BGTF Coventry

[skipper]

The pitch being so sodden and sticky probably didn't help matters.

[bcubed]

Laurent got caught out for 1st & 3rd goals...but he’s been a great player for us so no issues really

Decent finishes from our front me

The biggest loss is on the injuries front

The leagues average at best so far this season so we’ve got enough that we’re not going to slip in the bottom half the way it’s going. That should be seen as progress

Quite a few were at fault for the first. Esteves could have made more of an effort to win the ball and Morrison made a poor clearance. You could argue Moore and Rafael could have done better.Not just down to Laurent.

But at the end of the day it was an excellent finish

[Zip]

The pitch being so sodden and sticky probably didn't help matters.

The squad is getting stretched.Moore will now be out for a while. So he will join Swift, Yiadom, Holmes and Araruna on the injury list. We really need Ejaria and Meite back on Wednesday.

[Westwood52]

Coventry deserved that.Robbins sussed us out and Puskas came on far too late.Some very average performances.

Rafa 4 Easily his worst game for us.Bit unlucky for the first,should have parried the second out and away,and the third came from a fair way out.

Estevez 5 Poor first half,but better in the second.Not many teams regularly play two 18 year olds.
Richards 7 Probably our best player.
Morrison 6 Few weak headers,and as ever limited on the ball.
Moore 6 Seems to have lost a yard of pace and looks bulky.
Laurent 5 They dominated midfield for long periods.Maybe he is a bit limited on the ball.
Rino 4 At fault for their first for not tracking back,and kept on running into blind alleys.
Semedo 3 Kept on taking the wrong option.We have better players at the club who can play attacking midfield.
Olise 5 More bad than good this game.But you get this with 18 year old.Will dip in and out of form all season.
Alukho 5 Some very poor moments mixed with some top class bits of play.To blame everything on him is ridiculous.He should have been moved into Semedo position 2nd half and Puskas brought on.Cov were handling us far too easily.
Jao 7 Got us out of gaol again with superb finish.Then we were quite unable to apply a measure of control.

Good old Puskas.McIntyre waste of a sub.given the state of the game.

Ref very good and I don’t say this often and never have when we lose.

[RoyalBlue]

Ridiculous how Aluko solely is getting blamed for this

Agreed. But some are really uncomfortable with any form of squad rotation when it comes to the Reading FC scapegoat!

[windermereROYAL]

Coventry deserved that.Robbins sussed us out and Puskas came on far too late.Some very average performances.

Rafa 4 Easily his worst game for us.Bit unlucky for the first,should have parried the second out and away,and the third came from a fair way out.

Estevez 5 Poor first half,but better in the second.Not many teams regularly play two 18 year olds.
Richards 7 Probably our best player.
Morrison 6 Few weak headers,and as ever limited on the ball.
Moore 6 Seems to have lost a yard of pace and looks bulky.
Laurent 5 They dominated midfield for long periods.Maybe he is a bit limited on the ball.
Rino 4 At fault for their first for not tracking back,and kept on running into blind alleys.
Semedo 3 Kept on taking the wrong option.We have better players at the club who can play attacking midfield.
Olise 5 More bad than good this game.But you get this with 18 year old.Will dip in and out of form all season.
Alukho 5 Some very poor moments mixed with some top class bits of play.To blame everything on him is ridiculous.He should have been moved into Semedo position 2nd half and Puskas brought on.Cov were handling us far too easily.
Jao 7 Got us out of gaol again with superb finish.Then we were quite unable to apply a measure of control.

Good old Puskas.McIntyre waste of a sub.given the state of the game.

Ref very good and I don’t say this often and never have when we lose.

McIntyre a waste of a sub? were you actually watching the f*cking game??? and Semedo a 3, he was the best midfielder, get down to specsavers first thing tomorrow.

[RoyalBlue]

Coventry deserved that.Robbins sussed us out and Puskas came on far too late.Some very average performances.

Rafa 4 Easily his worst game for us.Bit unlucky for the first,should have parried the second out and away,and the third came from a fair way out.

Despite what the coaching manuals say, it's not always possible to parry out wide. Also where were his defenders after he made the initial save? Ball watching rather than tracking Coventry players?

Third he seemed to put his hand up to but Sky replay showed wicked late movement of the ball and the conditions for goalkeeping were pretty poor tonight.

[Simmops]

The pitch being so sodden and sticky probably didn't help matters.

