Midfielders dont always have to be goalscorers,the incomparable Andres Iniesta scored 35 goals out of 445 appearances for Barca,but look how many he would have been involved in.Just got to try and keep Jonny fit ,play in around 35 games and he could be our trump card next season.
I would like a midfielder who can score a goal. Williams spends a lot of time injured and when he is playing he is constantly hitting the deck. I am surprised that he has resigned for us but I can't get excited by it.
JW is not and has never pretended to be a goalscoring midfielder. What he is, is a creative, hard-working player that scares defences and wins numerous free-kicks in attacking positions (most fouled player in the Championship last season).
Only at Charlton could we re-sign our most talented footballer in the division below and still call him out for not scoring enough goals.
I for one am delighted he is extended his contract, I have no doubt he could have found somewhere else to play on far more money, just as he could when he signed up last season.
Great news...love Jonny,just gives us the extra little something for the opposition to think about...lovely bloke & great character too...,yes we do love u mate,thank you,but do please chuck in a few goals next term for us...there’s a good boy...!!!
Cmon U Addicks...!!
Yep, indeed he does. How about Wembley last year. His arrival on the pitch was a total game changer. Just grand that he's re-signed!
Williams doesn't score many but JFC gets a few and Pratley pops up with some important ones now and then so there's still goals from midfield. If Johnny could add goals to his game, great. If not, so be it.
Very happy with this, class above League one really if he stays fit. Works hard, creates the space and opportunities, still needs to shoot more but if Bowyer/Jackson remain i am sure they will try to get that out of him.
I would like a midfielder who can score a goal. Williams spends a lot of time injured and when he is playing he is constantly hitting the deck. I am surprised that he has resigned for us but I can't get excited by it.
No midfield has or needs all 4 or 5 players to be goalscorers.
It’s his injuries and lack of goals that means he’s playing for club at the top end of League 1 and lower end of the Championship. If he was as fit as say Cullen and was a goalscorer then with his dribbling ability he’d be at a top half Championship club at the very least.
This is great news considering we’ll be in League 1 and are still under a registration embargo.
Happy he is staying as he is a decent player. I suspected he might as last season he was involved in 27 games. In those he probably played 60mins average at most. That means he was involved in less than 50% of our game minutes... yet it was his best playing season for years and had. Long break to revitalise injured bodies mid season. He won’t appeal to big Championship teams and smaller ones wont have the budget to cater for that kind of luxury at the moment. I doubt he had many choices.
Very happy with this, class above League one really if he stays fit. Works hard, creates the space and opportunities, still needs to shoot more but if Bowyer/Jackson remain i am sure they will try to get that out of him.
His ability in League 1 would hopefully see us do well. A shame that his injury record is shocking. We need a minmum of 35 games from him.
''I would like a midfielder who can score a goal. Williams spends a lot of time injured and when he is playing he is constantly hitting the deck. I am surprised that he has resigned for us but I can't get excited by it.''
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I have a feeling that once he breaks his duck, more goals will follow quickly. Something for Bowyer and Jackson to work on with him. Once opposing defences start to recognise him as being a goal threat, big gaps and opportunities will open up for the likes of Bonne and Aneke as well.
I have a feeling that once he breaks his duck, more goals will follow quickly. Something for Bowyer and Jackson to work on with him. Once opposing defences start to recognise him as being a goal threat, big gaps and opportunities will open up for the likes of Bonne and Aneke as well.
🤣🤣 our support baffles me at times, finally some good news and the majority of responses are passive aggressive “great that he’s signed but...... we will sell him in January, he’ll get injured, it will be in an empty stadium etc etc etc, ad Nauseam
🤣🤣 our support baffles me at times, finally some good news and the majority of responses are passive aggressive “great that he’s signed but...... we will sell him in January, he’ll get injured, it will be in an empty stadium etc etc etc, ad Nauseam
110% agree... I really don't get it. We need some quality to help the other 10 year olds on the pitch! 🤣
Williams has two main strengths - his ability to carry the ball past players in tight spaces and an ability to win free kicks. We need an opportunistic striker to benefit from Williams chance creation - Bonne should fit the bill there. We also need a good direct free kick taker which we don’t have right now.
If we can get Williams operating higher up the pitch, as we did early last season, then he can be a real menace (and he was, getting a lot of assists). The rest of the midfield needs to dominate and press well as he’s dangerous on the turnover. We did that well early last season, but once injuries and Gallagher’s departure bit us we just weren’t winning the midfield enough for Johnny to influence things. That should improve in League 1 where you’d have to hope we’ll have the upper hand more often.
The lack of goals is a fair criticism though, although he’s not the only one it can be levelled at in our squad. I think every midfielder should have a minimum target of 5 goals a season, attacking mids, which Williams is, should be looking for more. We absolutely must add more goals the to team across all areas - only Bonne, Taylor, and Gallagher came close tho getting on par. Midfield was a particular let down - only a single goal between Williams, Otzumer, Morgan, Cullen, and McGeady and that was a penalty. Not good enough.
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Only at Charlton could we re-sign our most talented footballer in the division below and still call him out for not scoring enough goals.
I for one am delighted he is extended his contract, I have no doubt he could have found somewhere else to play on far more money, just as he could when he signed up last season.
Bloke is a breath of fresh air.
It’s his injuries and lack of goals that means he’s playing for club at the top end of League 1 and lower end of the Championship. If he was as fit as say Cullen and was a goalscorer then with his dribbling ability he’d be at a top half Championship club at the very least.
This is great news considering we’ll be in League 1 and are still under a registration embargo.
williams is a creator, remember the ball he played to put through doughty at Birmingham who crossed for Bonne.
williams is class, especially at this level.
A shame that his injury record is shocking. We need a minmum of 35 games from him.
Would like to see him wearing boots giving decent ankle protection and better shin pads.
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Once opposing defences start to recognise him as being a goal threat, big gaps and opportunities will open up for the likes of Bonne and Aneke as well.
At last, a glimmer of hope.