Derby’s last loss in league was in August. So despite their league position, we did not beat a cupcake club.
Question... who gets official credit for the win as manager? Since he was in the stands, I assume it is not Bowyer, right?
Definitely Bowyer - managers choose to sit in the stands some times (I’m not sure why more don’t - the perspective of the match must be significantly better) it’s just that this time Bowyer didn’t have a choice !
Great goals.....loved the first, not only for Sarr's sublime pass but for Bonnes's finish.....now that's a striker goal !!
All in all I didnt think it was as good a game as others are making out. Maybe because we had killed it off after 50 mins, or maybe because Derby looked poor (were they really play-off finalists last season...?) but there didnt seem to be the intensity or action that other games have had. Also I thought the fans were quite too....last 20 mins it was rather dead if I'm honest.
But putting all that to one side......we have roughly double the points I'd thought we"d have at this point in the season & to top it all off Millwall lost after being 2-0 up......and they only won the other week because of a dodgy referee giving them a pen & sending the player off (red card rescinded if you didnt know). By rights they should be bottom 3 by now. Can't wait to go there in a few weeks time......surely this time I will see my first win there !
Not sure I can add much more but it was just a fantastic performance and we totally deserved a win by a comfortable margin. I actually felt relaxed after the second goal went in and I think I that’s the longest I’ve been able to watch a Charlton match without feeling constantly anxious that we’re about to mess things up, it was actually enjoyable!
My mother in law lost her battle with cancer in the early hours of this morning so this result has giving me a lift on what is a very sad day. Thanks chaps!
Every player was on their game today, some fantastic performances. Pratley as i've been saying for a long while is massively underrated and gives us something different and a true old pro, he knows what he needs to do in any given situation and puts his body on the line like i've not seen since a Steve Brown.
Gallagher just looks better every week, when that lad has 50-100 games under his belt he'll be top drawer premiership player and running the midfield for England. His body shape and whip on the shot for the goal i've not seen so effortless since Beckham.
Cullen just has so much energy, Kinsella style, sign him up in Jan.
Bonne took his goal well, there's a decent striker in there, really pleased for him.
Hard to fault anyone, long may these performances continue, we'll come up against better opposition that Derby proved today but that sort of fight and effort will win or draw more games than we'll lose.
Special mention for Naby, he still has that error and wayward pass in him, but glad it doesn't stop him trying, the pass to Williams was top drawer and really pleased for him to get a goal. Has there every been a player go from zero to hero quite like he has, love him.
My mother in law lost her battle with cancer in the early hours of this morning so this result has giving me a lift on what is a very sad day. Thanks chaps!
My mother in law lost her battle with cancer in the early hours of this morning so this result has giving me a lift on what is a very sad day. Thanks chaps!
Sorry to read that AUN.
All the best in learning to live with her loss and at least her suffering is over.
My mother in law lost her battle with cancer in the early hours of this morning so this result has giving me a lift on what is a very sad day. Thanks chaps!
Sorry to hear this AddickUpNorth!!... Hope your Wife is coping as best as possible
Sitting behind the goal in North Lower, we had the sun in our eyes as Cullen went to take the early second-half corner. We agreed high and looping was the best option and luckily Cullen obliged.
Also, just seen Bowyer's post match interview and enjoyed him tearing into a journalist that suggested maybe he used as different formation because of the 'poor results leading up to the international break.' Made me smile.
England thrashed Australia with less possession this morning in the rugby. The only thing that matters is how sharp you are when you have the ball and how organized when you don't.
Derby were the poorest team to visit the valley this season and it was a comfortable victory. Losing Mount and Wilson, plus Lampard from last season meant the opposition lost their edge.
The Guinness book of records are going to include Derby in the worst ever bonding exercise after Bennett and Lawrence just escaped Prison and Keogh is out till Xmas 2020.
A fantastic team performance today and Sarr, Pratley and Lockyer were superb in a back 3 today allowing Solly and JFC to play as wing backs, with Gallagher, Cullen and the underated Field to block out the mediocre mid field of County. Jonny Williams injury was surreal as he went down 5 seconds after his coming together. Bonne is growing in confidence every week and I'm pleased I defended him at Wigan when some old fart was saying he was useless. Lovely day to be a cafc fan.
