Its interesting that despite having a below par game, Swifty was still directly involved in all the key moments yday. Through ball to Joao for
, great cross to Meite led to corner for 1st goal #readingfc

In prev seasons, either deep (in a 1 or 2) or left of a 3 we've got used to Swift being involved in everything. On the good days we say he's running the game. On the bad days we say we're overreliant on him to create. Early days but it looks like Pauno wants something different
It appears that Pauno wants the CAM in this Reading team to do more off the ball than on it. A familiar sight already is Swift breaking in behind Joao through on goal and with a better finish (+a better lino) Swift could already have a couple
. #readingfc

Whether this is the best use of Swift is debatable but Pauno clearly sees him as the most suitable for this role. That was reinforced with the decision to drop Olise, rather than Swift, deep when Meite was brought on in the 2nd half. #readingfc
That might all change with the arrival of additional wingers or if Meite forces his way into the team but, for now, Swift looks set to continue at CAM. #readingfc
With more of the ball going wide to Olise and Ejaria, Swift will have to get used to showing his quality in moments rather than whole spells but thankfully, and even when not looking at his best, he's managed to take a few of those moments to helps us to 2 wins. #readingfc