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Peterborough United Fans Verdict: So Nice, Knibbs Had To Do It Twice

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How the fans reacted to a superb win on the road in Cambridgeshire.

Now that’s the benchmark we should be setting for every single away game from now on.

Unfortunately I couldn’t make the game on Saturday, but a 2-1 win at one of the best attacking teams in the league is the standard we should be setting ourselves. And judging by the glowing post-match reviews, the performance matched the result.

On surface level it looks like a bit of a rinse and repeat from the Exeter City game a few weeks ago, but we learned from that lesson and managed to seal crucial three points.

Here’s how the fans reacted to the big talking points...

Harvey Knibbs

In my opinion, Knibbs’ best position is central midfield. His energy and aggression in the press in the middle of pitch are a huge part of how we play, but him being able to put in a performance like he did from the left side of a front three on Saturday shows how valuable he is to this team.

It’s probably a position he’ll see a lot of in the coming weeks with Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan out injured, and that’s fine by me if he keeps scoring and playing like that.

The fans already love him, but Saturday showed once again how integral he is for us...

Best performance of the season?

Good away performances have been few and far between for Reading for a long time, let alone good away results.

However, it seems Saturday was the best of both the fans have seen for a very, very long time. Peterborough are a formidable attacking side at this level, and to keep them at bay for 96 minutes, as well as grabbing two ourselves at the other end, was a remarkable achievement.

I thought Knibbs had to get a shoutout because of his match-winning goals, but in reality, the big talking point was that it was arguably the performance of the season - every player to a man was sensational.

Ruben Selles and this group of players just keep pulling rabbits out of the hat. And the fans absolutely loved this one...

Conclusion

This team just keep making us fall deeper and deeper in love with them, don’t they?

They have no right to keep putting in performances like they do and picking up results like they are. Not with the ever-present ownership situation.

But they do, and that’s testament to every single player and every single member of staff. They’re not letting Dai Yongge and his shenanigans get under their skin. They just want to perform for the club and for the fans.

That is the standard we need to set ourselves in every away game now. If we can keep that up consistently, paired with our imperious home form, it could be a good season.

URZ