Reading bounced back from a midweek defeat to win their first home game since Boxing Day. There is clearly still room for improvement but significantly better showing than the heavy defeat at the hands of Wigan three days earlier. It is invariably an indication of a decent performance when the opposition manager starts to make excuses for their underperforming team as did Barnsley's Gerhard Struber in his post-match comments. Mark Bowen made five changes to the team today, some of which were due to the return of some players to full fitness, or attributed to illness; but it has to be said it brought about the desired effect. In came Obita, Rinomhota, Puscas, Miazga and Olise at the expense of Moore, Richards, Pele, Baldock and Araruna.
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Five Changes As Reading Get Important Win
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WE Westwood52 29 Feb 2020 · 6:27pm
Well it was better and a very good result;however the current team still look very limited.We had the bit of luck with the first goal,then a super goal when Barnsley searched for the equaliser and over committed.I thought they played better football than us;just couldn’t shoot on target to save their lives.It didn’t help that we just sat so deep.Confidence is very low. IMHO Rafael 7 One great save just before half time,and very brave a couple of times to pounce on the ball 2nd half. Obita 7 There were a couple of times today when Jordan,really was a class act,but then let himself down,a couple of times. Yiadom 6 Not at his best,but…
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HO Hound 29 Feb 2020 · 6:32pm
Tbh we needed a win today and I think Bowen set them up to make exactly sure that happened. We did sit too deep I thought second half, but they didn’t threaten in the slightest so it worked Was similar to the Hull game I thought - basically handled them pretty well, looked the better team but the difference being we got the second this time We looked a bit limited at times but played very much within ourselves. The attitude was good and nice to see Puscas get a quality goal Miazga being back made a big difference and it’s all about keeping that clean sheet Case of definitely will take the win and move on. 6s all round pretty much,…
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SA sandman 29 Feb 2020 · 7:05pm
Rafael - Two excellent saves at the end of the first half. 7 Yiadom - Back to something approaching his best. Plenty of energy in defence and looked more comfortable with Meite ahead of him. 6 Morrison - Did what he does best blocking and heading. When he was asked to do what he's not comfortable with he played them in on goal. 6 Miazga - Great to have the big man back. Dependable as usual. 7 Obita - Some good some absolutely terrible stuff like losing the ball on the halfway line and letting Barnsley in on goal. Heavy touches in the second also put us in trouble a couple of times. Rinomhota - His best performance this season by a…
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SD Singing Defective 29 Feb 2020 · 7:19pm
Shame the game fizzled out a bit in the last 15, as we seemed content to sit back and “counter attack’ to about the half way line, more defending 2-0 rather than going for 3-0. The main entertainment then was a Barnsley 13 year old taking on all of Y26...
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MI Millsy 29 Feb 2020 · 7:33pm
Rafa 7 did nothin wrong. Great saves push him up to 7 Obita 5 sorry but I counted 3 dangerous cock ups from him. Our age long problem of not having a reliable LB since what, Shorey? Apart from the cockups though couldn’t fault him Morrison 6 solid performance. One ridiculous cockup means I can’t give him a 7 Miazga 6 didn’t put s foot wrong Yiadom 7 lots of effort. Did ok would be a 6. But a bonus point for his hilarious dive along the floor to head the ball off the feet of a Barnsley player. John terry would be proud. Absolutely brilliant :lol: :lol: :lol: Swift 6 did ok some good bits of play Ejaria 6 my favourite Reading player…
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UR URZZZZ 29 Feb 2020 · 7:35pm
Rafa 7 did nothin wrong. Great saves push him up to 7 Obita 5 sorry but I counted 3 dangerous cock ups from him. Our age long problem of not having a reliable LB since what, Shorey? Apart from the cockups though couldn’t fault him Morrison 6 solid performance. One ridiculous cockup means I can’t give him a 7 Miazga 6 didn’t put s foot wrong Yiadom 7 lots of effort. Did ok would be a 6. But a bonus point for his hilarious dive along the floor to head the ball off the feet of a Barnsley player. John terry would be proud. Absolutely brilliant :lol: :lol: :lol: Swift 6 did ok some good bits of play Ejaria 6 my favourite Reading player…
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MI Millsy 29 Feb 2020 · 7:37pm
Rafa 7 did nothin wrong. Great saves push him up to 7 Obita 5 sorry but I counted 3 dangerous cock ups from him. Our age long problem of not having a reliable LB since what, Shorey? Apart from the cockups though couldn’t fault him Morrison 6 solid performance. One ridiculous cockup means I can’t give him a 7 Miazga 6 didn’t put s foot wrong Yiadom 7 lots of effort. Did ok would be a 6. But a bonus point for his hilarious dive along the floor to head the ball off the feet of a Barnsley player. John terry would be proud. Absolutely brilliant :lol: :lol: :lol: Swift 6 did ok some good bits of play Ejaria 6 my favourite Reading player…
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AS Ascotexgunner 29 Feb 2020 · 7:43pm
Miazga makes such a difference at the back. I think he and Morrison complement each other really well. Still putting 11 men back in the box for a corner....what is that all about? Asking for trouble. Good performance, plenty of energy but we still look way off being a decent side even when we win. Not a bad crowd in today and loved Puscas jumping in the crowd in front of me. Worth a yellow.