That's a pathetic excuse for a footballer to have. They should be able to play on sand if they have too. Its like when people say "omgggggg he played a lb but is normally a lm so he can be excused".... Um no its their job to play football

[Simmops]

Coventry deserved that.Robbins sussed us out and Puskas came on far too late.Some very average performances.

Rafa 4 Easily his worst game for us.Bit unlucky for the first,should have parried the second out and away,and the third came from a fair way out.

Estevez 5 Poor first half,but better in the second.Not many teams regularly play two 18 year olds.
Richards 7 Probably our best player.
Morrison 6 Few weak headers,and as ever limited on the ball.
Moore 6 Seems to have lost a yard of pace and looks bulky.
Laurent 5 They dominated midfield for long periods.Maybe he is a bit limited on the ball.
Rino 4 At fault for their first for not tracking back,and kept on running into blind alleys.
Semedo 3 Kept on taking the wrong option.We have better players at the club who can play attacking midfield.
Olise 5 More bad than good this game.But you get this with 18 year old.Will dip in and out of form all season.
Alukho 5 Some very poor moments mixed with some top class bits of play.To blame everything on him is ridiculous.He should have been moved into Semedo position 2nd half and Puskas brought on.Cov were handling us far too easily.
Jao 7 Got us out of gaol again with superb finish.Then we were quite unable to apply a measure of control.

Good old Puskas.McIntyre waste of a sub.given the state of the game.

Ref very good and I don’t say this often and never have when we lose.

McIntyre a waste of a sub? were you actually watching the f*cking game??? and Semedo a 3, he was the best midfielder, get down to specsavers first thing tomorrow.

Hes the forums worst poster so its usual for him

[SCIAG]

Hats off to Coventry. Fair play, they took their chances and we didn’t. We’ll have better games in the future and I’m sure they will too.

[Zip]

Coventry did a Reading on us. Four attempts on target. Three goals. On another night Rafael tips the first one away, parries the second to safety and holds the third. It happens. It’s the Championship. We will still be a minimum three points clear after this weekend’s fixtures. It is an outstanding start.

The problems regarding injuries could really derail us though.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Dellor reporting that Meite and Ejaria could be out until end of Jan.

[windermereROYAL]

Dellor reporting that Meite and Ejaria could be out until end of Jan.

Was always on the cards with our this squad.

[Zip]

Dellor reporting that Meite and Ejaria could be out until end of Jan.

Not what I’m reading. Dellor says they might be back on Wednesday

[Hendo]

Dellor reporting that Meite and Ejaria could be out until end of Jan.

Expect them both to start against PNE then.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Dellor reporting that Meite and Ejaria could be out until end of Jan.

Not what I’m reading. Dellor says they might be back on Wednesday

He said they'll be back for Wednesday v Preston, which is on 30 January.

[Zip]

Dellor reporting that Meite and Ejaria could be out until end of Jan.

Not what I’m reading. Dellor says they might be back on Wednesday

He said they'll be back for Wednesday v Preston, which is on 30 January.

Dear God. It’s been a long week.

[royalp-we]

Coventry did a Reading on us. Four attempts on target. Three goals. On another night Rafael tips the first one away, parries the second to safety and holds the third. It happens. It’s the Championship. We will still be a minimum three points clear after this weekend’s fixtures. It is an outstanding start.

The problems regarding injuries could really derail us though.

This ^

Although I do think we have enough in reserve. Unlike others this squad is deeper than we think; even if Moore is out, McIntyre slotted in perfectly and then we have Gibson who captained and won PL2 last year.

It’s been a phenomenal start; and after 1/4 season gone, we are yet to be outplayed. We’ve lost 1 game but we look a focussed group; back to business on Wednesday night:

[windermereROYAL]

MRI scan for Moore tomorrow, maybe time for McIntyre or Gibson to step up.

[Snowflake Royal]

Mildly lacklustre performance against a very well drilled Coventry side who took their chances. Very much a feel of after the Lord Mayor's show today with a few too many attempts at the spectacular when it was the wrong choice and some poor end product and finishing for a change.

Really missed Meite's physical presence on the wing to give us an extra dimension. Too much sloppiness, some really poor passing to Cov at times which is very uncharacteristic.

But despite that we rarely look out of the game and could well have got more on another day.

Keeps the feet on the ground, could be exactly what we need where it doesn't really do any harm.

Got to stop those injuries piling up though.

We still scored two goals though. Conceding more but also scoring more. Meh.

Happy enough.