I’m going to keep this one relatively brief. Unlike our last outing, we were fluid and effective form kick off. So much so, Sheffield Wed looked shellshocked and their supporters went from exuberant to quiet, to anxious in a short amount of time. We were fluid going forward and applied pressure that they found hard to play through. Unfortunately we couldn’t find the goal to reward our efforts.
It took 70+ minutes for Charlton legs to tire and Wed to gain a foothold and mount an attack. Even then, we looked comfortable at the back and Wed never looked like scoring. Until they did. Wed brought on substitutes and made tactical changes that I think Ben Garner was a little late in reacting to. On 80 mins, Wed found the breakthrough they were hoping for. 1-0 to the home side, despite being outclassed throughout.
Unfortunately, it was an afternoon with plenty to find comfort in, except the result! When we can’t get enough forward and numbers into the box, we’re always going to struggle. Today, we were lacking in the final third. Football’s a funny game: you don’t always get what you deserve, either way. Sometimes you get the points off a poor performance and sometimes it’s a great performance with no reward. It’s a long season and, for the long haul, I find comfort in our performance (I’d be less enthused if I followed Wed); we’ve got a ways to go, but we’ve got an attacking threat coming in and we’ve got plenty of room to improve.
Sheff Wed 1 Charlton 0
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No need to panic. Sheff Wed just did to us what we did to Derby. We played well away at one of the promotion favourites. Garner watched the same game and will have drawn the same conclusions. I’m sure he will be trying to improve the squad.
Seriously we were the better team and lost.
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Lots of things to be encouraged about there, but it's another late goal conceded and could have easily been a couple more added after the opener.
i don't think Stockley is going to fit this style of play. He's too static and doesn't chase the ball down. Yet to see Fraser have a good game to be honest. Kirk meh..
If we play the same against Plymouth and Cambridge at home, but don’t pick up goals or the win, then I’ll start to panic a little.
Biggest issue today is the quality we lacked off the bench. I think Miles is a fantastic talent, but it was calling out for a player with Anekes quality to bring on. But it’s a shame our Aneke quality player is injured.
Our main issue to resolve is the centre forward.
If McGrandles would start resembling a footballer, that'd be nice too.
Hes a good player but not in a 4 3 3 or as a lone striker. We worked that out last year under Adkins. Charlton love to do the same shit different day.
However, we dominated the first half and much of the second with patient, flowing football. We stretched and challenged a side tipped for promotion and had their crowd getting very restless. So, well played the lads. It's obviously still a work in progress but I love the way it's shaping up and am more hopeful this season than for some time.