silchester rovers My first game since the damp squib of the Spurs FA cup reply and the tepid game against Portsmouth. Things do seem to have moved in right direction...
Hahnemann - 8 - good saves, presence in box, distribution erratic - not helped by wind
Shorey - 7 - steady
Ingermarsson - 8 - developing good partnership with Bikey
Bikey - 9 - pace and presence, almost faultless
Harper - 7 - competent and swept up the loose balls with simple passes
Mateowosky 7 - busy, but can't tackle - this red has been waiting to happen...
Hunt - 6 - he tried hard, but couldn't beat defenders and touch erratic - injury to hamsting some mitigation
Oster - 6 - Lacks pace, some neat touch, substitution inevitable after going down to 10 men
Doyle - 7 - Work rate and dribbling out of top drawer - need him to get on end of balls in box , not Hunt
Kitson - 7 - Like Doyle, too much of his best play out of the penalty area
Cisse - 6 - didnt do anything to set game alight
Long - 8 - Works well as impact player, gave defenders /GK no peace
No 13 - 8 - As good as any Reading game I've been to where we haven't won
The team - 8 - Can't fault the effort and spirit, especially after the sending off
Corners - 5 - too many seemed to be floated in to high, meaning that they could be easily cleared away
Free kicks - 7 - It wasnt going to happen this week after the superb deliveries last week
NB - Simod cup team presentation - pity it wasnt 10 mins before game rather than during the half time break - any views?
You make a very good point about Doyle feeding off crosses from Hunt and not the other way around.
I also agree about the Simod Cup presentation. I missed it as family members were hungry so was queuing for food.
