by RFCUK »
15 Oct 2011 18:59
Quite a tiresome first half performance from both sides, very woeful at the back. At times it was like watching a volleyball match, a real example of league football.
Federici needs to sort out the distribution of kicks, and mainly try and stay away from putting it out of play.. Pearce looked very dodgy at times, and the positioning from Mills was just dreadful, really looked out of his depth and struggled. Cummings was brilliant though, confidence really coming along.
Again we look like a team to come alive in the latter stages of the game and as bad as it is, when our captain McAnuff came off at half time, Hunt really looked to stake a permanent place in the team by changing our wing play and actually moving the ball forward.
Very angered at a section of Burnley fans after Tabb went down, cheering about how the managed to knock him out and things like that. Typical response from the Reading Yobs of 'we pay your benefits, dirty northern bastards' etc.. Didn't really help anything. Though nice to see the whole ground on their feet when Tabb was taken away.
Church looked full of confidence, though I feel he should pressure the keeper more when the ball is passed back to him. Promising things to come from the lad, and feel this could be his season. Another game changing moment was Manset coming on, and almost scoring with his first time on the ball.
Typical Bikey/Amougou performance, bullying players, being overly strong, though it was good to see him and Manset come up against each other.
Overall, I wouldn't say we fully deserved the win, an draw would have been acceptable both teams performance. None the less, we stole the points in the 98th minute and are now on a run of five unbeaten games. A big seven days coming up with Derby and Southampton at home. Four points would be lovely, but we'll see what happens..
Player Ratings:
Federici - 6 - Not too much to do, needs to improve distribution
Cummings - 8 - Really stood out for me at the back, and looked confident going forward
Mills - 5 - Not the greatest game. A couple of good corners, a few bad deliveries. Almost constantly out of position. Could see Hatre coming back soon
Gorkss - 6 - Average performance
Pearce - 5 - Would be looking at dropping him soon. Not too impressed, poor balls going forward.
Leigertwood - 6 - Flashes of brilliance. A shadow of himself, though looks to be improving match on match.
Tabb (Karacan 72) - 7 - His brilliant self as usual, had a decent opportunity to score. Horrible to see what happened to him, very worrying, hope to see him back soon. (7 - Not too much to comment on really, though great positioning for the goal, could be looking at a run in the first team now).
McAnuff (c) (Hunt HT) - 6 - His injury a blessing in disguise. Would like to see him dropped for a while so he could earn his place back as opposed to just having it due to be captain (8 - really changed the game for us after coming on at half time)
Robson-Kanu - 7 - Flashes of brilliance again, got lucky some times. Has really come on as a player.
Church (Manset 80) - 7 - Much better from Church today, going to be his season in my view. (8 - Brilliant from Manset, brought the crowd back in to the game and instilled confidence in the team)
Le Fondre 6 - Nothing much really today. Went down for a penalty which to be fair, wasn't one, and should really have shot.