It sounds a bit ridiculous when you win 6-0, but my MOTM would be one of the backline, Amos or Pearce. The clean sheet is crucial, we could have gone 1-0 down in the first 15 and found ourselves chasing the game, which happened endlessly during our bad run, and we're no good at doing a Golfie.
Further, straight after half time Plymouth could have made it 2-1, but Amos and Pearce kept it out. If they had scored, the game would have been completely different, with us on the backfoot and Plymouth really up for it. Instead Amos does a great throw out which leads to the 3rd, which effectively kills the game.
Tonight really shows up how we much we've been underperforming in parts of the season, we can still keep clean sheets without Inniss AND with Pearce, Matthews and Purrington at the back we've conceded 1 goal in 4 games.
All the players did well but shout out to Ben Watson tonight.
Was really neat, involved in a lot of build up play but also defensively, passing out under pressure.
A real statement of intent, goal difference fixed and we're the team in form that others will be hoping to avoid in the play-offs.
It wasn't even as if Plymouth were terrible, they are no worse than a lot of the sides we lost or drawn with but we are so much stronger defensively now, and that was without Innis. Going forward we look likely to score with every attack.
Big choice for NA as Pearce, Famewo and Inniss all deserve to start. Nice problem to have.
Bring on Peterborough.
Interesting point you make there, if we played all 3 of Pearce, Famewo and Inniss at the back, can you see any team scoring against them on current form? Maybe a change of formation on the cards?
I’d say that’s very unlikely, a settled formation and roles is a big reason we’re winning games and keeping clean sheets.
With two games a week it’s great we them available to rotate if needed.
Blimey, what a result. I was getting fed up with all the passing around the back 4/to Amos during the first 20 mins, & never thought we’d score 2 let alone 6. Well done lads, keep it up.
Well, what took us so long ? That's just the sort of result I've been talking about for years. 😃
Some great goals & some great attacking moves. If I was being hyper critical (and it being me then you shouldn't be surprised) then Aneke should have buried that last minute chance & given us a club record away win. But that's just being churlish.....
Its now in our own hands. Really only need to worry about Pompey & Oxford & if we win our games in hand that could be enough to seal 6th. Would still like us to get to 75 points & whilst yesterday I was hoping for Blackpool to beat Sunderland next week I'm now hoping for the opposite result as we could conceivably catch Blackpool.
However......I'm getting carried away. This being Charlton you know there will be a few banana skins & dodgy results before the end of the season. Still don't want to meet Sunderland in any play off games though. Life has a habit of evening things out.
And I admit I was wrong in thinking 2 months ago that we would finish between 8th & 10th. Didnt think we had a hope in hell getting anywhere near the play offs. Humble pie all round.....🥮
The other big point to make is that Adkins has picked his best XI and stuck with them by and large - and played the same formation more or less.
I love what Bowyer did for the club but this season his team selection and tactics were shambolic.
You can’t expect League One players to switch from 3-5-2, 4-3-3 to 4-4-2 - with three to four players switched in most games - without creating a chaotic team with no organisation and that’s what we became.
Pick your best XI and play them, it’s not ******* rocket science.
Amazing nights results, we can do this, it's been steady progress and hitting form just at the right time, every team around us would have winced at that result and will not want to play us in the play offs.
We are a better football team with Watson than Pratley. Although I wouldn't be adverse to seeing Pratley start on Saturday to sit on Szmodics.
I honestly believe that JFC is the best proper midfielder in this division. Stockley is unplayable. Purrington is a proper full back.
Funny how the worldies have stopped flying in. Amos was outstanding, both with his handling and his distribution.
It's not to late to catch Sunderland.
Haha I want it known before anyone reads it that I expressed this exact same opinion in my preview for Saturday and am not just copying the above view - Think we need a repeat performance when Pratley marked Scott Fraser out of the game @ MK
Loved how Minto and Brown and Curbs and Kiely kept rhapsodising about the overnight stay. They were plainly remembering 5 hour coach rides after evening games, getting to their car at 4 in the morning..
We are a better football team with Watson than Pratley. Although I wouldn't be adverse to seeing Pratley start on Saturday to sit on Szmodics.
I honestly believe that JFC is the best proper midfielder in this division. Stockley is unplayable. Purrington is a proper full back.
Funny how the worldies have stopped flying in. Amos was outstanding, both with his handling and his distribution.
It's not to late to catch Sunderland.
Come the end of season when watching the goals conceded over the course of the season, it will he so obvious how so many worldies were hammered home against us.
We are a better football team with Watson than Pratley. Although I wouldn't be adverse to seeing Pratley start on Saturday to sit on Szmodics.
I honestly believe that JFC is the best proper midfielder in this division. Stockley is unplayable. Purrington is a proper full back.
Funny how the worldies have stopped flying in. Amos was outstanding, both with his handling and his distribution.
It's not to late to catch Sunderland.
Come the end of season when watching the goals conceded over the course of the season, it will he so obvious how so many worldies were hammered home against us.
Yes but the question is why. We have had one "worldie" conceded since February. We had a very different team selection in that game to the other 9 since 1st March.
One thing that pleased me greatly about our recent form is the justification of the signings orchestrated by Steve Gallen. Now those players are being used properly and not being dug out after every mistake, the confidence is visibly flowing back into the side and their true quality is starting to show. I've long thought the squad is good enough to get out of this division, we just haven't used them to the best advantage. Of course injuries have taken their toll, but finally it all seems to be coming together just in the nick of time. If we do now make the play offs, as I think we will, we will be the last team any of the others will want to face.
Glad for Thomas too, I hope he really enjoyed this evening, he deserves it.
...some fine goals in there and the link up between our front three was fantastic.
