by OLLIE KEARNS »
09 Sep 2016 12:45
It will be a very interesting game tonight. After 5 games every championship club will be well aware of the new Reading style of play and will come up with a plan accordingly. Our worst performances so far (Preston 2nd half / Wolves away) have come when sides have pressed us high up the pitch and our best performances have come when sides couldn't decide whether to press or not.
Based on what other managers now know I would expect sides to either go with a high press or not bother pressing at all and just drop back into their shape when our back four have the ball. My guess tonight is that Ipswich will go with the high press because they think we're not good enough to keep the ball under that kind of pressure.
I reckon that they are partly right but also that we're gradually improving at what we do. So, an entertaining game and a 2-1 home victory. If they just sit in then a boring 0-0 draw with our back four have 99% possession