Great result and a commanding performance. Everyone had a good game.
Williams was on the pitch talking to Beliek at the end, and didn't look like he had any strapping or hobbling too bad so fingers crossed he won't be missing for long
My first thoughts were Derby County cheated the FFP rules and sold their ground to themselves, they bought Bielik for £10m. But they had nothing. Absolutely nothing about them. Maybe it was because they were playing a team that had so much more. Imagine if Bowyer was given £10m, the rest of the teams in this league might as well give up.
Gallagher, the lad is special. It is very important he has at least one full season with us, maybe two, but then he is kicking Mason Mount out of their side. Commentators during the England game were speculating about getting that certain kind of midfielder, we ll Gallagher and Winks in a year or two are going to be something special. Proud we would have played a part in that. He hasn't just got ability, he has devilment. The sort of edge Bowyer had.
So many players could be singled out, but I have to say something about Sarr. I think he has to start every home game at the very least. His passes always try to do something. He did some excellent things today.
And finally Prately was immense - within a minute in the second half, he showed what he is all about defensively and in midfield. Incredible.
PWR. Well what a team we have! Desire, confidence, energy and a never let up mentality! Not a single poor performance (excepting the late subs who didn’t have enough time). Two world class goals. Atmosphere in the ground the best for years - each to their own but feel sorry for the absent protesters...can’t remember watching a better Charlton side. Long may it continue.
Agree with Rob7Lee that Gallagher has England potential. Sarr is no longer cumbersome - he is sleeker and quicker, I think. What a player today! I thought Bonne was right footed but his goal was a left footed beauty. Games don't get much better than this. I think I am in Charlton Heaven!
Bowyer said “the boy can finish”. He wasn’t lying was he? My favourite of the goals today. Incisive, efficient and clinical. Bowyer-ball at its finest.
Quality performance, not only were we hungrier and sharper to the ball than Derby, we were better than them, and showed some real quality to go with the hard work. I was very disappointed with Derby, the signing of Rooney won't turn their season around by itself
Really impressed with the improvement in Bonne, in Lyle's absence he is turning into an excellent deputy, as he gives us the movement that defenders hate. Including his slightly dubious first goal, he has now scored against Leeds, Fulham and Derby, an enormous contrast to who he was playing last season!
Pratley was superb again, really hard to describe his position, as sometimes he's the deepest centre back, other times more of a defensive midfielder. Indeed what was our formation today, and how did it change towards the end as JFC was left (wing) back for most of the game, but Naby was taking throws in the final few minutes, so was Naby then LB?
The injury to Williams was the only negative. I was surprised how long they tested his knee on the touchline, massaging it and giving him a couple of sprints to test it before they took him off.
One thing that was very noticeable was we could attack with genuine incisive pace, and they didn't seem to be able to do anything without being too slow or deliberate.
Wow, what a performance! Let's not hide our light under a bushel - We've roundly beaten a team who were in the Championship Play-Off Final last year.
Darren Pratley my MoM. However, you could make a case for several others, including young Conor Gallagher. What a huge talent Chelsea have on their hands here. The effort this lad puts in is just amazing.
Most things already said so I will just add a couple of points:-
1) Krystian Bielik looked a pale shadow of the player we had on loan last year. Maybe he wasn't properly fit. I always thought Arsenal did a wonderful piece of business getting £10m for him and today he looked hugely over-priced.
2) It's time we all stopped saying this season is just about staying up. It isn't. This team could easily be challenging for a play-off place next May. I know that January - when we will almost certainly lose Cullen and very probably one or two of the WBA loanees - could make this prediction look very silly but if we can get in a couple of similar loanees, who knows what this team can achieve.
3) And finally, love reading some of the early comments on the Macauley Bonne thread. One or two people with egg on their face me thinks. Anyone who has the knack of scoring is OK by me!
JFC has been quality in that left wing-back role for the last couple of games. I was calling for him to be loaned out to get him some game time, glad he wasn't, how wrong I was!
Class today. Every single one of them were immense. Can't pick a motm but just class.
