Tuesday May 06 2008 13:32
Reading manager Steve Coppell is determined to focus on Sunday's final Premier League game of the season at Derby County and not dwell on the home defeat to Tottenham - a result that left the Royals in the bottom three.
Coppell's side have failed to score in their last six games and know that, even if they win at Pride Park, they could be playing Championship football next season if other results go against them.
Coppell told the club's official website: "We had opportunities against Spurs. It was the last home game and we wanted to have a go.
"In the second half the players gave their all, and even in that first half they'd been sweating buckets because we deperately wanted to stay in the game.
"We had opportunities after the break, and a lot of potential positions 30 yards out. We needed a killer pass, the understanding, a combination. We needed a quality cross, not a floater or one that's over-hit.
"But it's in the past now and it does nobody any good to dwell on it. We've got to get up and get our focus on Derby.
"We'll be working very hard in training. Sometimes when you're not scoring there's a feeling you're more frightened to make mistakes than having a go and risking a miss.
"We need to be sharper, that's stating the obvious."
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