Post-Match Thread: Portsmouth vs Charlton Athletic | New Years Day - 3pm KO

LoOkOuT

Back to winning ways to kick off the New Year after a poor run of form, and no wins in eight. Portsmouth winless in thirteen, found themselves under pressure from the off. After going ahead through a brilliant bit of skill from Rak-Sakyi, our new found confidence turned the tables on a frustrated Portsmouth until on the stroke of halftime they found an unexpected equaliser. We’re poor from set pieces and it was another gut punch that highlights the defensive frailties that leave us open to a mugging.

Disappointing to go in level at halftime, after a solid performance, but nonetheless we picked ourselves up and took the game to them again. Portsmouth made three changes to start the second half and attempt to mount a reset. But it wasn’t to be. Scott Fraser’s individual run ended in a quality finish to pull us ahead and blunt Portsmouth’s attempt to gain momentum. Two yellow cards in a relatively short amount of time reduced Portsmouth to ten men. We pushed on and found another goal on the counter attack after a deflection from Dobbo’s strike, to put some distance between us and ease a nervy finish.

Portsmouth 1 Charlton 3

Over to you.

Gravesend_Addick

Death, Taxes & Charlton beating Portsmouth!!

O-Randy-Hunt

Our best performance of the year by a mile. Keep it up chaps.

ValleyDan

There’s light at the end of the tunnel.

LTKapal

With all the talk of real-estate on the takeover thread, let me be the first to suggest a ground-share at Fratton park as we’d clearly never lose again..

also loved that claim by ash near the end, surely his shirt to lose at this point?

Southendaddick

As sure as night follows day

We always win at Fratton Park

They must hate us 😂

AddicksAddict

Shame I missed it but I had no faith.  I should have believed the Curse of CAFC at Fratton Park would hit Portsmouth again.

AFKABartram

My god we needed that.

AdTheAddicK

great result with a great performance. very good start to the year. however please take this onto saturday and put on a good performance. amazing what wins do.

Jonniesta

Ness, Inniss, Dobson, Leaburn well done all! Moments of brilliance from Fraser, AMB, Payne, CBT, and not a bad performance anywhere. Let's skip the negatives today!!

Leuth

After a bit of doubt, I've decided I do quite like how Holden looks like he's setting us up. He plays a high-pressing game which can modify to counter-attack under pressure. It isn't the all-high all-the-time Garner wanted, but it has that as the default setting. And Pompey couldn't handle that press

Lincsaddick

Ness .. just untouchable 

cazo

Hold my hands up and eat my hat.Get in there cour

Lincsaddick

seems that Holden has got them organised and motivated .. long may it last

charlton_hero

A hugely significant win, but we must now build on it. Absolutely buzzing tonight! 

soapy_jones

Jekyll and Hyde this lot.  Played Addicks.

Briston_Addick

Pompey are our bunnies.

thai malaysia addick

Trust oomph
Touts morph
Moth stupor
Rum hotspot
Shoot Trump

I couldn’t face watching Charlton but I kept busy

Leuth

Leuth said:

After a bit of doubt, I've decided I do quite like how Holden looks like he's setting us up. He plays a high-pressing game which can modify to counter-attack under pressure. It isn't the all-high all-the-time Garner wanted, but it has that as the default setting. And Pompey couldn't handle that press

That said, he'd better not unveil that bloody 3-5-2 again

Davo55

Much better performance, three points, two superb goals (and a scrappy one) - I’m liking 2023 so far!

The fight in the team is what we’ve always had a right to expect, but rarely seen. The quality just shows what they are capable of and should see much more. The only real negative is that we should have been more clinical in taking the chances to put the game to bed earlier. But nit-picking today would be churlish, so let’s just enjoy the win. 

Leuth

thai malaysia addick said:

Trust oomph
Touts morph
Moth stupor
Rum hotspot
Shoot Trump

I couldn’t face watching Charlton but I kept busy

Busy getting yourself put on a watchlist

Bedsaddick

Really good performance. Hard to judge how good because Portsmouth were shocking . 

Does make you wonder what possessed the manager to play that side against Oxford ? 

COYR

SELR_addicks

First line-up that looked like a team and it wins. 

It's not really rocket science, hopefully this is the upturn that we've been looking for. 

MintoHumbugs

10 points off the play offs . 15 new players in the window and who knows.

seth plum

Dean Holden managed that well.

DartfordAddick

It's nice to win, isn't it? 

Thought Ness had a great game. Pompey didn't look up to much but we created a lot of chances and even managed to take enough of them for once! 

Pleased to see Stockley make a good contribution when he came on, hopefully he can build himself up again. 

Happy new year! 

kinveachyaddick

great result! Chuffed for the loyal addicks who were there. Get in you fuckin beauty 

FishCostaFortune

soapy_jones said:

Jekyll and Hyde this lot.  Played Addicks.

It really is, and I can’t pin point why so.

You often here ‘that’s the best we have looked this season’ because we often string very strong halves of football together.

However we normally react very badly to set backs, so not sure if there is a mental/confidence thing at play - we are just not used to winning - alongside a lack of depth in squad quality which means if we are missing a player or someone is having an off day we just buckle.

Darenth

So so happy for the lads and the Addicks faithful, hats off to all. Fantastic result

ozaddick

Everyone played well. The subs included. What a morale boosting win for 2023. Up the addicks!! 

Chippycafc

Predicted 4-0 loss, so glad it went the other way, at last an evening after a match i can enjoy. Make the rail strike next week irrelevant as i will stay overnight in london now.