BFTG QPR

[royalsroyalsroyals92]

Seem like the team we were after Rodgers left and the team were mixing his passing possession style with McDermotts direct style, however I feel like we will keep that balance now.

Game was fantastic, and on the whole can't really fault Reading - just need another 15 of those performances!

[leon]

54% possession and the first goal were very unMcdermott like.

In what way was the goal unMcDermott like?

[melonhead]

54% possession and the first goal were very unMcdermott like.

[Royal Biscuitman]

We have two strikers that not only work bloody hard, but one is a clinical finisher and the other is good at holding the ball up.

At times, a neutral would have difficultly working out which was which and that is a positive.
Le Fondre is adding more to his game, his linkup play in particular and the Pog is equally as deadly in the box.

[Woodcote Royal]

First half possession was 54% to Reading

Doesn't sound like typical Reading

Just maybe we are playing the Adkins way and maybe it involves possession plus high tempo and maybe it works!

Just perhaps you need to watch rather than listen.

That sentence is not your best work

And i was there thanks - the stats supported what i saw

I welcome the fact that this team is a little better on the ball than most of it's predecessors and I'm happy to give Nige some credit for it.

However, we are now playing in the style and formation adopted by all of Pardew, Coppell and McDermott as opposed to the one Adkins was trying to inflict on us throughout the first half of the season and, frankly, it's rather daft to suggest this is not the case.

[LoyalRoyalFan]

"We don't care about Anton,
He don't care about me,
All we care about,
Is Reading FC"

Love it

This got started on the tube to Waterloo, top notch it was too.

[philM]

"SOME MORE, YOU SHOULD HAVE SPENT SOME MORE"

Great day out.

[floyd__streete]

I welcome the fact that this team is a little better on the ball than most of it's predecessors and I'm happy to give Nige some credit for it.

However, we are now playing in the style and formation adopted by all of Pardew, Coppell and McDermott as opposed to the one Adkins was trying to inflict on us throughout the first half of the season and, frankly, it's rather daft to suggest this is not the case.

Yep.

And don't forget, some Adkinistas - during that trying first half of the season - were trying to tell us that 4-4-2 was somehow a prehistoric way of playing football as we persisted buggering about with one up top. In the league we are currently in it works very nicely indeed, thanks very much

[If you still hate Futcher]

"SOME MORE, YOU SHOULD HAVE SPENT SOME MORE"

Great day out.

That and the McCleary song - good times

[winchester_royal]

I welcome the fact that this team is a little better on the ball than most of it's predecessors and I'm happy to give Nige some credit for it.

However, we are now playing in the style and formation adopted by all of Pardew, Coppell and McDermott as opposed to the one Adkins was trying to inflict on us throughout the first half of the season and, frankly, it's rather daft to suggest this is not the case.

Yep.

And don't forget, some Adkinistas - during that trying first half of the season - were trying to tell us that 4-4-2 was somehow a prehistoric way of playing football as we persisted buggering about with one up top. In the league we are currently in it works very nicely indeed, thanks very much

Works nicely too in the Prem, if you can execute it well and have the sufficient combination of energy and skill in the middle of the park - the area in which we have been massively deficient in our last two relegation seasons.

I don't think we were a million miles away from being 'good' last season, we just didn't quite have the necessary quality on the ball to compete in the important games.

[bcubed]

First half possession was 54% to Reading

Doesn't sound like typical Reading

Just maybe we are playing the Adkins way and maybe it involves possession plus high tempo and maybe it works!

I welcome the fact that this team is a little better on the ball than most of it's predecessors and I'm happy to give Nige some credit for it.

However, we are now playing in the style and formation adopted by all of Pardew, Coppell and McDermott as opposed to the one Adkins was trying to inflict on us throughout the first half of the season and, frankly, it's rather daft to suggest this is not the case.

I may be getting carried away with what was a fantastic day out, but it was a superb controlled performance and I think it is possibly something better than we had before under Mc D and something that would help us survive if promoted

[Vision]

One of the many impressive things about the performance was the way we played out the last 20-25 minutes with 10 men. We didn't take unnecessary chances but we remained pretty composed at a time when the pressure really could have been building.

