Beaten at home by a poor team like Middlesbrough. This is now starting to remind me of the Terry Bullivant year where poor sides would regularly rock up to Elm Park collect their three points and go home again without breaking sweat.
And Aluko and Beerens get to start while Barrow is on the bench and Popa is yet again nowhere to be seen.
Not too bad for the whole of the first 10 minutes which had you thinking that just perhaps a corner was being turned then Berg turns up where he should never ever turn up and gives away a penalty and that was that, Reading went back to their standard “don’t panic” football and posed about as much threat as a one legged man in an arse kicking competition.
Second goal was another piece of pathetic defending with Blackett not awake again and no-one bothering to pick up the run of Asombalonga but by then it was all over anyway with Reading having already used up their regulation shot on target
Thought Smith did really really well being an inexperienced youngster and shows good promise. Such as shame the rest of the team carry no attacking threat whatsoever despite being packed full of tricky wingers and players with an eye for a defence splitting pass.
Something’s very wrong somewhere Jaap and I think fat ladies are being auditioned.
Lastly, best wishes to Tiago really hope he’s back up and playing soon
Admittedly not helped, but still. How was he ever in the prem for such a big club?
