Ruben Selles hailed his goalscorers after Reading beat basement boys Carlisle 3-1 in Sky Bet League One.
Sam Smith, who earlier hit a post, opened the scoring before Harvey Knibbs’ double at Brunton Park.
Playmaker Knibbs bagged a brace in the corresponding fixture when the Royals hammered the struggling Cumbrians 5-1.
For Knibbs it was his 14th and 15th goals of a fruitful campaign.
Jon Mellish’s second-half header was in vain as Paul Simpson’s side slumped to a ninth loss in 10.
Selles said: “I always think the strikers, when they play for my teams, they have a lot of jobs to do – the first is to score goals of course.
“Sam missed the first one by an inch when he hit the post then he scored. We’re happy with his performance and he needs to keep working like that.
“He (Knibbs) just needs to continue doing what he’s doing.
“It all depends on where he wants to go. The team is putting him in positions to score goals and to lead assists.
“It’s about him continuing to perform well and working hard.
“Hopefully in the next 10 games he can score more goals and get more assists.”
Relegation-threatened Carlisle were once again outclassed and boss Simpson admitted his side struggled to cope with the Royals.
He said: “I agree, they’re a very good side. I knew they were a good side. I tried to play them down a little bit on Thursday, but I expected it to be a tough game.
“The pace that they had and the way they’re able to play, they’re as good a side I’ve seen here this season.
“We struggled. We struggled against the pace. We had to change the pace and try to sure it up. When you do that, it opens up areas where they can exploit you.
“The massive thing I’ve seen at League One level is the athleticism of the opposition we’re coming up against. We can only aspire to bring that type of player into the football club because that’s where we’ve fallen short this season.
“They’re strong, they’re quick. Yiadom, Wing, Azeez, they’re good footballers. I said before the game that I felt for the players, staff and fans for what’s happening at the club.
“But if they keep that group of players together they’ll be a real threat next season.”
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