Lasse Vibe admitted Brentford were far below the standards required in the first-half of their 3-1 defeat to Reading.

The Bees found themselves 2-0 down at the break but, were it not for David Button's impressive performance, the Royals would have been out of sight.

Head coach Marinus Dijkhuizen acted with 10 minutes before the break to take Toumani Diagouraga off and Vibe also admitted that he could have been withdrawn instead of the Frenchman.

He said: “We need to play in the first half as well. We can’t wait for something to happen and frustration to kick in.

“David Button kept us in the game but, everybody else, myself included, need to get out there.

“We’ve done it several times now so we need to work on that. We need to do the basics as in the first half, that was woeful.

“He could have picked any of us (to take off after 36 minutes), besides the goalkeeper. That wasn’t an individual thing.

“That was a collective thing. When he put up that sign it could have been me because we weren’t playing well.”

Brentford have found themselves trailing at each point in games this season and Vibe called on the squad to raise their game at the start of matches, instead of giving themselves work to do.

He added: “It’s a new group coming together with different nationalities. We need to settle down.

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“It’s difficult to be the one making that run and that tackle. I need to take more responsibility and I’m working on that.”

Vibe was moved into a more central position in the second-half and rewarded fans with a goal and he believes he can play with striker Philipp Hofmann.

He explained: “I think I can play with Philipp. It depends how the coach wants us to play. I like the role of second striker.

“I don’t like to go too deep and get the ball. That’s not my style. I need to get in those pocket areas.”