Reading FC Match Report: 2016/2017 Season - Championship
BRENTFORD 4 READING 1
Reading: Y Kermorgant (pen, 64)
Brentford: J Clarke (41), L Vibe (44), M Colin (58), S Hogan (86).
Post Match Fans' Opinion
Top Flight
This must be the first time that I have got back from the game first. Usually I'm one of the last to get back from the game. But I live in West London so tonight was my turn to get back from the game first.
As I said above, I think we were a little bit unlucky tonight. We did our usual thing, trying to keep the ball, and then we gave away a silly goal. Brentford seemed to outnumber us and have men over. It looked like they opened us up too easily and got the goal. then a minute later they got the second, again it looked far too easy. Scott Hogan showed good composure though to play in Vibe and he did the rest.
But we had chances as well. We hit the post a couple of times, Swift forced a great save out of their keeper and we were unlucky that it came off a Brentford player and landed on the wrong side of the post for a corner rather than the right side for a goal. If any of these chances had gone in it would have been game on. It just wasn't to be our night.
We are not so dominant that we will be able to win a high percentage of our games and we are not yet such a great attacking force that we can recover when we go behind in games. There is a lot of work that Stam needs to do to get us where we need to be, but the progress up to now has been fantastic and Stam is doing a great job.
Brentford were good going forward and deserved their win.
As I said above, I think we were a little bit unlucky tonight. We did our usual thing, trying to keep the ball, and then we gave away a silly goal. Brentford seemed to outnumber us and have men over. It looked like they opened us up too easily and got the goal. then a minute later they got the second, again it looked far too easy. Scott Hogan showed good composure though to play in Vibe and he did the rest.
But we had chances as well. We hit the post a couple of times, Swift forced a great save out of their keeper and we were unlucky that it came off a Brentford player and landed on the wrong side of the post for a corner rather than the right side for a goal. If any of these chances had gone in it would have been game on. It just wasn't to be our night.
We are not so dominant that we will be able to win a high percentage of our games and we are not yet such a great attacking force that we can recover when we go behind in games. There is a lot of work that Stam needs to do to get us where we need to be, but the progress up to now has been fantastic and Stam is doing a great job.
Brentford were good going forward and deserved their win.
gazzer, loyal royal
Well that was just a bit of an omnishambles, especially first half. We kept the ball in patches, but didnt create anything, with Yann hugely isolated up front. Hit the post and then conceded quickly twice In Succession, with both Moore at fault for the first and McShane for the second as both overcommitted. Thought the centre halves were too
Far apart all game and the midfield three were anonymous first half with VDB having an absolute mare and deservadly subbed at half time.
Created a few chances, hit the post twice and a header off the line, but you cannot defend like that and hope to win games.
Motm - hard one to give but though Harriott did ok
Not sure why Stam didn't change it earlier, gave Mendes and Samuel no chance to influence the game when it was crying out for a change.
Oh and the trains are screwed to cap off a marvellous evening
Far apart all game and the midfield three were anonymous first half with VDB having an absolute mare and deservadly subbed at half time.
Created a few chances, hit the post twice and a header off the line, but you cannot defend like that and hope to win games.
Motm - hard one to give but though Harriott did ok
Not sure why Stam didn't change it earlier, gave Mendes and Samuel no chance to influence the game when it was crying out for a change.
Oh and the trains are screwed to cap off a marvellous evening
Top Flight
i may as well kick off the player ratings as I'm one of the first back.
Al Habsi - 9 Probably our man of the match. We created most of our own problems this evening giving the ball away so often and getting caught out at the back and Al Habsi bailed us out every time. He even had to show flashes of Messi in a couple of situations when under pressure. He didn't let us down.
Gunter 6 - Not his best game. Did alright but guilty of giving the ball to the opposition a few too many times tonight.
CB: McShane 6 - Won everything in the air but we let in four goals. Put others under pressure with some wayward passes and others put him under pressure with bad passes to him as well
CB: Moore - Looked alright, but we did let in four goals. Something can't have been right
Obita - 6 same as Gunter a six.
Swift 7 - Good player, did well.
Evans - 6
Joey 6 - Got booked, got subbed at half time. Stam taking no risks.
Harriott - 6 poor first half, looked more dangerous in the 2nd half
Kermorgant 5 - Gunter put a great cross in to him, all he had to do was head it in. Why did he head it back across goal? Then put through in second half near the end, poor effort on goal. He did convert the penalty which saves him from a 4 rating
Beerens - 6 Did alright, not at his best.
Quinn - Man of the match when he came on. Worked his socks off. 8
Who did I forget? Samuel and Mendes, came on, did nothing. Didn't have long to make an impact anyway.
Al Habsi - 9 Probably our man of the match. We created most of our own problems this evening giving the ball away so often and getting caught out at the back and Al Habsi bailed us out every time. He even had to show flashes of Messi in a couple of situations when under pressure. He didn't let us down.
