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Coppell: We have to be better

Posted on: Tue 16 Sep 2008

Boss Steve Coppell was left very downhearted after our 2-0 defeat away to Ipswich at Portman Road.

He told readingfc.co.uk, "I'm obviously very disappointed. It breaks my heart to see Reading fans leave before the end.

"I'd say today we were done. The first goal was critical. We'd created good early opportunities and if we'd taken one it was going to be a different game. It could have been 2-2 at half time, it was so open.

"At half time we wanted to up our game, they got the critical goal and then had more control. We got more desperate and our desperation to score gave us major problems in the last five minutes.

"It was similar to the Charlton game, we seemed to be OK creating chances but not good taking them. We're porous at the back, we've got to look at that and deal with it.

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"Right now we're taking one step forward and one back. That's no good to get out of this division.

"Not many players can say they played well. That's happened a couple of times now and it's a concern.

"Yes we had players away this week but we looked like strangers with some of our passing. We've got to be better.

"I think there will be changes now. I don't know who but there will be changes for Tuesday."

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