Player rating:
Kovar - 7 - stopped the little Reading threw at him. A couple of good saves and solid in the air.
Williams - 6 - looked sharp going forward, but he lost the ball 3 times in defense in the 2nd half. 2 of them were sloppy - that has to go if he is gonna take the step up.
Bernard - 6 - did nothing wrong and was solid enough. But wasn't put under much pressure and doesn't look comfortable on the ball.
O'Connor -7 - started as central defender, moved to right back when Laird was injured. The best of the defenders. Solid defensively and with the ball at his feet.
Laird - 7 - bombed forward every chance he got, lacked a bit of an end-product. Solid defensively, substituted after 38 minutes with an injury.
Ercolani - 6 - did a good job after coming in. You hardly noticed he was on the pitch. That is his strength and weakness - he does his job, but he doesn't stand out in any way.
Galbraith - 6 - hard-working and does a good job, but he looks a level below Levitt and especially Garner.
Levitt - 6 - didn't quite get it right today. Some good passes but can do much better and his shots weren't at his usual level.
Puigmal - 7 - lively. Looks to have taken a step from last season. Combines hard-work with some neat passes.
Garner - 8 - best when he wants to be. Once again he reminds me of Pogba in his style of play. Appears to play at 80% for most of the game and then has 2-3 flashes of brilliance when he feels the team needs it.
Ramazani - 6 - some good moments, but not enough. Mostly anonymous and his end-product wasn't good enough today.
Mellor - 8 - surprisingly good. Good goal, and worked his socks off defensively. Very alert to steal the ball and play in Garner for the 2nd goal.
