Reading vs. Spurs Match Thread

[Royal Ginger]

2nd half, simple passing, focus down the right.

Pog's been very good, he's been winning balls and been quite creative. When he's doing that, Guthrie should be filling in the striker gap, which he isn't doing and Pog's hard work is going to waste.

[Plymouth_Royal]

I've been a long time Harte fan, but it's time for Shorey.

Jem, Ledge & McAnuff completely absent.

Bit harsh on Jem. He's touched the ball the most out of those 3 and tbf hasn't missed placed a pass when he's distributed it. He's disposessed dembele and sig a couple times too. Ledge and McAnuff looked way off the pace though.

[No Fixed Abode]

Reading outclassed in that half. Indecision at the back. Lennon destroying Harte for pace as we knew. Spurs fans loud. Tactically, I would consider playing Cummings at left back to combat Lennon's pace. Gunter doing ok against Bale though.

[Hobartian]

Really hope McDermott gets stuck in to them at first time, this is truly dreadful so far.

Apart from the ball control shocker I've been happy with McCarthy though, instils more faith in me than Feds.

[ManchesterRoyals]

And people said we didnt need any more signings

Were lacking all over the pitch

[LUX]

Spurs bench is Lloris (captain of the French national team), Dempsey and Adebayor.

Help.

[Royal Ginger]

I've been a long time Harte fan, but it's time for Shorey.

Jem, Ledge & McAnuff completely absent.

Bit harsh on Jem. He's touched the ball the most out of those 3 and tbf hasn't missed placed a pass when he's distributed it. He's disposessed dembele and sig a couple times too. Ledge and McAnuff looked way off the pace though.

Agree he's been the best of the three, but that's really not saying much. Not been given much to work with to be fair, but still off pace. McCarthy needs a slap at half time.

[Simon's Church]

Massive lol at how much space Defoe had for the goal, nobody within 10 yards of him.

[ManchesterRoyals]

Really hope McDermott gets stuck in to them at first time, this is truly dreadful so far.

Apart from the ball control shocker I've been happy with McCarthy though, instils more faith in me than Feds.

1+

[leicsRoyal]

Be astonished if BM doesn't make a change at HT. Though I'm not sure who on the bench will make much of a difference.

Maybe Gibbo for Harte would be an improvement.

[Libertine]

Nothing I have seen in the first 45 instills any faith in me. 2nd half has to be better, right?

[sputnik]

Our free kicks have been poor so far. If this our best bet for creating chances we need much better delivery.

[Plymouth_Royal]

I've been a long time Harte fan, but it's time for Shorey.

Jem, Ledge & McAnuff completely absent.

Bit harsh on Jem. He's touched the ball the most out of those 3 and tbf hasn't missed placed a pass when he's distributed it. He's disposessed dembele and sig a couple times too. Ledge and McAnuff looked way off the pace though.

Agree he's been the best of the three, but that's really not saying much. Not been given much to work with to be fair, but still off pace. McCarthy needs a slap at half time.

God I'm retarded

I blame this on my exposure to the southwest country air for 4 years.

[No Fixed Abode]

whole team needs to push up 10 or 20 yards. Sitting too deep imo. Case in point when Goorks won the header in the Spurs box and put the ball in a great position - and not a supporting player to be seen running in the box.

[Libertine]

We looked like a team which had been off for the better part of a month. Prolly grasping at straws, maybe rust?

[Niko]

Should be 3-0 to spurs at half-time, and they've only had about 3 decent chances...

[TBM]

I prefer the championship

[RobRoyal]

whole team needs to push up 10 or 20 yards. Sitting too deep imo. Case in point when Goorks won the header in the Spurs box and put the ball in a great position - and not a supporting player to be seen running in the box.

Presumably the fear is that our slow-as-feck back 4 would be even more embarrassed then.

[southbank1871]

Kes you appear to be talking some sense on this thread, what's going on?

[RobRoyal]

Another bold substitution.