12 April 2013
By Hob Nob Anyone?
With Reading already doomed to relegation, you'd assume there would be no pressure on new Royals boss Nigel Adkins to get anything from Saturday's home against Liverpool.
You would also think that Adkins would be given the rest of the season to do what he likes with the squad to prepare for next season's Championship campaign.
Any unlikely points picked up from the last six games should be just a bonus after a dismal season that sees Reading on a current run of eight straight defeats.
However Brian McDermott's dismissal wasn't an overly popular decision, although a minority thought it was time he left with Reading struggling in the relegation zone.
Adkins hasn't replaced an unpopular manager, and another defeat could see plenty of discontent within Reading fans already annoyed about the way McDermott was thrown out.
It's a bit unfair quoting statistics on Reading in the Premier League this season with and without McDermott, but that's exactly what the BBC have done this week despite only three games passing.
It's even more unfair that it's included trips to Manchester United and Arsenal. Adkins has also only been in charge for two of those three fixtures. However a quick glance at the stats
must be uncomfortable viewing for Zingarevich even though they are based on so little:
With McDermott: | Without McDermott: | |
---|---|---|
Goals per game | 1.21 | 0.33 |
Conceded per game | 1.93 | 2.33 |
Win % | 17.24 | 0 |
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