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Reading boss Jaap Stam has slammed Leeds United fans for labelling his side 'boring' during the Royals' 2-0 defeat at Elland Road last night.

Despite boasting 77 per cent of possession, Stam's side were unable to overcome the Yorkshire side, in what the Dutchman described as one his team's best performances of the season, report Get Reading .

Leeds fans disagreed with the former Manchester United man though, chanting 'boring, boring Reading' when the visitors kept the ball in defence.

And that left Stam unimpressed.

“You can tell something about how they are as human beings to be fair," he said.

"It's a way of thinking.

“Because if you think that this is boring I think they need to have a look at their own team and how they play.”

Despite seeing far less of the ball during the contest, Leeds claimed a 2-0 win and had four shots on target compared to Reading’s two.

The hosts were happy to let the visitors keep possession at the back - but then looked to break quickly on the occasions they did turn it over.

It was a game plan which worked - but Stam was scathing in how the hosts went about getting the three points.

He said: “They can say ‘we won’ and of course at the end it’s about the result - but if you need to play like that then I don’t want to be a manager.

“Because I don’t want to play and just wait and wait and wait. That’s not my type of playing, my type of tactics.

“You can say congratulations to Garry Monk, he got the result and everyone wants results.

“But in terms of way of playing, it’s not my cup of tea.”