Reading conceded a stoppage-time goal to lose 2-1 at Leyton Orient.

Here is an immediate reaction from boss Ruben Selles.

Selles on the match

"We competed until the very end. That is something we didn’t make in the last two games away. There is another moment in the 88th minute, like Exeter, where we lose the game in a situation we can easily solve. It hurts. I think we were in the game. We came here to compete. We came back after the first goal, and we need to improve. Those situations can’t happen.

Selles on tactical chances

"Our pressure was not arriving early enough, so we needed to modify it. Then they got a lot of switches of play and having crosses, so we made a couple of modifications and then we started to defend better. Sometimes you need to adjust into a game.

Selles on Holmes and NGW return

"I told you that they have been working in the way they needed to be working. We have some players out and they were working well so I didn’t have any problems getting them back in the team. When Matt Carson was tired Nesta stepped in and did a good job. When we were under pressure and needed to defend situations in the box, we brought Tom Holmes on. It was my selection and they have always been working well.

Selles on pressure on his job

It is football. There is always pressure to win football matches. We have been in a situation to get some points. We can be more competitive. If the coach of your team is not working, you are on top of it and responsible.

Selles on meeting expectations

I know people wanted us to just bounce back and I was the first when I joined the situation didn’t allow us. We’ve had the minus one and minus three deductions and we were not able to win some football matches. I think we need to put into perspective the situation, but I accept that people expected more from us.

Selles on fan engagement

We need to accept our responsibility. They have been very supportive of us, coming away knowing the record we have, and the least we can do is hear them. If the thing is dialogue and talking, then we can talk. We need to hear them. In some moments you need to keep calm because one action someone can understand one way and somebody in another way and everybody gets nervous.

I know what my players feel, and they feel we cannot lose the game at the end and they feel they need to stand in front of their people to show respect for them. We need to feel how they feel, we are humans, and listen.