MC RISK77 Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 Winning ugly is a nice thing to have- we would have drawn that game last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 First 35 we looked good. I can’t help but feel this constant run of games has taken its toll on Brownhill and Massengo. They were running on treacle second half. We needed all our resilience to grind that one out. International break come at just the right time. With Nagy and Kalas hopefully back we’ll have a bit more strength. Diedhou did alright, Semenyo not so good!! There’s a lot more to come from this team when we can rotate properly and keep players fresh. Lack of freshness was the issue today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 We dominated the first half and Reading did the second. We were fortunate to come away with all 3 points. It's been a hard week but got 5 points which you got to be happy with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 14 minutes ago, Bizyer said: That must be one of the most undeserved wins but...3 points in the bag. COYR How many times have we come away from games having not got what we deserved? I'm delighted that we are playing so poorly but are now 10 unbeaten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EstoniaTallinnRed Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, Badger08 said: What do you mean by that? I think its clear that he simply isn't good enough (yet). Surely you can see it? Nobody is being abusive, but as a fan surely you have to point out the obvious. He's still young, so hopefully he will improve in time, but at the moment we need better quality up front. Agree and if Afobe was fit, Semenyo would get very little first game time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Controller Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 12 minutes ago, Northern Red said: Ah, I see it's Semenyo's turn. If you come on as a substitute and players who have put in a shift all game are doing more running than you then it deserves to be your turn. He was very poor. He did not put in enough effort and any other player would be slaughtered for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 13 minutes ago, Northern Red said: Ah, I see it's Semenyo's turn. Well yes when you put in **** all effort you will get criticised by a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garland-sweden Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 Phu, not good second half. Bentley is very good in goal. We were not good but 3 points is the mainthing. Think its good for us to take a brake at the moment. Kalas and Nagy are Welcomed back. COYR!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natchfever Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, EstoniaTallinnRed said: Agree and if Afobe was fit, Semenyo would get very little first game time. Maybe LJ will dip in the market January There's a kid scoring loads at Peterborough might be worth a punt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EstoniaTallinnRed Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, Badger08 said: I hope it doesn't knock his confidence. I think he simply isn't ready yet, but due to injuries etc, we haven't really got many other options (literally). I'm not saying he won't be a good player in time, but he clearly isn't at the standard required yet. Yes, as i said if Afobe was fit, he would be on loan to a L1 club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsaw Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 Very lucky today , Reading out played us for a lot of the game, had the feeling to many of our players thought it was going be an easy afternoon work and couldn't get going when it turned out Reading where here to fight hard, a lot of tired looking players out there for us the break now is just at the right time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 3 games in a week and a few looked heavy legged in that second half, not entirely surprising after those two tough away games. Wasn't pretty and frustrating to watch at times, but for all Reading's huffing and puffing, they only really tested Bentley once. Will be good to have a few of the injured players coming back in after the break and boosting the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, Alessandro said: 3 games in a week and a few looked heavy legged in that second half, not entirely surprising after those two tough away games. Wasn't pretty and frustrating to watch at times, but for all Reading's huffing and puffing, they only really tested Bentley once. Will be good to have a few of the injured players coming back in after the break and boosting the squad. To be fair Bentley made TWO excellent saves. Lots of credit to Reading they found a way to play around Brownhill and Massengo and got away with giving Massengo three mighty thumps. Take the tree points. It was a horrible watch but credit to them once their coach had worked us out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Red Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 Still missing that next level striker but cannot knock the togetherness of the squad and effort levels at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Robin Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 31 minutes ago, fairweather said: Massengo for me. Continuously mopped up and recycled the ball. So much effort from him: probably our most energetic player today. Hopefully the return of Nagy will give him some breathe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 1 minute ago, REDOXO said: To be fair Bentley made TWO excellent saves. Lots of credit to Reading they found a way to play around Brownhill and Massengo and got away with giving Massengo three mighty thumps. Take the tree points. It was a horrible watch but credit to them once their coach had worked us out! Daylight robbery to take the points in all honesty Awful