Did Sir Steve Get It Wrong Tonight?

[The 17 Bus]

Lita deserved to start, Doyle did not look ready, Seol had a good shot, but Little looked better when he came on, they were there to be taken, and TBH it is rare I would say that against such a team.

Excellent from Oster again, and Gunnarsson, less so from Bikey and de La Cruz

[Norfolk Royal]

Bikey was superb second half, Oster special as well, Little great.

Mystery was first five minuntes. Didn't work. Don't do it again.

Apart from the three freak goals, two of which Federici should have saved, Man U did nought.

[Royal Tezza]

Sorry if this is a Dodd but what was going on at the start? Did we really have three centre backs (Ivar, Bikey + Gunnar) or was that the commentators getting it all wrong? Surely we didnt play 5-3-2

[Stretts]

I thought Seol was dreadful. Every time he got the ball his pass went astray. Other than one shot, he did nothing all night. In fact I can't remember ever seeing him playing well.

[The 17 Bus]

Bikey was good later, but going forward rather than defending, and another yellow, time to move him on, maybe he has learned from his time here.

[Tamworth_Royal]

Lita deserved to start, Doyle did not look ready, Seol had a good shot, but Little looked better when he came on, they were there to be taken, and TBH it is rare I would say that against such a team.

Excellent from Oster again, and Gunnarsson, less so from Bikey and de La Cruz

Yes yes said elsewhere, but nobody complained when he changed the tactics at Old Trafford to force the replay did they.

[Horsham Royal]

To answer the question - yes, he got it wrong.
He just admitted it on MOTD interview.

[knobby_1871]

I thought Seol was dreadful. Every time he got the ball his pass went astray. Other than one shot, he did nothing all night. In fact I can't remember ever seeing him playing well.

Spot on he was woeful tonight, I would never slag off a Reading player but for me he is not a Reading player. Thought Shorey was magic as was Gunnarson but Sidwell was very poor tonight IMHO

Only thing Sir Steve got wrong was not making the changes earlier

[Horsham Royal]

Bikey was good later, but going forward rather than defending, and another yellow, time to move him on, maybe he has learned from his time here.

Should we move DLC and ingi on too then - both responsible for goals tonight...

[The 17 Bus]

To answer the question - yes, he got it wrong.
He just admitted it on MOTD interview.

Sir Steve in agreeing with 17 Bus shocker!!

[topfuller]

I still can't work out what happened, other than that the starting formation didn't work. Why try that ? Change to 442 and we were fine,

[Row Z Royal]

No, he got it right. If our full first team was out and they got a battering like those first 5 mins then it would have ruined our season.

Anyway, we can concentrate on the league now.

[crossie]

i thought Bikey, Seol, Sidwell, Oster and KItson all looked lazy to begin with. Oster improved, Seol and Sidwell kinda improved, Bikey was just being really lazy for most of the first half, but somehow got stuck in during the second. De La Cruz was great, blocking a few chances, Gunnarsson was incredible.

[The whole year inn]

The FA cup against Manchester United is not the time to be playing strange new formations.

[The 17 Bus]

Lita deserved to start, Doyle did not look ready, Seol had a good shot, but Little looked better when he came on, they were there to be taken, and TBH it is rare I would say that against such a team.

Excellent from Oster again, and Gunnarsson, less so from Bikey and de La Cruz

Yes yes said elsewhere, but nobody complained when he changed the tactics at Old Trafford to force the replay did they.

we were fortunate to stay in it in the first game IMHO.

[Horsham Royal]

No, he got it right. If our full first team was out and they got a battering like those first 5 mins then it would have ruined our season.

Anyway, we can concentrate on the league now.

The question was formation not team.

[The whole year inn]

The FA cup against Manchester United is not the time to be playing strange new formations.

[Archie's penalty]

I wish we'd have started Lita and Little. Those two are our most dangerous players by far. Doyle was clearly unfit and Seol just doesn't give a crap. One player I was very impressed with John Oster - he had a brilliant game! When everyone was looking at each other as if stoned during the first 20 minutes he kept getting on the ball and making things happen. I would be happy for him to start on the left on saturday. What is up with Bikey? He was awful in the first half and great in the second...
anyway back to the league ho hum - let's hope we don't get tonked by Arsenal on sat!

[londinium]

I thought Seol was dreadful. Every time he got the ball his pass went astray. Other than one shot, he did nothing all night. In fact I can't remember ever seeing him playing well.

Spot on he was woeful tonight, I would never slag off a Reading player but for me he is not a Reading player. Thought Shorey was magic as was Gunnarson but Sidwell was very poor tonight IMHO

Only thing Sir Steve got wrong was not making the changes earlier

Have to agree with the entire post and like to add that I don't think Coppell got it majorly wrong, just a few individual mistakes:

Sidders and Federici on the first, Bikey, Federici and De La Cruz on the second and Gunner on the third.

[Norfolk Royal]

Lita deserved to start, Doyle did not look ready, Seol had a good shot, but Little looked better when he came on, they were there to be taken, and TBH it is rare I would say that against such a team.

Excellent from Oster again, and Gunnarsson, less so from Bikey and de La Cruz

Yes yes said elsewhere, but nobody complained when he changed the tactics at Old Trafford to force the replay did they.

we were fortunate to stay in it in the first game IMHO.

The crowd aren't with you on that one.