Everyone talking about Gallaghers goal and rightly so it was incredible. But, for me the first goal was the best. I was right in line with Naby's ball for Williams and it was world class. The vision to see that the move was on. Chipped over the top, perfectly weighted and curled round into Williams path. For a centre back to play that ball is incredible. Williams run was perfectly timed and the ball in for Macca pinpoint. The finish brilliant.
Loved it.
Bow's comments in the week on Macca "we knew he could finish but it's the other aspects of the game we are working on" were proven right his hold up play is getting better and better and he ran tirelessly. Cannot wait to see him and Taylor together.
I liked the system a lot. I've come round to the view that while lyle is out 3 at the back is the way to go. Looked like Williams and Leko were used either side of Bonne and Leko did an impressive amount of tracking back. What I love is that there are clearly slight tweaks to the system and patterns of play each game which Bow does to best counter the opposition but it also means they don't know how we are going to play and they can't effectively plan.
Williams injury looked bad. I really really hope he's not out for long. Feel for the guy so much. After the injury issues he's had it seemed like he was finally over it. Playing his best football and back in the Wales side. Hope it's nothing.
We simply dominated the second half and Derby didn't ever look like getting back into it. They're an established championship club and have spent a lot of money and I was very unimpressed with them.
Not gonna start going through the players as I'll have to make them all.
Lawrence I was a right scumbag. Took a swipe at the back of Lockyers head (missed) after losing a challenge early on. Had that grapple on the floor with Lockyer and swing out at Cullen near the end.
Don't usually say this after a 3-0 But I thought the ref was awful.
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All in all I didnt think it was as good a game as others are making out. Maybe because we had killed it off after 50 mins, or maybe because Derby looked poor (were they really play-off finalists last season...?) but there didnt seem to be the intensity or action that other games have had. Also I thought the fans were quite too....last 20 mins it was rather dead if I'm honest.
But putting all that to one side......we have roughly double the points I'd thought we"d have at this point in the season & to top it all off Millwall lost after being 2-0 up......and they only won the other week because of a dodgy referee giving them a pen & sending the player off (red card rescinded if you didnt know). By rights they should be bottom 3 by now. Can't wait to go there in a few weeks time......surely this time I will see my first win there !
C'mon you Red's !!!!
Of course it's Bowyer, he still manages the team.
Every player was on their game today, some fantastic performances. Pratley as i've been saying for a long while is massively underrated and gives us something different and a true old pro, he knows what he needs to do in any given situation and puts his body on the line like i've not seen since a Steve Brown.
Gallagher just looks better every week, when that lad has 50-100 games under his belt he'll be top drawer premiership player and running the midfield for England. His body shape and whip on the shot for the goal i've not seen so effortless since Beckham.
Cullen just has so much energy, Kinsella style, sign him up in Jan.
Bonne took his goal well, there's a decent striker in there, really pleased for him.
Hard to fault anyone, long may these performances continue, we'll come up against better opposition that Derby proved today but that sort of fight and effort will win or draw more games than we'll lose.
Special mention for Naby, he still has that error and wayward pass in him, but glad it doesn't stop him trying, the pass to Williams was top drawer and really pleased for him to get a goal. Has there every been a player go from zero to hero quite like he has, love him.
34 games remaining
All the best in learning to live with her loss and at least her suffering is over.
Also, just seen Bowyer's post match interview and enjoyed him tearing into a journalist that suggested maybe he used as different formation because of the 'poor results leading up to the international break.' Made me smile.
The only thing that matters is how sharp you are when you have the ball and how organized when you don't.
Derby were the poorest team to visit the valley this season and it was a comfortable victory. Losing Mount and Wilson, plus Lampard from last season meant the opposition lost their edge.
The Guinness book of records are going to include Derby in the worst ever bonding exercise after Bennett and Lawrence just escaped Prison and Keogh is out till Xmas 2020.
A fantastic team performance today and Sarr, Pratley and Lockyer were superb in a back 3 today allowing Solly and JFC to play as wing backs, with Gallagher, Cullen and the underated Field to block out the mediocre mid field of County.
Jonny Williams injury was surreal as he went down 5 seconds after his coming together.