This is the most important part of a 4-3-3 formation, you have to make sure your wide players don't leave your central striker isolated, those players must be clear that they are NOT playing as wingers, they are playing either side of the striker and that's a very different role.
Flippin’ delighted, particularly as the knives were starting to be sharpened for Adkins. ‘Professor Positive’ has turned out to be... positive :-)
Still improvements required. We started horrendously slowly again. Should have scored 7 (Chuks!). And, er that’s about it.
We’re developing a cutting edge, and real solidity at the back, which augers well.
What?? Where has that been happening?
I’ve had a quick spin through some of the post Ipswich comments and although some were a bit critical, quite rightly, none that I saw were of the knife sharpening variety, so fair play to you, and apologies from me.
I think it was these two on the Plymouth match preview I was thinking of: “Utter rubbish under Bowyer and utter rubbish under Professor Positive. Not one decent passage of passing football during my waking hours so far under Mr A.” And “However, I feel the N'Adkins bubble is about to be burst & we will not only be all at sea but our ship will be sunk come 9.35pm tomorrow.”
But I now see who wrote them and it’s more of stylistic thing. 😂
I'm off to bed and I will drop off with a big smile as I have never doubted the strength of our squad. Tonight it looked even stronger. Innis rested, 5 subs and all decent players.
Just shows what a settled team can do. No square pegs in round holes & everyone knowing that one misplaced pass isnt going to get them thrown under the bus & dropped. Never seen us that clinical in front of goal & our 3rd seem to show how our luck might have just turned - Amos save / defender block stopped us from being just 2-1 ahead & 10 seconds later a deflected shot sees us going 3-0 up & pretty much job done.
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Further, straight after half time Plymouth could have made it 2-1, but Amos and Pearce kept it out. If they had scored, the game would have been completely different, with us on the backfoot and Plymouth really up for it. Instead Amos does a great throw out which leads to the 3rd, which effectively kills the game.
Tonight really shows up how we much we've been underperforming in parts of the season, we can still keep clean sheets without Inniss AND with Pearce, Matthews and Purrington at the back we've conceded 1 goal in 4 games.
With two games a week it’s great we them available to rotate if needed.
Blimey, what a result. I was getting fed up with all the passing around the back 4/to Amos during the first 20 mins, & never thought we’d score 2 let alone 6. Well done lads, keep it up.
Some great goals & some great attacking moves. If I was being hyper critical (and it being me then you shouldn't be surprised) then Aneke should have buried that last minute chance & given us a club record away win. But that's just being churlish.....
Its now in our own hands. Really only need to worry about Pompey & Oxford & if we win our games in hand that could be enough to seal 6th. Would still like us to get to 75 points & whilst yesterday I was hoping for Blackpool to beat Sunderland next week I'm now hoping for the opposite result as we could conceivably catch Blackpool.
However......I'm getting carried away. This being Charlton you know there will be a few banana skins & dodgy results before the end of the season. Still don't want to meet Sunderland in any play off games though. Life has a habit of evening things out.
And I admit I was wrong in thinking 2 months ago that we would finish between 8th & 10th. Didnt think we had a hope in hell getting anywhere near the play offs. Humble pie all round.....🥮
I love what Bowyer did for the club but this season his team selection and tactics were shambolic.
You can’t expect League One players to switch from 3-5-2, 4-3-3 to 4-4-2 - with three to four players switched in most games - without creating a chaotic team with no organisation and that’s what we became.
Pick your best XI and play them, it’s not ******* rocket science.
Brilliant stuff, up the Addicks!
https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/nigel-adkins-praises-ruthless-addicks-after-record-equalling-6-0-mauling-of-plymouth-argyle/
We are a better football team with Watson than Pratley. Although I wouldn't be adverse to seeing Pratley start on Saturday to sit on Szmodics.
I honestly believe that JFC is the best proper midfielder in this division. Stockley is unplayable. Purrington is a proper full back.
Funny how the worldies have stopped flying in. Amos was outstanding, both with his handling and his distribution.
It's not to late to catch Sunderland.
And relax...
There lays the reason and the solution.
If we can sort out our home form then I fancy us against anyone in the playoffs. Big game Saturday but even if we lose now we can still do it.
Now those players are being used properly and not being dug out after every mistake, the confidence is visibly flowing back into the side and their true quality is starting to show.
I've long thought the squad is good enough to get out of this division, we just haven't used them to the best advantage. Of course injuries have taken their toll, but finally it all seems to be coming together just in the nick of time.
If we do now make the play offs, as I think we will, we will be the last team any of the others will want to face.
Glad for Thomas too, I hope he really enjoyed this evening, he deserves it.
What a few hours in the world of a football fan 😳
Firstly JFC, I just love him 🥰
Pearce, oh dear god he’s just been such a great captain of late 🙏🏻
Minto, Curbs & Deano were different gravy, brilliant entertainment.
And that statement from our owner.
Plus, the Super League ain’t so Super after all.
Marvellous 😎
Testing the goalie from distance and quicker give/go's will make him a near complete Championship midfielder.
...some fine goals in there and the link up between our front three was fantastic.
This is the most important part of a 4-3-3 formation, you have to make sure your wide players don't leave your central striker isolated, those players must be clear that they are NOT playing as wingers, they are playing either side of the striker and that's a very different role.
“Utter rubbish under Bowyer and utter rubbish under Professor Positive. Not one decent passage of passing football during my waking hours so far under Mr A.”
And “However, I feel the N'Adkins bubble is about to be burst & we will not only be all at sea but our ship will be sunk come 9.35pm tomorrow.”
But I now see who wrote them and it’s more of stylistic thing. 😂
a great night down here in the South West. The lads did me proud.
I've texted all my Greenie mates ........ but no one has replied yet.