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‘He was outstanding’ Paul Ince praises attacking display as Reading FC defeat Blackpool

Andy Preston by Andy Preston
Saturday, February 25, 2023 6:01 pm
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READING FC boss Paul Ince said there were lots of pleasing aspects after the Royals’ comfortable 3-1 win over Blackpool.

A double from Tom Ince and a successful penalty from Andy Carroll lifted Reading up to 14th, 13 points clear of the relegation zone.

“There was a lot (to be pleased about),” said Ince.

“The way we passed the ball and the chances we created.

“I still feel we start games pretty slow sometimes and Blackpool had a good chance before we clicked into our play so we could have been 1-0 down.

“Our home form is one of the best in the league. That’s not bad for a misfit team.

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“The only disappointing thing is in the first half we didn’t kill off the game, we should have been two or 3-0 up.

“We then defended deep and couldn’t get the ball, but we never looked like we were really under any pressure.

“With the second goal I could breathe and start looking forward to Middlesbrough.”

Ince picked out the performances of Yakou Meite, Tom Ince and Cesare Casadei who contributed greatly to the victory.

He continued: “Yak was outstanding. You can see he enjoyed that position. He flies past people and was back to his best.

“I was really pleased with him because he hasn’t played for three or four weeks.

“In a 4-3-3 you have to get back and defend and he did that very well.

“If you give him a one v one, he can cause so many problems.

“I was pleased with Ches (Cesare Casadei). When you come from Italy the tempo of football is a lot different to Championship football.

“He’s had a couple of weeks of training to get into that tempo and you saw he was getting there.

“I wish he was our player, but he’s got to go back to Chelsea. He did really well and will get better.

“His (Tom Ince’s) influence was immense. We all appreciate him.

“He’s capable of scoring goals, he’s a goalscorer. What he’s added now is work rate. He moans a lot but he’s a winner.

“He wasn’t happy because I took him off, he wanted to get a hat-trick.”

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