Gunter 6 - Not his best game. Did alright but guilty of giving the ball to the opposition a few too many times tonight.
CB: McShane 6 - Won everything in the air but we let in four goals. Put others under pressure with some wayward passes and others put him under pressure with bad passes to him as well
CB: Moore - Looked alright, but we did let in four goals. Something can't have been right
Obita - 6 same as Gunter a six.
Swift 7 - Good player, did well.
Evans - 6
Joey 6 - Got booked, got subbed at half time. Stam taking no risks.
Harriott - 6 poor first half, looked more dangerous in the 2nd half
Kermorgant 5 - Gunter put a great cross in to him, all he had to do was head it in. Why did he head it back across goal? Then put through in second half near the end, poor effort on goal. He did convert the penalty which saves him from a 4 rating
Beerens - 6 Did alright, not at his best.
Quinn - Man of the match when he came on. Worked his socks off. 8
Who did I forget? Samuel and Mendes, came on, did nothing. Didn't have long to make an impact anyway.
RoyallyFcuked
I just watched the highlights on SS, so obviously can't give much of a view but from what I watched,
Brentford seemed that bit more clinical going forward and infront of goal, and also took adavantage of a couple of errors from us.
We certainly had our chances too, Evans headed against the post at 0-0, perhaps if that gone in it could have been a different story, then we had a Kermy header cleared off the line at 2-0 down and Harriott also struck a post with the score at 3-0.
Looks like our luck just wasn't in tonight, nothing to be too worried about, this is only one game and we will move on from this and keep progressing.
The fact we are doing as well as we our with our side nowhere near at its full potential yet is encouraging.
Brentford seemed that bit more clinical going forward and infront of goal, and also took adavantage of a couple of errors from us.
We certainly had our chances too, Evans headed against the post at 0-0, perhaps if that gone in it could have been a different story, then we had a Kermy header cleared off the line at 2-0 down and Harriott also struck a post with the score at 3-0.
Looks like our luck just wasn't in tonight, nothing to be too worried about, this is only one game and we will move on from this and keep progressing.
The fact we are doing as well as we our with our side nowhere near at its full potential yet is encouraging.
jd82
We looked half decent until the goal, which looked to be the result of diving in in the centre of the park( couldn't see who) which left an overload on their right. Second goal just before the break knocked the stuffing out of us and we never really recovered, save a 7/8 minute period leading up to the penalty.
Home crowd we awful, even after the goals. Reading were in quite good voice... Bit much with the peado stuff IMO, but otherwise good value.
4/10
Home crowd we awful, even after the goals. Reading were in quite good voice... Bit much with the peado stuff IMO, but otherwise good value.
4/10
Stockport Royal
Just didn't come off today, quite a few sloppy passages of play, but it was more down to Brentford being clinical and having a good day at the office.
Agree with the comment about the home fans, awful, they were struggling to muster anything even at 4-1.
Let's hope for a quick response against vydra and friends on Saturday
Agree with the comment about the home fans, awful, they were struggling to muster anything even at 4-1.
Let's hope for a quick response against vydra and friends on Saturday
genome
It was pretty poor. Lacked composure on the ball in key areas and were short of any kind of options in front of us and rarely had any decent outlets until we were 3-0 down. Yann just doesn't have the legs to run in behind so we were pretty pedestrian. Once Brentford figured out they could pressure us into a mistake they were set. Having said that, they looked a good outfit and played some very tidy stuff.
Still on the train back due to signalling failure too
Still on the train back due to signalling failure too
bracksroyal10
First of all great support from all the fans loud throughout the entire game.
I think any other night those chances go in off the post and the game has a completely different outcome. It's important we bounce back this Saturday and don't start to crumble like we did last year.
Glad Kermogant stepped up to tuck away the penalty, that was a much needed goal for him. He worked hard with what he had.
Negative points
Van Den Berg - Hasn't been himself on the ball the last two games, I thought he was very robotic tonight along with Evans. Poor passing again and wouldn't surprise me to see him dropped to the bench for Derby.
Subs - Echo the comments about Samuel and Mendes getting their opportunity earlier.
Beerens - Seems as though he is burnt out and in need of a rest. From what I've seen only looks like a 60/70 min player.
I think any other night those chances go in off the post and the game has a completely different outcome. It's important we bounce back this Saturday and don't start to crumble like we did last year.
Glad Kermogant stepped up to tuck away the penalty, that was a much needed goal for him. He worked hard with what he had.
Negative points
Van Den Berg - Hasn't been himself on the ball the last two games, I thought he was very robotic tonight along with Evans. Poor passing again and wouldn't surprise me to see him dropped to the bench for Derby.
Subs - Echo the comments about Samuel and Mendes getting their opportunity earlier.
Beerens - Seems as though he is burnt out and in need of a rest. From what I've seen only looks like a 60/70 min player.
This Championship game took place 1620 days ago in the 2016/2017 season.