Season 20/21: The Reading v Swansea City Match Thread

[LeonWasTheDog's]

We’re not losing this because of Cooper.

We’re losing this because Lowe and Cullen are just not very good. Everything bounces off them, their positional play is shocking, they make no effort to find space, and even when they inadvertently find themselves in space the ball isn’t controlled. It either goes to an opposing player or far enough away from the direction of travel that all momentum is lost and everyone is out of position. Added to that Hourihane’s almost comical lack of concentration and the lack of creative ability in midfield and it is what it is. Routledge stands out for his ability to control the ball. He looks like he always has time The others just don’t have the same ability.

Harsh on Cullen. He's been a natural scorer at every level through his development. He's only had a few games at the senior level so far. It's not that he's not very good, more that he's a youngster just finding his feet in the senior game.

 

[Baron Goblet]

pressure

 

[lidojack]

We need something in midfield.
Cabango was in front of our three centre mids with the ball and had no one to pass to. So uninspiring.

 

[eteb]

We’re not losing this because of Cooper.

We’re losing this because Lowe and Cullen are just not very good. Everything bounces off them, their positional play is shocking, they make no effort to find space, and even when they inadvertently find themselves in space the ball isn’t controlled. It either goes to an opposing player or far enough away from the direction of travel that all momentum is lost and everyone is out of position. Added to that Hourihane’s almost comical lack of concentration and the lack of creative ability in midfield and it is what it is. Routledge stands out for his ability to control the ball. He looks like he always has time The others just don’t have the same ability.

Harsh on Cullen. He's been a natural scorer at every level through his development. He's only had a few games at the senior level so far. It's not that he's not very good, more that he's a youngster just finding his feet in the senior game.

Good fox in the box, limited elsewhere

 

[Badlands]

Cabango is our only aerial threat so when he doesn’t play we keep throwing or kicking high balls into the area ... when he does play corners are played along the ground!

 

[K23]

Would you keep him? I would have kicked him out ages ago.

I wouldn’t other than we’d be just as likely to recruit someone far worse as far better. So kicking him out could be a disaster.
The difference between us Mon is I think our squad is just not good enough. We were lucky as hell for quite a bit of this season and once our luck ran out we look as ordinary as we are.

Grimes, Fulton, Bidwell, Dhanda, Lowe, Cullen, Smith... how anyone makes them look anything other than average I don’t know. As I say, they’re good enough if you have a few sparks amongst them, but the sparks have all gone.

I remember Lawrie McMenemy saying his ideal team was 4 violinists and 7 dustmen, i.e 4 creative players and 7 who work extremely hard. What have we got?

 

[monmouth]

Would you keep him? I would have kicked him out ages ago.

I wouldn’t other than we’d be just as likely to recruit someone far worse as far better. So kicking him out could be a disaster.
The difference between us Mon is I think our squad is just not good enough. We were lucky as hell for quite a bit of this season and once our luck ran out we look as ordinary as we are.

Grimes, Fulton, Bidwell, Dhanda, Lowe, Cullen, Smith... how anyone makes them look anything other than average I don’t know. As I say, they’re good enough if you have a few sparks amongst them, but the sparks have all gone.

I agree with recruiting someone worse . I have no confidence they wouldn’t, but I’d rather roll the dice. This is agony. I don’t believe the squad is great but his football just sucks the life out of everything. He doesn’t try to use any talent he has. Why is Garrick at Swindon and Celina gone. They are certainly not great but they are different to this garbage. He doesn’t like any flair at all. He needs to go.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

We’re not losing this because of Cooper.

We’re losing this because Lowe and Cullen are just not very good. Everything bounces off them, their positional play is shocking, they make no effort to find space, and even when they inadvertently find themselves in space the ball isn’t controlled. It either goes to an opposing player or far enough away from the direction of travel that all momentum is lost and everyone is out of position. Added to that Hourihane’s almost comical lack of concentration and the lack of creative ability in midfield and it is what it is. Routledge stands out for his ability to control the ball. He looks like he always has time The others just don’t have the same ability.

Harsh on Cullen. He's been a natural scorer at every level through his development. He's only had a few games at the senior level so far. It's not that he's not very good, more that he's a youngster just finding his feet in the senior game.

I’m not saying he’ll never be good enough, just not at the moment. And he’s playing at the moment so can only be judged on that basis. He’s not that young anyway is he? I mean he’s early twenties rather than a teenager. Older than the likes of Guehi.

 

[Donnybackspin]

Blooper would have inspired the team half time... we will win 3:1, win the play offs and take the premier league by storm next season. Cooper will be a hero in Swansea for years to come...

Then I woke up and just one thought came to mind... F@@K off Blooper and take your management team with you

Have you ever made a positive post?

My positivity has long gone watching this shyte that Blooper serves up. It didnt stop me renewing my season ticket and as fans we have every right to criticise them.
Happy to be positive when its deserved but well spotted I cannot stand Cooper and would live to see him kicked out

 

[Baron Goblet]

oof

 

[eteb]

I don’t see how he plays over Whittaker. Whittaker apparently too inexperienced for Cooper but has 30 odd games for derby yet Cullen is three years older and has had a handful of first team games

 

[Baron Goblet]

can hear the bench calling the shots

 

[monmouth]

Cabango is our only aerial threat so when he doesn’t play we keep throwing or kicking high balls into the area ... when he does play corners are played along the ground!

It would be infuriating if it wasn’t funny. Reading even lined up for a short corner and they still did it. Robotball.

 

[Captain_Sham]

Lowe

 

[eteb]

JAMAL LOWE IS SHIT