Reading boss Paul Ince labelled Saturday's win over Middlesbrough 'ubelievable' and felt it was even better than midweek's win over Blackburn Rovers.
The Royals have now won three home matches on the bounce and are as high as third in the table after five matches.
Tyrese Fornah's stunning first half strike, along with backs-to-the-wall defending was enough to get over the line on Saturday against Chris Wilder's Boro- who remain winless.
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Talking to the media after the match, the former England captain waxed lyircal about his players after a tiring pair of performance this week.
"The boys were unbelievable," he beamed. "It was a different type of performance from Wednesday. Today was back to the walls stuff. I half expected it because they put in such a shift on Wednesday and we’re talking about the same 12 players. It’s not like Boro who can bring five subs on to make an impact, they’ve spent a lot of money. I knew after 65 or 70 we would be dead on our feet. It was more about sticking together, unity spirit, people making blocks. Thomas making a tackle in the 92nd minute, Clarky making a block when you’re thinking ‘here we go, we’re going to throw it away’. That's what it takes and shows the spirit we have.
"The fans were amazing. Wednesday was amazing but I think today was even better because of the circumstances because we were out on our feet. I'm proud of the way we managed to go from Wednesday to a totally different performance today."
Take a bow, Tyrese Fornah 🙌
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One player who received particular praise was midfielder Fornah, who scored his first senior goal in brilliant fashion.
"I don’t like to single people out but I'm going to single people out because he was immense. He added: "I'm always on Ty’s (Tyrese Fornah’s) case because I know when I was a 22-year-old midfielder that people were on to me like Mark Hughes, Bryan Robson. I know he can be a top player and the last two games he has been absolutely outstanding.
"It wasn't just about his goal. He's growing and maturing and that's what you want. He's maturing each game and you can forget he's never played at this level. He was brilliant with his passing and composure and he finished it off with a goal."
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