O’NEILL: YEAR WE GO TO TOP
MICHAEL O’NEILL celebrates 12 months in charge at Stoke saying it has felt like 12 years at times.
O’neill ( above, left) managed to keep the Potters in the Championship last season and says he’s only looking upwards now.
Ahead of today’s trip to Reading, he said: “We’re pleased where we are after setting about building a team to go in the other direction.
“I think we have a happier club overall and it’s up to us to push on and hopefully go into a stable period.”
Veljko Paunovic is demanding a response from his Reading side who have been brought back down to earth by back- to- back defeats.
The Serbian boss ( above, right) said: “We need to get back on a winning road. That is how we test ourselves.
“When you lose a game, you want to play immediately so you can fix it. So we have to control the anxiety we have, recycle it and turn it into positive energy and a winning mentality.
“We have to calm down a little bit – next game, next opportunity.”