To Know Thine Foe (Aston Villa)
By: Prederick | February 23rd, 2008
It’s Saturday morning, and in a few hours time (by which I mean Sunday morning of course. Don’t write previews at 4:00 AM kids), a ball will be kicked at the Madjeski and Reading will take on Aston Villa. And while Kevin Doyle is bullish about the fixture, most others aren’t. No points since Boxing Day, no goals in six hours, one win in ten. Not good.
Still, I think the battling display against Everton, even in the face of a loss, will give the team a lot of hope, especially if Lita returns to the fray. Most pundits have this one as a possible slaughtering, harsh I think. If Reading have anything this year, it’s been home form, and I think that a point is a reasonable hope, and all three not out of the question, if Kitson (surprisingly, the joint English top scorer in the Premier League) can find his feet, if Convey can be effective down the wing, if the defense holds up…
…Of course, there’s the problem this year. Too many “ifs” are popping up. If we can take a lead, if we can hold a lead, etc, etc.
Lawro thinks it’ll be a 2-1 turnover for us. I certainly hope so, but if we only get 1-1, that’d be fine too. Even better if Derby annihilate Wigan (unlikely as that is).
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