Manchester City vs Reading *Match Thread* Sponsored by 4-5-1

[blueroyals]

Good to see Pearce starting again.

Is it?

Pearce >>>>>>>>>>>> Gorkss

[Turns8]

Every game is there to be won. I would rather have an attack approach than to park the bus and give up before kick off.

The position we are in I'd rather park the bus and try for a point...going all out attack will only mean we concede within the first 15mins and once that happens the floodgates will open...we need to start picking up points...look at QPR 6pts in 4 games...from tightening things up...compared to our clueless all out attack bringing us the grand total of 0pts in 6 games....

Norwich were leaking goals not so long ago...tighten things up and look where they are...

Agreed.

Miss you x

'Love you babes!!' x

I can see we will allow the Citeh midfield to play...just like we did with Arsenal...and for all our 'running around alot with energy' we aren't likely to get anything...I just wish in these 'no chance of winning' matches we could at least frustrate the opponents and stop them playing!!! and try to nick a point....

Anyway, "we move on"

[genome]

Kick off


1-0 down

[NattMiles]

Why doesn't Jobi just cross it

[The Prisoner]

Kick off


1-0 down

Donut

[southbank1871]

The problem with playing Pog as the lone striker is that he doesn't work hard enough. I would have liked to have seen Robson-Kanu start this game, but otherwise it's good to have Jem back. Harte will get destroyed in his game though.

[southbank1871]

Mariappa booked already? What for? Doesn't bode well.

[ZacNaloen]

Sliding through the back of Tevez in a nothing position. Stupid tackle.

[Royalupnorth]

I've been away on hols for 2 weeks, last game I saw was the Man Utd game.

Heard some bad reports of the last few games, hoping today we don't confirm our position as a joke.

[notloyalenuffroyal]

8 minutes gone. Not losing.

Let's take the positives and move on.

[blueroyals]

McAnuff playing terrible

[jellytot]

Today let's see a fully committed performance please. Put in a performance, battle until the last minute and do not give up.

Try to keep the ball as long as possible. 3-0 defeat will be ok.

Already JM is playing like a dick I see. Yellow card down already!

[jellytot]

Today let's see a fully committed performance please. Put in a performance, battle until the last minute and do not give up.

Try to keep the ball as long as possible. 3-0 defeat will be ok.

Already JM is playing like a dick I see. Yellow card down already!

[ZacNaloen]

Zabaletta has him in his pocket so far, but over all we are actually looking a bit better

[genome]

Benjamin Wills on Twitter: "I can see Reading getting something from today's game, this league can be so unpredictable sometimes!"

Adam Oliver on Twitter: "Reading are doing well so far - 10 minutes gone and they haven't conceded!"

[Mintymurray]

McAnuff playing terrible

Nice to see you give him a chance, 8 minutes

[ZacNaloen]

So far we aren;t playing kamikaze football, but they are clearly a million miles ahead of us

[ZacNaloen]

Clever link up play there, Kebe passes to Pog's feet.

Pog lays into Kebe's run and Kebe gets fouled.

[blueroyals]

I've never seen us press so much before. We have to stick with 4-5-1 now surely.

[Royalupnorth]

That was a nasty period of pressure.

We look really scared of defending.