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Leam Richardson says he has high demands for his players as he prepares for his first game as Reading manager.
The former Wigan Athletic and Rotherham United boss took over on Wednesday after predecessor Noel Hunt was sacked.
The Royals are 19th in League One, having won just three of 14 league games this season, and host National League outfit Carlisle United in the FA Cup first round on Saturday.
"I've got a clear way I want to play," Richardson, who won the League One title with Wigan in 2022, told BBC Radio Berkshire.
"You've got to be careful with that going into a new group because they may not have the tools to be able to execute what you want, so you've got to be very mindful.
"Every time we've won the league and had champions, our output's been very good so I will be very demanding on the players and I expect them to be demanding on me.
"We want to control the game a little bit more with our structure, with possession, but we also want a lot of action, a lot of goalmouth action, a lot of crosses and a lot of offensive players in really strong finishing positions."
Richardson comes to Reading at a time of change - the Berkshire club was taken over by American businessman Rob Couhig in mid-May.
That followed a difficult period under former owner Dai Yongge which had seen the Royals relegated to the third tier and suffer points deductions for financial problems.
Richardson hopes his experience at Wigan, when he was in charge while the club was in administration and then taken over, can help in his new role.
"These fans have really suffered, it's something that no fan should suffer, and the club's in transition, the squad's in transition," he said.
"I've done it before, I've dealt with it before, so I've kind of got an answer. It might not be every time the right answer, but I'd like to think it'll be unrelenting and the work ethic will be there for the better and you'd be certainly judged from that.
"My past experiences you'd hope would lend in the right direction to where this club wants to go
Richardson hopes he can affect change straight away.
But with the Royals having injury issues in attack and in goal, he is looking to try and strengthen the squad in the January transfer window as best he can.
"I think every football club should try to get better," he added. "It's not always bringing people in, it's about getting people moved on to different environments.
"But I think every transfer window is a really, really pivotal part to make your football club better.
"The summer can create what's coming further for the season, so if you have a really challenging summer more than likely you'll have a challenging season.
"I know it's been a bit of a challenging summer here but again every transfer window with the help of the new ownership and the structure we'll try to get better and we'll try to evolve."
The former Wigan Athletic and Rotherham United boss took over on Wednesday after predecessor Noel Hunt was sacked.
The Royals are 19th in League One, having won just three of 14 league games this season, and host National League outfit Carlisle United in the FA Cup first round on Saturday.
"I've got a clear way I want to play," Richardson, who won the League One title with Wigan in 2022, told BBC Radio Berkshire.
"You've got to be careful with that going into a new group because they may not have the tools to be able to execute what you want, so you've got to be very mindful.
"Every time we've won the league and had champions, our output's been very good so I will be very demanding on the players and I expect them to be demanding on me.
"We want to control the game a little bit more with our structure, with possession, but we also want a lot of action, a lot of goalmouth action, a lot of crosses and a lot of offensive players in really strong finishing positions."
Richardson comes to Reading at a time of change - the Berkshire club was taken over by American businessman Rob Couhig in mid-May.
That followed a difficult period under former owner Dai Yongge which had seen the Royals relegated to the third tier and suffer points deductions for financial problems.
Richardson hopes his experience at Wigan, when he was in charge while the club was in administration and then taken over, can help in his new role.
"These fans have really suffered, it's something that no fan should suffer, and the club's in transition, the squad's in transition," he said.
"I've done it before, I've dealt with it before, so I've kind of got an answer. It might not be every time the right answer, but I'd like to think it'll be unrelenting and the work ethic will be there for the better and you'd be certainly judged from that.
"My past experiences you'd hope would lend in the right direction to where this club wants to go
Richardson hopes he can affect change straight away.
But with the Royals having injury issues in attack and in goal, he is looking to try and strengthen the squad in the January transfer window as best he can.
"I think every football club should try to get better," he added. "It's not always bringing people in, it's about getting people moved on to different environments.
"But I think every transfer window is a really, really pivotal part to make your football club better.
"The summer can create what's coming further for the season, so if you have a really challenging summer more than likely you'll have a challenging season.
"I know it's been a bit of a challenging summer here but again every transfer window with the help of the new ownership and the structure we'll try to get better and we'll try to evolve."
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