Zip First off well played Sunderland. They were bright, quick, creative, hard working, tactically astute and very determined. I applauded their third goal. It was brilliantly executed.
Snowflake RoyalURZZZZMillsy I’m trying to think of a worse performance from us ever, but am struggling. There won’t have been many.
It was basically like there were 11 school kids out there running around doing random stuff, not interconnected at all. I’m totally baffled.
Wigan (H) under Bowen - game last night drew many similarities with that one
Ipswich H under Clement
Hendo Pretty abject from everyone last night. Not sure what else can be said.
Sunderland looked decent - always at least one team who carries on their form from getting promoted out of League 1. Fucking Patrick Roberts still keeps scoring against us, 2 well taken goals.
Zip First off well played Sunderland. They were bright, quick, creative, hard working, tactically astute and very determined. I applauded their third goal. It was brilliantly executed.
As for our lot that was the worst performance I have ever witnessed from a Reading side and I have seen a lot of dire performances including 7-0 and 6-0 defeats.
It was laboured and of such poor quality. There were no options to pass to .with everything done at such a slow pace. The ball would then be lumped forward.
The passing was abysmal. The lack of basic footballing skills was worrying. Second best in the air. Second best to tackles. Clueless creatively.
Their second goal summed up just how hopeless our central midfield was. Hendrick running forward with the ball had his through pass easily intercepted allowing Sunderland to break. The ball eventually comes into midfield and Loum is favourite to reach the ball but somehow manages to be nutmegged. The defence is left exposed and they score again from the left back position.
It looked like a non league team play a top flight side tonight with Hendrick utterly atrocious and constantly out of position in no man’s land. Ejaria has to come into the side for him when fit.
I don’t mind us losing this season but I do mind a performance as bad as that. They should be embarrassed to have been so utterly played off the park.
Bristol PaulZip First off well played Sunderland. They were bright, quick, creative, hard working, tactically astute and very determined. I applauded their third goal. It was brilliantly executed.
As for our lot that was the worst performance I have ever witnessed from a Reading side and I have seen a lot of dire performances including 7-0 and 6-0 defeats.
It was laboured and of such poor quality. There were no options to pass to .with everything done at such a slow pace. The ball would then be lumped forward.
The passing was abysmal. The lack of basic footballing skills was worrying. Second best in the air. Second best to tackles. Clueless creatively.
Their second goal summed up just how hopeless our central midfield was. Hendrick running forward with the ball had his through pass easily intercepted allowing Sunderland to break. The ball eventually comes into midfield and Loum is favourite to reach the ball but somehow manages to be nutmegged. The defence is left exposed and they score again from the left back position.
It looked like a non league team play a top flight side tonight with Hendrick utterly atrocious and constantly out of position in no man’s land. Ejaria has to come into the side for him when fit.
I don’t mind us losing this season but I do mind a performance as bad as that. They should be embarrassed to have been so utterly played off the park.
Totally agree with this, and that Sunderland were decent, not rubbish as some.others seem to think. Hendrick is crap, let's face it, and a few.of the team seem to be here just for the money at times based on the lack of effort and sloppiness.
Norfolk Royal Agree with most of the comments so far. The tone was set early on as we let Sunderland have possession and didn’t press with any conviction.
I thought there were two crucial incidents. Firstly when Tince was chopped on a break and the ref allowed advantage to be played. The ball went to Hendricks who passed it into touch. It’s a marginal decision but had the ref blown up and booked the Sunderland player giving us a free kick in a dangerous position, that may just have put us on the front foot.
Secondly, the injury to the impressive Sunderland striker leaving them without a recognised striker. We didn’t react quickly enough. We had three central defenders playing against nobody.
A word about Patrick Roberts. A dangerous player yes but he’s been knocking around several clubs for years now never really fulfilling his potential. Most other clubs seem to have worked him out and his wonder games are few and far between. It was just our luck that he chose last night probably to make the most decisive intervention of his career.
Finally, Tom McIntyre, he’s got talent and I like him generally but he must do something about his running pace and style. Not tomorrow, not next week, NOW.
