Arsene Wenger praised Reading's
positive approach after Arsenal's 2-1 win at Emirates
Stadium.
Gilberto Silva's penalty, and Julio Baptista's prodded finish,
secured The Gunners the points before Cesc Fabregas scored a late
own goal.
Arsenal boss Wenger has been frustrated by the tactics of many
visitors to the Emirates this season, but offered a tribute to the
beaten Royals.
"We played a good game and Reading as well - they were one of the
few teams that came here and really tried to play," Wenger told Sky
Sports News.
"They made the game interesting, but we could have killed the game
before that.
"Credit to them, they were positive and were dangerous. Physically
they were very strong and they played in a very intelligent
way.
"It needed a very good performance to beat them."
After a week in which Wenger has been highly critical of The
Football Association, the Frenchman was not regretting his
comments.
He added: "You do not want to offend somebody and sometimes my
language is not subtle enough to catch all the subtleties of the
English language.
"I always try to be honest and say what I think.
"I have a lot to say about that, but I will save that for The FA
and I will certainly try to hear what they say."