turgid display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsaw Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 24 minutes ago, Northern Red said: Ah, I see it's Semenyo's turn. To get justifiable criticism for a very poor game, it's clear he's not ready for the championship, he has no reading of the game, everytime the Reading defence saw what was happening well before he did so they where constant stepping in front of him, they started moving him around far to easily , he's got a lot to learn yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Banjo Red said: Still missing that next level striker but cannot knock the togetherness of the squad and effort levels at the moment. We are missing a striker of course, yet only 3 teams have scored more goals than us. Hard to believe somehow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 1 minute ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Daylight robbery to take the points in all honesty Yep. However it balances out the bloke climbing all over Baker last week and a very dodgy first penalty. As for the display. It was fine for half an hour until Reading worked us out. You got to give the opposition occasionally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 7 minutes ago, REDOXO said: To be fair Bentley made TWO excellent saves. Lots of credit to Reading they found a way to play around Brownhill and Massengo and got away with giving Massengo three mighty thumps. Take the tree points. It was a horrible watch but credit to them once their coach had worked us out! I can only remember the turn and shot from outside the box in the second half and some very scrabbly moments. We were no doubt second best, happy to take the points and move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Grim Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 Absolutely dire. Not overly helped by lack of changes. So many positives in the bigger picture though. With a top forward we would get top two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Alessandro said: I can only remember the turn and shot from outside the box in the second half and some very scrabbly moments. We were no doubt second best, take the points and move on. First half one on one clean through Bentley saved...very good save. LJ given Bentley the big up on radio Briz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Robin Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 I think that Pereira did quite well too, whereas Semenyo's impact was weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 1 minute ago, REDOXO said: First half one on one clean through Bentley saved...very good save. LJ given Bentley the big up on radio Briz Oh yep, made himself big there. I was thinking more about the second half to be honest, with all their possession they only tested him once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_BCFC Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 Poor performance but a bit of perspective needed. 3 tough games in a week including two away games where many teams won’t get much (see Barnsley at Preston today) - 5 points yielded. A lot of injuries and we are 6th - 2 point off the top. Chance now to have a break and get 2 key players hopefully back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, Alessandro said: Oh yep, made himself big there. I was thinking more about the second half to be honest, with all their possession they only tested him once. Maybe but they were better than us for 60 mins not just 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 Strange one with Semenyo, didn't look up for it and had a pretty poor 10 minutes. From recent displays still seems a little way off making a consistent impact at this level right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 Decent enough first half, weak second half. Too much negativity in the middle third in selecting passes. Nothing much to worry about overall when you consider we're missing our best centre half, best centre forward and maybe even best central midfielder. I didn't understand bringing Semenyo on in that circumstance, he hasn't got the experience to run the line on his own and looked a bit lost. Bentley did very well, didn't think there were many individual performances to write home about other than that. Reading were pretty average, missed an absolute sitter and then the goalmouth scramble was more our mess than their effort. They were more toothless than us. I thought the ref and officials were exceptional today which was nice to see. Great result, rode our luck a little but that's fine as long as we don't do it every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin_unreliant Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 40 minutes ago, Northern Red said: Ah, I see it's Semenyo's turn. It isn't fair on a young player to play him if he isn't ready for this level yet. It would be much better for his development to play at a lower level where he could make more impact and grow in confidence. I just think the club aren't doing him any favours putting him in the team at this point in time. He may be great in a few years but you need to give him the best chance of getting there. It doesn't look to me like he is making much progress playing in our first team, although obviously it is only a couple of months into the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stortz Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, robin_unreliant said: It isn't fair on a young player to play him if he isn't ready for this level yet. It would be much better for his development to play at a lower level where he could make more impact and grow in confidence. I just think the club aren't doing him any favours putting him in the team Like at Newport County for instance? Until he's what, 25? 26? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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