Champs - I have asked you before not to put words in my mouth.
I have never, never said "It's all down to luck".
How many times do I have to repeat that I believe multiple factors are involved - including both the manager and luck.
But let's take luck. Yes, the first goal WAS unlucky. Douglas had read the through-ball but as he ran to cover, it caught his heel and rebounded straight to a Reading player.
That can't be planned or prepared for. Simple fact.
Of course, that doesn't excuse the generally poor defending. But that's the point - two different factors - two of the many that affect the result of a football match.
As I keep repeating, I have no problem with criticism of individual performances, individual managerial decisions, or any other single factor. It is this determination you have to turn that into a generalisation involving the whole season that frustrates and annoys me.