Royals boss Rubén Sellés was happy to go into the international break with a victory as his side recorded a resounding victory over Cambridge United at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.
Goals from Sam Smith, Femi Azeez, Lewis Wing and Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan put the visitors to the sword and would send the vast majority of the largest crowd of the season home happy.
The Manager said: “We are very happy. We put a very good performance together and scored four goals at home which is never easy. After the last couple of games at home we were disappointed with those results, but today we showed how ruthless we are and what kind of football we can play – I’m very proud of the boys today.
“We talk about the squad and the feeling that everyone is important in this team, and everyone has something to prove and to bring to the table. It’s not only the scorers, its the way that we produce the goals.
“We need to keep learning how to start games like the way we did today. It’s important that we don’t concede early goals and start the games slowly, we want to be on top of the game from the very beginning, and that’s what we did today.
“I don’t think any performance will be perfect, and we are currently in a process for how we manage games. There were a couple of key moments in the game where we played well, and when we had the chances to score we did. Today was the day that we showed the team we can be.
“It’s important to score the second goal just before half time. The counter attack was an amazing technical action from Femi and an amazing finish, and it gives a different flavour for half time for us and for the opposition.
“Joel has been working well axcross the entire season, and he showed the kind of keeper that he is and the character he has. He was in goal against Derby and we decided to keep him in goal today and he did a good job. It was a good strike from Kelvin, now we need to get him to be a more robust player that can deliver these kinds of moments across the 90 minutes every single game.
“I want to say thank you to the supporters. It has been amazing in the bad times and also in the good times, and this is a big thank you to the crowd who made the noise off the field today. We are going to rest and have Sunday off and keep our physicality basic in training. We want to have mental space to be able to go and attack the last seven games.”
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