- Jul 7, 2003
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Following on from the Collymore media flounce, here is Jaap Stam, getting the right hump because Leeds fans dared to suggest Reading's football wasn't all that scintillating last night.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/reading-boss-jaap-stam-launches-9456086?1
Reading boss Jaap Stam has slammed Leeds United fans for labelling his side 'boring' during the Royals' 2-0 defeat at Elland Road last night.
Despite boasting 77 per cent of possession, Stam's side were unable to overcome the Yorkshire side, in what the Dutchman described as one his team's best performances of the season, report Get Reading. Leeds fans disagreed with the former Manchester United man though, chanting 'boring, boring Reading' when the visitors kept the ball in defence.
And that left Stam unimpressed.
“You can tell something about how they are as human beings to be fair," he said. "It's a way of thinking. Because if you think that this is boring I think they need to have a look at their own team and how they play.”
Despite seeing far less of the ball during the contest, Leeds claimed a 2-0 win and had four shots on target compared to Reading’s two.
“Because I don’t want to play and just wait and wait and wait. That’s not my type of playing, my type of tactics. You can say congratulations to Garry Monk, he got the result and everyone wants results. But in terms of way of playing, it’s not my cup of tea.”
I don't think it's just Leeds fans, Jaap. The Sky match analyst mentioned several times that Reading were spending a lot of time fannying around with the ball across their back four, but not actually showing any desire to progress up the field with it. Sounds like an early model Gus Poyet side.
Methinks his sudden huff is more to do with the fact they lost (and he probably got booed at Elland Road, as an ex Man United player) than any perceived slight on their playing style.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/reading-boss-jaap-stam-launches-9456086?1
Reading boss Jaap Stam has slammed Leeds United fans for labelling his side 'boring' during the Royals' 2-0 defeat at Elland Road last night.
Despite boasting 77 per cent of possession, Stam's side were unable to overcome the Yorkshire side, in what the Dutchman described as one his team's best performances of the season, report Get Reading. Leeds fans disagreed with the former Manchester United man though, chanting 'boring, boring Reading' when the visitors kept the ball in defence.
And that left Stam unimpressed.
“You can tell something about how they are as human beings to be fair," he said. "It's a way of thinking. Because if you think that this is boring I think they need to have a look at their own team and how they play.”
Despite seeing far less of the ball during the contest, Leeds claimed a 2-0 win and had four shots on target compared to Reading’s two.
“Because I don’t want to play and just wait and wait and wait. That’s not my type of playing, my type of tactics. You can say congratulations to Garry Monk, he got the result and everyone wants results. But in terms of way of playing, it’s not my cup of tea.”
I don't think it's just Leeds fans, Jaap. The Sky match analyst mentioned several times that Reading were spending a lot of time fannying around with the ball across their back four, but not actually showing any desire to progress up the field with it. Sounds like an early model Gus Poyet side.
Methinks his sudden huff is more to do with the fact they lost (and he probably got booed at Elland Road, as an ex Man United player) than any perceived slight on their playing style.