Bonne is growing in confidence every week and I'm pleased I defended him at Wigan when some old fart was saying he was useless.
Lovely day to be a cafc fan.
Williams was on the pitch talking to Beliek at the end, and didn't look like he had any strapping or hobbling too bad so fingers crossed he won't be missing for long
Gallagher, the lad is special. It is very important he has at least one full season with us, maybe two, but then he is kicking Mason Mount out of their side. Commentators during the England game were speculating about getting that certain kind of midfielder, we ll Gallagher and Winks in a year or two are going to be something special. Proud we would have played a part in that. He hasn't just got ability, he has devilment. The sort of edge Bowyer had.
So many players could be singled out, but I have to say something about Sarr. I think he has to start every home game at the very least. His passes always try to do something. He did some excellent things today.
And finally Prately was immense - within a minute in the second half, he showed what he is all about defensively and in midfield. Incredible.
But every player had a great game.
Really impressed with the improvement in Bonne, in Lyle's absence he is turning into an excellent deputy, as he gives us the movement that defenders hate. Including his slightly dubious first goal, he has now scored against Leeds, Fulham and Derby, an enormous contrast to who he was playing last season!
Pratley was superb again, really hard to describe his position, as sometimes he's the deepest centre back, other times more of a defensive midfielder. Indeed what was our formation today, and how did it change towards the end as JFC was left (wing) back for most of the game, but Naby was taking throws in the final few minutes, so was Naby then LB?
The injury to Williams was the only negative. I was surprised how long they tested his knee on the touchline, massaging it and giving him a couple of sprints to test it before they took him off.
Darren Pratley my MoM. However, you could make a case for several others, including young Conor Gallagher. What a huge talent Chelsea have on their hands here. The effort this lad puts in is just amazing.
Most things already said so I will just add a couple of points:-
1) Krystian Bielik looked a pale shadow of the player we had on loan last year. Maybe he wasn't properly fit. I always thought Arsenal did a wonderful piece of business getting £10m for him and today he looked hugely over-priced.
2) It's time we all stopped saying this season is just about staying up. It isn't. This team could easily be challenging for a play-off place next May. I know that January - when we will almost certainly lose Cullen and very probably one or two of the WBA loanees - could make this prediction look very silly but if we can get in a couple of similar loanees, who knows what this team can achieve.
3) And finally, love reading some of the early comments on the Macauley Bonne thread. One or two people with egg on their face me thinks. Anyone who has the knack of scoring is OK by me!
Class today. Every single one of them were immense. Can't pick a motm but just class.
Everyone talking about Gallaghers goal and rightly so it was incredible. But, for me the first goal was the best. I was right in line with Naby's ball for Williams and it was world class. The vision to see that the move was on. Chipped over the top, perfectly weighted and curled round into Williams path. For a centre back to play that ball is incredible. Williams run was perfectly timed and the ball in for Macca pinpoint. The finish brilliant.
Loved it.
Bow's comments in the week on Macca "we knew he could finish but it's the other aspects of the game we are working on" were proven right his hold up play is getting better and better and he ran tirelessly. Cannot wait to see him and Taylor together.
I liked the system a lot. I've come round to the view that while lyle is out 3 at the back is the way to go. Looked like Williams and Leko were used either side of Bonne and Leko did an impressive amount of tracking back. What I love is that there are clearly slight tweaks to the system and patterns of play each game which Bow does to best counter the opposition but it also means they don't know how we are going to play and they can't effectively plan.
Williams injury looked bad. I really really hope he's not out for long. Feel for the guy so much. After the injury issues he's had it seemed like he was finally over it. Playing his best football and back in the Wales side. Hope it's nothing.
We simply dominated the second half and Derby didn't ever look like getting back into it. They're an established championship club and have spent a lot of money and I was very unimpressed with them.
Not gonna start going through the players as I'll have to make them all.
Lawrence I was a right scumbag. Took a swipe at the back of Lockyers head (missed) after losing a challenge early on. Had that grapple on the floor with Lockyer and swing out at Cullen near the end.
Don't usually say this after a 3-0 But I thought the ref was awful.