in the Radio 5 Live halftime time summary m, except "all other games in the championship are goalless". 

[bristolcitysweden]

The one single player affecting the stalemate is their nr 17 (Aluko?). We look solid and it's not like watching Donald Duck (shit served for years). Great to see the commoradeship between COD and Vyner. They work together and push each other. Something for Baker and Flint to learn frtom. We look week in central midfield and one of those shots on counter attack will eventually go in. Smith out and Pack in. COD to the left and Paterson replaced by Eliasson playing on the right side of midfield. COYR!! Not everyday it's not total shit.   

 

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[old_eastender]

5 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said:

Firstly this is a winnable game, Reading aren’t all that.

Vyner is having a mare, far too lightweight not getting close enough to his man and casual, his weak challenge led to Baker having to make a rash challenge for his yellow card. He is not being helped by COD who is another lightweight and has offered nothing in this game whatsoever.

I only realised Patterson was playing when he took a corner, the game is passing him by.

Brownhill lacks pace but looks a better midfield combination with Smith who is the best player on the field, best pass of the day to Bryan and got Vyner and COD out of jail more than once.

But the midfield looks unbalanced to me with Patterson and COD.

Diedhiou his first touch is appalling and his passing almost as bad, we have little or no threat upfront.

Fully agree. This match is winnable if we make the right changes.

[Esmond Million's Bung]

2 minutes ago, JamesBCFC said:

Last years 3rd best team and playoff finalists "aren't all that"?

Well I am watching the game on a live feed and I am telling you what I have seen in the 1st 45 minutes, what is difficult to understand about that?.

[Lanterne Rouge]

3 minutes ago, LilRascal said:

You can tell it's been a boring half when the match wasn't even mentioned in the Radio 5 Live halftime time summary m, except "all other games in the championship are goalless". 

Sky haven`t been over for a report either, always a good sign of what the game`s like.

[JoeAman08]

3 minutes ago, JamesBCFC said:

Last years 3rd best team and playoff finalists "aren't all that"?

Tbf when they have the ball they pass sideways and back quite a bit. Don't look too dangerous. It's when we get on the ball and lose it they look a threat. I wouldn't be angry if we slowed it down because I think the last 20 min might be tough at this rate in terms of fitness. Some quick free quicks which came to nothing. Take some time and try and pick out Flint. 

[ZiderEyed]

Agreed, desperately need Pack back in that midfield alongside Brownhill

[Esmond Million's Bung]

4 minutes ago, stephenkibby. said:

Apart from that were looking pretty good then eh?

A few tweaks and a rocket up Vyners and COD's arse would help.

[bristolcitysweden]

Tempo shifting don't exist in LJ:s vocabulary

[Esmond Million's Bung]

2 minutes ago, ZiderEyed said:

Agreed, desperately need Pack back in that midfield alongside Brownhill

Are you watching the game?.

[JamesBCFC]

3 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said:

Well I am watching the game on a live feed and I am telling you what I have seen in the 1st 45 minutes, what is difficult to understand about that?.

I didnt challenge anything else you said.

But to write off what is clearly a decent side as "not all that" is foolish.

 

What is so difficult to understand about that?

[JoeAman08]

3 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said:

Well I am watching the game on a live feed and I am telling you what I have seen in the 1st 45 minutes, what is difficult to understand about that?.

They aren't having mares. COD doing his hit defensively. I'll give you Vyner struggling a bit but Barrow a tough cover and not come to anything so far and hasn't really looked likely either. 

[Fordy62]

Highlight of the half for me was Baker's yellow card. Really intelligent play from the big man. Definitely saved us being in real trouble. 

[Esmond Million's Bung]

2 minutes ago, JamesBCFC said:

I didnt challenge anything else you said.

But to write off what is clearly a decent side as "not all that" is foolish.

 

What is so difficult to understand about that?

You will have to show exactly where I wrote anybody off?.

I said the game was winnable based on what I have seen so far.

[bristolcitysweden]

Their nr 17 Barrow? Only seen him play on the right side of mid for Swansea. Played his football in Sweden, IFK Östersund the nSwedish shit team that qwualified for EL

[pillred]

11 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said:

Firstly this is a winnable game, Reading aren’t all that.

Vyner is having a mare, far too lightweight not getting close enough to his man and casual, his weak challenge led to Baker having to make a rash challenge for his yellow card. He is not being helped by COD who is another lightweight and has offered nothing in this game whatsoever.

I only realised Patterson was playing when he took a corner, the game is passing him by.

Brownhill lacks pace but looks a better midfield combination with Smith who is the best player on the field, best pass of the day to Bryan and got Vyner and COD out of jail more than once.

But the midfield looks unbalanced to me with Patterson and COD.

Diedhiou his first touch is appalling and his passing almost as bad, we have little or no threat upfront.

I did say he was the biggest waste of 5 million I had ever seen, but not a lot of people seemed to agree with me, maybe more people will agree with me now.