Reading boss Paul Ince admitted he wishes Cesare Casadei was their player, and not Chelsea's.

The midfielder joined on loan from the Stamford Bridge outfit in January, playing twice so far under fellow former Inter Milan player Ince.

Starting, and impressing, in the 3-1 win over Blackpool, the 20-year-old came in for plenty of praise.

"I was really pleased with Ces [Casadei]," Ince said. "He came back in again. When you come from a different country, particularly Italy, the tempo was a lot different to Championship football. He needed a couple of weeks training to get into that tempo and you saw that today on the pitch. He’s getting there. You sit there and wish he was our player, but he has to go back to Chelsea. He did really well and will get better and better."

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Another who has found game time hard to come by in recent weeks but impressed against the Tangerines was Yakou Meite.

The fan favourite grabbed two assists and looked back to his best on the right wing.

"I thought Yak was outstanding on the right berth," Ince beamed."He flies past people. He was back to his best, and once we got the penalty it was pretty comfortable. With Yak, it’s not just about going forward but defensively- especially in a 4-3-3. You need to get back and defend, which he did very well. You could see he was getting tired at the end, but if you get him one-versus-one he will cause anyone problems."