With out a doubt, the most frustrating two half’s of football I’ve endured in many a year!
For the first thirty minutes we controlled the game, but found it difficult to make our dominance count. Unfortunately, it went down from there. Crewe scored against the run of play and then followed it up with an open header a few seconds before the break to take a 2-0 lead in to halftime. The incident that led to the corner could have been a penalty, but as it turns out, Crewe didn’t need it. I though Henderson should have done better for both goals, but he did pull off a save or two and, if anyone should bear the blame, it was our midfield and back line that continuously gifted Crewe possession in dangerous areas.
When we came back out for the second half, we found it tough to get going. Crewe did everything to frustrate us, including capitalising on a truly hapless referee. Substitutions were made, including CBT and Mason Burstow. The young striker made his mark by following up on a ball in the box and nodding it past the Crewe keeper to bring the Addicks back into it.
Unfortunately, an equaliser never came.
Fuck’in ‘elL!!! An equaliser as I type from Elliot Lee with the last kick of the game.
Disallowed by the tubby 99 year old linesman for offside on Leko. FFS. Farcical.
As I was saying, the equaliser never came… or it came, but it was erased from history. And with that, we leave Cheshire with nil points.
Thoroughly frustrating. Absolutely farcical.
Over to you.
Crewe 2 Charlton 1
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Leko rounding off his abysmal performance by practically standing on the keepers toes as the 'equaliser' went in.
Gutted to be robbed at the end but we lost it after their goals and didn't deserve anything from it overall.
a team who looked up for it at the start of Jackson’s tenure look like a team in preseason or one that know they’re not fighting for anything!
the decision to play Leko is diabolical - the lad is useless- especially added to the fact burstow can’t get a start despite looking hungry and hashing the ability…
The formation that seemed to win games has gone through the motions and is so ineffective , especially with injuries to key players.
get rid of lee, Morgan, Leko, Henderson & watson and build from the bottom
piss poor
Henderson - out of match practice mistakes.
Clare & Famewo - decided to play hoofball for some reason today.
Gilbey - back to his bowyer form, anonymous.
DJ & Purrington - ineffective and barely touched the ball.
Leko - been really poor for a good month or so.
Washington - missing a Stockley type.
The club - knew we had no back up for Stockley all season, why drag our heals and write the season off? Could of had one lined up for jan 1st, here we are 12 days in and are we even linked to anyone. Shite
We have some awful players. I keep saying it but Elliot Lee does nothing.
But any league one football team with aspirations of premier League/European football in 5-10 years should be smashing teams like Crewe out of the park!
Mid table league one club at best, unthinkable at worst. Will be another drab transfer window and no doubt another hyped up talked up nonsense window in the summer.
We'll be nearer to non- league than premier league in next 5 years.
Ref and officials were sunday league level today. Crewe are and have been in absolute disarray all season and we've struggled against them.
Get a plan together now and a proper recruitment strategy and execute it in good time so we don't waste another season in this dullard league.
Zzzzzz
Pleased for Burstow, Clare and Dobson were okay. The rest were dire.
Thought Albie was alright in the end.. For all his faults, he's got that killer ball in him.
But crap from everyone else, poor all round. I think promotion died a while ago but it feels pretty much confirmed to me..
Hope we get some reinforcements in, steady the ship and get ready for next year.
What a crap season.