didn't go - only the 2nd game mised this season.
didn't hear radio commentary and only came on here when the game was all over to read some of the threads.......found out that our new saviour (Parky) dropped 3 of our best players from Sat (moo2, Holland & Bailey) and started with young Waghorn...........forwards still didn't score.
still didn't get a win and by all accounts still dodgy at the back.
A new broom is needed - someone from outside the club who know nothing about the players and can make a informed opionion once he has seen them all. All our players out on loan should come back too.
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If we win on Sat, it might take a bit longer. But Parky is most definitely a caretaker. Unless something extraordinary happens, he's not going to get the job on a permanent basis and I think he knows that.
Family Guy is on :-)
QPR had only a few chances and scored two of them - although a lot of people were convinced the ball had gone out before their first - but we had more than our fair share of the game.
Racon looked busy and worked well with Semedo, and Gillespie brought a bit of experience and quality to the right side.
Varney's miss was poor, and maybe if young Waghorn had still been on then he would have tucked it away.
I'm hopeful that with a few more days of training and preparation that we'll get a win on Saturday and things will start to look a bit more promising.
Just everytime the opposition attack it seems they score.
Varney missed a golden chance yet again.
Youga was dreadful, Basey or anyone with some knowledge of how do pass 5 yards needs to take his place.
Same problem creating chances, we have 3 players all around the ball but only Gray to target, if he wins it we lose it due to him having no support.
Positives:
Gillespie looked an experienced head and seemed to deliver crosses.
Racon looked good.
Fighting performance and great support from the travelling Addicks in a paltry 12K crowd
defence was terrible - particularly in the centre
neither Primus nor Hudson look up to it and if we had two replacements I would drop them both for Saturday
Racon and Semedo in midfield was one of the highlights - solid and energetic though perhaps a little too similar? need one of them to get forward more and threaten the opposition's goal
Bouaza for me was probably our best player - dangerous when running at their defence
Crainie offers nothing going forward from right-back and doesn't look great defensively either
Gray - did nothing for 90 minutes - waste of time him being on the pitch
Varney - nothing I need to add really - horrific miss
In short, QPR were poor but have a striker who knows how to score goals which is something we clearly don't and last night to me looked like a team that could well be relegated come May 3rd next year.
The first goal all our players stopped as they thought the ball went out on our right hand side.
The second we gave them to much time to cross the ball, but it was a quality header, you have to give that to him.
There was a thread on here yesterday saying it would be a good guide last night on whether the players wanted to play for Parky, i would say they did.
At times we played them off the park last night, we just need that bit of luck infront of goal, i dont just mean Varnety being able to bury a chance, but they had so many hashed clearances last night that they got away with.
I came away drom last night a lot more positive than i had done for a while
Firstly charltons support was brilliant, best away crowd I have been in since watford away in the prem. so almost 2 years, The team showed some really good battling qualities that got the crowd going.
players
Weaver - no chance for either goal really, managed to punch one cross away
Youga - didnt play well. usual problems
Primus - defended brilliantly I really hope we can hold on to him for longer
Huddy - didi a good job but badly at fault for qprs first.
craine - did ok. cant see what he brings that moo2 doesnt
KEEEEEEEEF "dizzy" Gillespie - looked good put in some great crosses which I think gray will thrive on
Racon - bad start, superb got better and better, good going forward
Semedo - Much needed beef in midfield these 2 looked good together too
Bouzza looked very dangerous, QPR could not deal with him at all.
Gray - good performance won lots of headers and linked the play well
Waggy - busy lots of running off the ball,
Varney - missed a massiv massive chance
sam - not on for long
Racon, Semedo, Waghorn, Gray put excellent shifts in, Gillespie & Bouazza looked threatening out wide as for Kelly Youga think enough has been said about him already drop him now.
Depends which Charlton Turns up, a massive improvement last night, but how poor have we been at home of late, will the players revert back to type. personally I think we are gonna see another improvement on Saturday just hope it is enough.
And I thought our support was excellent
Likewise Tel, always nice to meet new Charltonlife faces !
If we play like we did last night then yes. The back four still looks dodgy to me. Who was marking Blackstock for that first goal? Seen better defending from a under 9's side.
Midfield looked good last night. Racon was superb in that first half, but tired during the 2nd. Understandable with him having only played one reserve game. Bouazza played well. Made some great runs into the box. Gillespie looked good on the right. Like Racon, he needs games.
Waghorn impressed me last night. Good footy brain and looked a handful. Pity he came off.
That was a vast improvement in what i have seen from a Charlton side in recent weeks, so would be inclined to keep the midfield and strikers that started the game last night for this saturday. The back four though needs someone back there who can organise. No chat there at all, and they look all over the shop.