Sorry, but I am already pissed off with Seol

[Royal Rother]

Before the season started I said I thought after a year of being under SC he could well come good, and it maybe a little early to give up just yet but the guy did my head in today.

I know when we were in the 3rd & 4th divisions wingers were supposed to be inconsistent, you never knew whether they were going to be up for it or not, but I'm sorry, we cannot afford to have passengers in the Premiership, and that was exactly what he was today.

He had no stomach for the fight, seemed to be operating at half the speed of movement and thought of everyone else and in short was a bloody liability. He has the skill to hold the ball, that's what he's good at, but all he wanted to do was get rid of it as quickly as possible. He was feeble at best and just seems totally out of place in a unit that is lion-hearted, disciplined and honest in their total endeavour every time they take to the pitch.

On his day he can be excellent but they are few and far between and I think he has only a few games left before Coppell's patience runs out.

[Avon Royal]

Yawn.

[Alan Partridge]

Well done RR.

[WyW_URZ]

I too thought Seol would be better this season. He looked off the pace today, his booking was needless, if he had reacted quicker he wouldn't have ever needed to make the challenge.

Couple of times he had opportunities to break, but always stopped and played a pointless ball or gave the ball away. Had Lita not ruled himself out with bedroom activities, Seol wouldn't have played IMO, Doyle would have played on the wing with Lita in the centre.

I don't like to judge but after todays performance I would gladly buy his train ticket to Fulham.

[g]

There is no doubting Seol's quality, however today he looked completely uninterested. Perhaps the transfer speculation has hurt his concentration a bit, but if you can't up your game against United at Old Trafford, it is a bit worrying.

[rabidbee]

I too thought Seol would be better this season. He looked off the pace today, his booking was needless, if he had reacted quicker he wouldn't have ever needed to make the challenge.

Crap.

Funny how Rooney didn't get a booking for a worse challenge on Dela earlier in the match.

[Yorkshire Royal]

For some reason I really thought he would make the grade this year. Now I'm sure booing him didn't help, but to me it was like he REALLY did not want to be there.. We need a new winger on right... and fast..

[WyW_URZ]

I too thought Seol would be better this season. He looked off the pace today, his booking was needless, if he had reacted quicker he wouldn't have ever needed to make the challenge.

Crap.

Funny how Rooney didn't get a booking for a worse challenge on Dela earlier in the match.

Thanks for being constructive!!
He was dozing, the ball came towards him, he lost out, and lashed out a bit and commited a foul. Not saying it was a yellow card offence, just the foul was easily avoidable.

[Royal Rother]

Was he booed today? He was useless but that would disappoint me somewhat.

[Very near...far away]

Fulham is closer to New Malden I suppose.

[Royal With Cheese]

Great thread.

[rg6royal]

in my opinion seol was very poor today, over hit crosses and holds up the play instead of going forward.

[Royalee]

Seol was awful again today and showed a complete lack of desire - Coppell saw this and took him off.

[readingfc13]

Obviously our game plan was not to Seol's strength's today and it was unlikely that he was ever going to shine in that system. Seol is at his best when he is given possession of the ball further up the pitch. Also I'm not sure if he is 100% fit as he seemed very slow when in possession of the ball. That said I thought Oster made more of an impact when coming on. He closed down players (making a very good tackle on Ronaldo) and also kept the ball well. I think we will need these attributes when playing Chelsea and therefore would start Oster over Seol.

[Forbury Lion]

Seol has talent, but doesn't seem in the mood to put it to use. Shame really as whilst in the team he has a real chance to keep Little out.

Of course, one game isn't enough to judge anyone... but on today's performances I'd play Little, Oster, Murty or Doyle ahead of him at right wing.

Perhaps it's the management who are failing here by not identifying any problems with the player and resolving them.

[Upper West Ginger]

Given that:
1) He can't run more than 10 yards with the ball before bringing play to a halt;
2) He is poor at tackling;
3) His movement off the ball is desperately slow; and
4) When faced with a defender, he tries to go round him too many times

What useful role can he play in the team?

Basically, he is a luxury. If we can leave him high up on one wing, preferably the right, then he can produce some devastating crosses, and can win us games (as he has proven in the past), but in encounters like today's he is worse than useless.

[papereyes]

If only we had another right winger/midfielder.

[Starfish]

I really hope (and I trust RR would concur) that this thread comes back to haunt him this season. In fact, I suspect that that is his plan.

Have I just jinxed it?

[floyd__streete]

I really hope (and I trust RR would concur) that this thread comes back to haunt him this season.

I am surprised that he didn't name this thread I am officially bored of watching Seol

11 minutes. That is how long it took today for Seol to get abuse today from the Reading support.

[g]

I don't think todays match against United really suited Seol. It seems Coppell wanted him to go forward to support Doyle, but at times he seemed a little lost, considering we could never get forward. I have mixed feelings about Seol, sometimes he puts in great performances, and other times not. My biggest disappointment in Seol was the FA Cup match with United when Coppell took him off and he disgracefully ignored Coppell's handshake. I think today he was taken off because of his yellow. If he didn't have it, he would have stayed on. I do not think Madejski will want to sell Seol though, but if I had a 4million pound offer, I would accept it.