Mind you I suppose we had 80 minutes to practice it last week.

[Wycombe Royal]

One of the many impressive things about the performance was the way we played out the last 20-25 minutes with 10 men. We didn't take unnecessary chances but we remained pretty composed at a time when the pressure really could have been building.

Mind you I suppose we had 80 minutes to practice it last week.

Also the other difference was that we were defending a lead rather than having to chase the game. Against Wednesday we left two strikers on the pitch, against QPR we immediately sacrificed one of them to bring another defender on.

[If you still hate Futcher]

First half possession was 54% to Reading

Doesn't sound like typical Reading

Just maybe we are playing the Adkins way and maybe it involves possession plus high tempo and maybe it works!

I welcome the fact that this team is a little better on the ball than most of it's predecessors and I'm happy to give Nige some credit for it.

However, we are now playing in the style and formation adopted by all of Pardew, Coppell and McDermott as opposed to the one Adkins was trying to inflict on us throughout the first half of the season and, frankly, it's rather daft to suggest this is not the case.

I may be getting carried away with what was a fantastic day out, but it was a superb controlled performance and I think it is possibly something better than we had before under Mc D and something that would help us survive if promoted

Have to agree - at the risk of sounding like I'm knocking McD I think that Akpan's pass for the first goal would've been a channel ball for Jobi to chase rather than in to his feet between 2 opposition players

[Loyal royal 247]

:lol:

All those highly paid mercenaries did a good job didn't they? Plus, all the fighting in the home end, what a lovely club.

We can't forget about qpr players fighting between themselves!

[Winnershroyal]

:lol:

All those highly paid mercenaries did a good job didn't they? Plus, all the fighting in the home end, what a lovely club.

We can't forget about qpr players fighting between themselves!

Dunne and Asso Ekotto had to be separated.

There is so much about that game I loved, it's the gift that keeps on giving.

[Lower West]

However, we are now playing in the style and formation adopted by all of Pardew, Coppell and McDermott as opposed to the one Adkins was trying to inflict on us throughout the first half of the season and, frankly, it's rather daft to suggest this is not the case.

Remember Pardews love of the 4-5-1 formation.

[Ian Royal]

However, we are now playing in the style and formation adopted by all of Pardew, Coppell and McDermott as opposed to the one Adkins was trying to inflict on us throughout the first half of the season and, frankly, it's rather daft to suggest this is not the case.

Remember Pardews love of the 4-5-1 formation.

--------------Forster
--------------Hughes
Salako, Sidwell, Harper, Chadwick

wasn't it?

We're playing Adkins brand of football now. It's not too dissimilar from McDermott's in the same way that McDermott's was not too disimilar from Coppell's the difference being that Coppell and Adkins had / have some threat through the middle and McDermott focussed almost solely on spoiling there.

It constantly amazes me how our fans are incapable of seeing any difference between McDermott, Pardew and Coppell or Adkins and Rodgers. It's just showing up how little understanding they have of the nuonces of football.

[No Fixed Abode]

Ross McCormack ‏@Ross_McC 49m
Pro footballer in celebrating scoring a goal (like he's paid to do) shock horror. Doyle suffered enough at Wolves. Good for him #ReadingFC

[roberto_11]

--------------Forster
--------------Hughes
Salako, Sidwell, Harper, Chadwick

wasn't it?

We're playing Adkins brand of football now. It's not too dissimilar from McDermott's in the same way that McDermott's was not too disimilar from Coppell's the difference being that Coppell and Adkins had / have some threat through the middle and McDermott focussed almost solely on spoiling there.

It constantly amazes me how our fans are incapable of seeing any difference between McDermott, Pardew and Coppell or Adkins and Rodgers. It's just showing up how little understanding they have of the nuonces of football.

The midfield changed a lot that season. Forster and Hughes were the main two in attack, but I remember Tyson, Rougier, Igoe and Glen Little playing on the wings during that year too. Darius Henderson started on the left wing in the playoff game away at Wolves!
Watson also played a fair amount in Central midfield before Sidwell was signed.