Sarll:you’re lucky, Jaap
thinking that they’re capable. If they were determined before the game, imagine how they’ll feel going to the Madejski.
“We can be positive in our thinking for that game, we can go there with a positive mindset. We’re in the hat and nobody will go away from this thinking we were lucky to get a replay.
“Reading are lucky to be playing us again – that’s the way I see it.” For Reading boss Jaap Stam, it was the latest in a series of poor results, the Royals now without a win in their last seven games.
The Dutchman said: “It was a tough game, but we knew it would be. We’ve seen Stevenage play and know they have a high work rate and a lot of quality in their squad.
“We knew that they’d make it difficult for us by playing direct.
“We needed to dig in deep, we had to work hard not to concede, but you could say sometimes we could have shown a bit more quality on the ball. I’m very pleased we didn’t concede, the clean sheet is a positive thing.
“The opposition made it difficult for us. We have to play another game but that’s not a problem. We’re still in the cup and we can get the result in that one.” Possession 45% 55% Shots On Target 5 2 Shots Off Target 3 4 Blocked Shots 4 0 Corners 11 1 Fouls Conceded 14 11 Offsides 4 3 Yellow Cards 2 2 Red Cards 0 0