We can’t make excuses’:
Ruben Selles reacts after Reading FC dropped to the bottom of League One
READING FC coach Ruben Selles admitted his team is feeling “depressed” after losing to league leaders Portsmouth by two goals..
The Royals are currently bottom of the table after losing at home to Portsmouth having lost 10 of their 14 League One games..
“It completely changed the mood of the team,” Selles said, recalling Portmousth’s equalizing goal in the final play of the first half..
“We made some adjustments in the way we played with the two number 8 players and they scored both goals.. We couldn’t keep the lead.. At 2-1 we had an incredible opportunity to make it 3-1 before half-time.. We didn’t put the ball in the net..
“We had situations to equalize but we couldn’t do it.. We were competitive against one of the best teams but we need more..
“We have seen Portsmouth are direct in their approach and we expected that.. We had one extra man in the middle of the pitch to have our defenders more comfortable and get more of those second actions..
“We needed to do better at defending crosses which cost us goals but we created enough quality chances..”
Selles added that the team’s morale is low and they now have to react quickly to score points..
He continued:
“Our performance was not among the last in the league, we played for more points..
“A mix of everything puts us in that situation. There is only one way to do it to reverse that.
“We need to evolve into a version where we are competitive and also win football matches.
“The situation has been really hard from the very beginning. We expected with results to put some calmness into the situation. The entire situation has been really difficult to manage.
“The players right now are down because they showed we can do things and compete. We know our potential as a group but we need to make it effective and get points on our side.
“It’s arrived to a point where we can’t make excuses. I think we are better than being bottom of the table and we need to show that.”
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