Reading away match thread

[old_eastender]

0-0 HT, Reading having the best of it but poor game overall

[Loderingo]

Could be better, could be worse. Can still win this.

[Curr Avon]

Well, how can I put this, City are conserving their energy.

[Northern Red]

Are there any players that any of you do like?

[1team]

2 very ordinary sides. Very drab so far. 

[Malago]

We’ve down a 180 turn from being good up front and woeful at the back, to being good at the back and woeful up front.

[sh1t_ref_again]

28 minutes ago, Super said:

How has JD started in this game?

The usual, cant beat a man with the ball at his feat or the 1st man when crossing

[RUSSEL85]

We will improve second half and win the game.

[AshtonRobin21]

Very poor first half. 

We are so boring to watch at the moment. 

We don't look like an attacking threat at all. Reading look comfortable in defence. 

[Curr Avon]

We're still conceding numerous corners - 6 so far - but we've defended them well.

However, the passing in the final third has been awful.

 

[steviestevieneville]

Too slow & ponderous . Hope we start moving the ball quicker  second half. 

[bcfc01]

31 minutes ago, Brann-red said:

The reading commentator we’re listening to is seriously annoying .. 

Yep.

Now waching with no sound - worse commentary team I've heard.

[miketh2nd]

well we've been pretty flat , Reading pretty similar . We are playing far too many long balls and pretty much no service for the front two. Think won't be long until we see Weimann on.

[cityexile]

Must be Reading fans watching that wondering how on earth we are a top scoring side.

Defensively, ok. Reading created more chances but you would not say any great ones. I imagine we are winning possession, without really looking like we will do anything with it at all. Really really poor in the final third.

One of those if we win 1-0 I suppose people will put down as a perfect away performance, and if we lose 1-0 wonder did we ever turn up and give it a go.

It was indeed a half of football.

[sh1t_ref_again]

Just seen the stat that our crossing success is 1 from 9 

[Davefevs]

Yep, a bit flat, a bit slow, but away from home, 0-0 at h-t, is solid....and gives scope to go on and win it second half.

Just need to speed the passing up.  Were careless opening 15-20, but settled into our patterns after that.  Just not clicking quite in the final third.

Patience still required.

[italian dave]

[Peter1450]

2 minutes ago, bcfc01 said:

Yep.

Now waching with no sound - worse commentary team I've heard.

Hope we batter them second half just to shut his inane commentary 

[Lanterne Rouge]

Argyle 2 up

[CliftonCliff]

Well, I may be in a minority of one, but I can’t really see the justification for all these rather negative comments. Decent, steady first half away from home against an admittedly out of form opponent. Had the lion’s share of possession, denied Reading any clear scoring opportunities and go in level at HT, with every chance of getting a result. Most people sound dissatisfied, but it’ll do for me at this stage.

[paignton red]

Anybody else lost robins tv and can't get anything back?

 

 

back now

Edited October 22, 2022 by paignton red

[Dan Robin]

Not much in this first half: we lacked ideas going forward whereas Reading attacked better, defence was OK overall. I'd change Wells with Martin or Conway, depending on attacking tactics.

[Selred]

What do we practise in training? It’s certainly not pass and move. We are so static at times, and keep passing to feet rather that space so getting no momentum. Wells been best player, purely as he’s dropped and tried to move the ball positively. Zero service up top, zero. 

[CliftonCliff]

2 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Yep, a bit flat, a bit slow, but away from home, 0-0 at h-t, is solid....and gives scope to go on and win it second half.

Just need to speed the passing up.  Were careless opening 15-20, but settled into our patterns after that.  Just not clicking quite in the final third.

Patience still required.

You beat me to it.

[Hxj]

Absolutely hilarious comment from Downsey about all those watch from abroad, however they are doing it.  And then those overseas viewers flying in for the occasion!

 

[Garland-sweden]

8 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said:

Too slow & ponderous . Hope we start moving the ball quicker  second half. 

Yes. COYR 

[RedM]

It's just been all throw ins and corners. Very few Reading fans here. Feels flat. Hopefully with us attacking the goal Infront of us will lift things.

All our attacking, and I say that loosely, has been down through Jay. Sykes must wonder why he is on the pitch. We need to vary it a lot more

[Davefevs]

2 minutes ago, CliftonCliff said:

You beat me to it.

Think Joe Williams could do with playing a bit narrower in possession to create a bit more space for Dasilva (and Atkinson) to come forward but also decrease the congestion around Semenyo, and where he wants torun into.

[pillred]

10 minutes ago, bcfc01 said:

Yep.

Now waching with no sound - worse commentary team I've heard.

Yes, they have managed to be more annoying than the Brum lot which at the time I thought would be impossible.

[Highburnred]

18 minutes ago, AshtonRobin21 said:

Why is it that every single one of Semenyo's shots go miles over the bar?! 

Needs to show composure when he gets those opportunities. 

When your sat in row z

and the ball hits your head

thats Semenyo