He owes it to the club but most importantly to himself as his lack of pace will hold back his career.
I’m 60 and an experienced runner. You can train yourself to run faster. I don’t mean endurance or middle distance, I mean sprinting. When Tom was running back to cover on one of the goals he had the air of a knackered pit pony on its last day down the mine before the final appointment at the glue factory.
Get down to the local athletics club, I think there is a good one in Reading. Spend some time with the sprinters there, pick up some tips from them and train with them if they are kind enough to let you a few days a week. Get a personal sprinting coach. Raise your legs, don’t drag them like you do. Run as if you are busting everything on a sprint rather than conserving energy.
It’s not rocket science but you need some help with that. Get it. It’s easily available if you have the will to do it.
John Smith
Started off like we were the away team - pressed back into our own half and then they just picked us off, then never recovered.
windermereROYAL Can we just stop playing evening games please? ok Blackburn was good but in the main the last 5 years-especially away- has been atrocious.
URZZZZHendo Pretty abject from everyone last night. Not sure what else can be said.
Sunderland looked decent - always at least one team who carries on their form from getting promoted out of League 1. Fucking Patrick Roberts still keeps scoring against us, 2 well taken goals.
Think they’ll have a shot at the top six, complete contrast to the shambles they were the last time they were in the Championship
Although Mowbray has a recent history of strong runs followed by winless runs - Blackburn’s collapse was really poor last season
RoyalBlueNorfolk Royal Agree with most of the comments so far. The tone was set early on as we let Sunderland have possession and didn’t press with any conviction.
I thought there were two crucial incidents. Firstly when Tince was chopped on a break and the ref allowed advantage to be played. The ball went to Hendricks who passed it into touch. It’s a marginal decision but had the ref blown up and booked the Sunderland player giving us a free kick in a dangerous position, that may just have put us on the front foot.
Secondly, the injury to the impressive Sunderland striker leaving them without a recognised striker. We didn’t react quickly enough. We had three central defenders playing against nobody.
A word about Patrick Roberts. A dangerous player yes but he’s been knocking around several clubs for years now never really fulfilling his potential. Most other clubs seem to have worked him out and his wonder games are few and far between. It was just our luck that he chose last night probably to make the most decisive intervention of his career.
Finally, Tom McIntyre, he’s got talent and I like him generally but he must do something about his running pace and style. Not tomorrow, not next week, NOW.
He owes it to the club but most importantly to himself as his lack of pace will hold back his career.
I’m 60 and an experienced runner. You can train yourself to run faster. I don’t mean endurance or middle distance, I mean sprinting. When Tom was running back to cover on one of the goals he had the air of a knackered pit pony on its last day down the mine before the final appointment at the glue factory.
Get down to the local athletics club, I think there is a good one in Reading. Spend some time with the sprinters there, pick up some tips from them and train with them if they are kind enough to let you a few days a week. Get a personal sprinting coach. Raise your legs, don’t drag them like you do. Run as if you are busting everything on a sprint rather than conserving energy.
It’s not rocket science but you need some help with that. Get it. It’s easily available if you have the will to do it.
Spot on about improving sprinting ability. It can be done, particularly with someone who appears to have little sprinting ability at the outset.
Hound Seemed to be worst in car park 6 but it was so bad you could still smell it strongly in the stadium
HoundURZZZZHendo Pretty abject from everyone last night. Not sure what else can be said.
Sunderland looked decent - always at least one team who carries on their form from getting promoted out of League 1. Fucking Patrick Roberts still keeps scoring against us, 2 well taken goals.
Think they’ll have a shot at the top six, complete contrast to the shambles they were the last time they were in the Championship
Although Mowbray has a recent history of strong runs followed by winless runs - Blackburn’s collapse was really poor last season
It’s difficult to say really. They certainly played well but we were so utterly inept it’s difficult to make a judgement on them
I mean how easily they kept passing it through from the short keeper goal kick to seemingly being one on one with one of our defenders was absolutely amateur stuff. Like being in a training session vs mannequins
Zip Ejaria has to come into the side for [Hendrick] when fit.
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