We dominated the middle of the pitch but unimaginative in the attacking third and for the third game running, far too shaky in the defensive third.
You can have all the possession and pretty passing you want but if you don't perform in both boxes where it counts, you can't be surprised when a useful team like Coventry do a job on you.
Always looked like Cov would get something from the game when we were one up. Lost count of the amount of final third passes that were over hit by us. Taking Reeves off looks like a big clanger now.
1 point from 3 games against luton, Scunthorpe and Coventry is simply not good enough, and 9 goals conceded in 3 games is absolutely pathetic.
We don't play next week, then we have Barnsley so we could be a long way off the top sides in a fortnights time.
International break might have come at a good time for us though as it gives the coaching staff time to work on our abysmal defending. If you can't keep clean sheets then you're going to struggle to win games. We've now conceded more than Pompey and Barnsley combined!
In the first half I thought it was only that Coventry had nothing going forward that we were doing ok at the back. So not surprised when they made that double sub in the second half that we fell apart back there. Same as Tuesday I'm afraid. The only difference was Scunthorpe are better than Coventry so they exposed us a lot earlier.
Extremely disappointing. Can’t keep dominating matches for long spells and not win the matches. Sounds like we collapse when teams go direct against us.
We’ve got two weeks until our next match. He needs to address this quickly, otherwise we will be in the same position as last season when we only have 6th place to aim for.
A great chance to make ground on the top two who both lost today. Despite the injury situation we should've got a minimum of 4 points this week. No game next week either so mid table mediocrity beckons short term.
Just think we are not closing people down to stop crosses - seems like all/most of goals conceded ,certainly at home, have come from crosses that should have been closed down. We were all over Cov for 79 min today, but dont recall many chances in 2nd half.
Absolute smash and grab . There was only one team in at 1-0 but sadly we’ve become a team who can’t defend and we won’t go anywhere because of it . We needed that second but it didn’t come. 9 goals conceded in 3 games - not good enough.
Absolute smash and grab . There was only one team in at 1-0 but sadly we’ve become a team who can’t defend and we won’t go anywhere because of it . We needed that second but it didn’t come. 9 goals conceded in 3 games - not good enough.
Only one team in it at 1-0 and whilst we had chances they were never difficult for their Goalie... and at 1-0 right up to the whistle the opposition ALWAYS have a chance
Pissed off massively. Pathetic really. Could see it coming a mile off. KAG was hopeless should of subbed him off, don't know why reeves was taking off? Bowyer needs to learn from this and fast
Smash and grab from Coventry. Don't think anyone could have complained if we'd won that comfortably but you also can't really defend like that and expect to get anything.
One thing we've learnt this week, for all the criticism they keep getting, Page and Solly have been doing a much better job than a lot on here have been crediting them with. The diamond formation asks a lot of the fullbacks, and, while Solly looked decent today even though he was playing on the wrong side, they exposed Anfernee time and again today with both goals coming from doubling up him (not that he got a lot of help from the midfielder in front of him).
Unsurprisingly the defence looks very disjointed right now. They'll need to put in some extra hours on the training ground to fix that because, apart from Bielek getting fit and maybe playing a back 3, there isn't a lot of options to change it right now.
poor selection .. our defence is useless at Scunny and is retained en masse a few days later .. I assume Solly was a fish out of water at left back .. Bielek was on the bench, why didn't he start ? .. at least we are not alone .. Posh thumped at home as were Donny, who'd'a thought the Gills would win at Pompey .. still all to play for
We've had so many decent keepers in the last few seasons but just keep shipping them out! Inexplicable.
It's the Shitweasel M.O. Sell any decent players that we have and let the rest struggle to survive.
Just don't think about what a good team we could have had if we had an owner with ambition and we had kept onto some of our talent. Actually, don't - it will make you bleeding livid!
Please, Shitweasel - just fuck off and let someone who at least gives a smidgen of a toss take over.
poor selection .. our defence is useless at Scunny and is retained en masse a few days later .. I assume Solly was a fish out of water at left back .. Bielek was on the bench, why didn't he start ? .. at least we are not alone .. Posh thumped at home as were Donny, who'd'a thought the Gills would win at Pompey .. still all to play for
Solly was solid at LB... Coventry got nothing from him all game
Criminal , we're missing Bauer , in hindsight we gambled on spending our remaining budget on midfielders and forward players when we really need cover for our full backs and for all the praise gallen and bowyer has had surely they must take responsibility for that
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You can have all the possession and pretty passing you want but if you don't perform in both boxes where it counts, you can't be surprised when a useful team like Coventry do a job on you.
Ran out of ideas and can’t handle big awkward forwards or crosses for that matter.
Still not all doom and gloom. Onwards we go.
We will win again
Playoffs again
Lost count of the amount of final third passes that were over hit by us.
Taking Reeves off looks like a big clanger now.
We don't play next week, then we have Barnsley so we could be a long way off the top sides in a fortnights time.
International break might have come at a good time for us though as it gives the coaching staff time to work on our abysmal defending. If you can't keep clean sheets then you're going to struggle to win games. We've now conceded more than Pompey and Barnsley combined!
I just have no confidence in Sarr as a CB.
Very disappointing but typical Charlton.
We’ve got two weeks until our next match. He needs to address this quickly, otherwise we will be in the same position as last season when we only have 6th place to aim for.
Steer though was a statue, same with the first Scunthoepe goal, now if I was the Barnsley Manager Id be targeting that
We were all over Cov for 79 min today, but dont recall many chances in 2nd half.
Now we need to wait 2 weeks before we go again.
One thing we've learnt this week, for all the criticism they keep getting, Page and Solly have been doing a much better job than a lot on here have been crediting them with. The diamond formation asks a lot of the fullbacks, and, while Solly looked decent today even though he was playing on the wrong side, they exposed Anfernee time and again today with both goals coming from doubling up him (not that he got a lot of help from the midfielder in front of him).
Unsurprisingly the defence looks very disjointed right now. They'll need to put in some extra hours on the training ground to fix that because, apart from Bielek getting fit and maybe playing a back 3, there isn't a lot of options to change it right now.
Cullens missed header at 1-1 in 90th minute and then they go up the other end and score .
Just don't think about what a good team we could have had if we had an owner with ambition and we had kept onto some of our talent.
Actually, don't - it will make you bleeding livid!
Please, Shitweasel - just fuck off and let someone who at least gives a smidgen of a toss take over.