Gomes says Reading looked far from relegation strugglers

Reading boss Jose Gomes felt his side looked far from relegation strugglers in their 0-0 draw at QPR.

Rangers defender Toni Leistner twice fired against the bar at Loftus Road, where the home side finished the match strongly.

But second-from-bottom Reading, in their second game under Gomes, were the better team for long spells, especially in the first half.

Gomes said: “If you just watched this match, I think nobody could say we are at the bottom of the table, so beautiful they played and with fantastic confidence.

“I enjoyed the courage that my players showed today. The feeling is that we lost two points.

“We had maybe around 80% of the possession in the first half – beautiful football and positive actions.

“Today we created a lot of chances. We played very positive football and played near QPR’s box for a long time.

“I’m happy with the things they tried to do but I am not happy with the result. I think we deserved to win today.”

The Royals are without a win in nine matches and have only managed one goal in their past five league games.

But Gomes said: “The way we are working and the energy that I feel from my players, the feeling is positive regarding what can happen in the future.

“We will talk about the mistakes we made and improve for the next games. The good thing is that the players accept my ideas.”