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Karoy Anderson - new contract until 2028 (p23)

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  • His previous contract,  signed in 2023, was until 2027 with a year's option, so unless there's an option, no effective change in length which is slightly odd.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 13,195
    His previous contract,  signed in 2023, was until 2027 with a year's option, so unless there's an option, no effective change in length which is slightly odd.
    My guess is that he didn’t have much of a promotion pay bump in it as he was still very much a fringe player then so this is to keep him happy pay wise 
  • Still don’t see Anderson starting many games if any  in the championship … 

    Anderson is more than capable of starting games in the Championship, and will do so as well....
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,058
    Still don’t see Anderson starting many games if any  in the championship … 

    Anderson is more than capable of starting games in the Championship, and will do so as well....
    Even if he doesn't start games, he will probably end up finishing a few. If his role is specifically someone to bring on to change things up or bring something new off the bench, then he has great value for being that player.
  • Can't help liking this kid, think he has a big future with us.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,823
    edited September 18
    Has he played much so far this season? Don't recall him making much of an appearance in the League game. Cup obviously.
    So far, when at the stage of the game where we have been making subs, we've been mostly looking for a goal. I suspect we'll see Anderson the most, off the bench, when we have a lead and we are mainly looking to maintain that lead, not to add to it. Saturday was maybe the only time that might have applied, but the 10-man situation meant it wasn't a normal opportunity to bring him on.

    Reality is, if that is how he is mostly used, then we will likely see less of him this season than last season, unless he can oust one of the other midfielders from the starting XI. He's not at that level right now, but if he keeps training hard and working at his game he could be by the end of the season.

    His new contract just reiterates how much NJ rates him, and he ticks so many of the boxes that NJ prioritizes in a midfielder.
    I didn't notice he was on the bench against Millwall which is why I was wondering if he was suspended. 

    I like his game and think it is suited to this level. He needs to work a bit on his decision making without changing his approach and this could be a big season for him.
  • jose
    jose Posts: 872
    Good news about a good player.
    The song ‘Since I was young’ could be sung as much about many of our players as well as our support.

    Great to see Kanu and Asimwe continuing their development too.
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 4,566
    Has he played much so far this season? Don't recall him making much of an appearance in the League game. Cup obviously.
    So far, when at the stage of the game where we have been making subs, we've been mostly looking for a goal. I suspect we'll see Anderson the most, off the bench, when we have a lead and we are mainly looking to maintain that lead, not to add to it. Saturday was maybe the only time that might have applied, but the 10-man situation meant it wasn't a normal opportunity to bring him on.

    Reality is, if that is how he is mostly used, then we will likely see less of him this season than last season, unless he can oust one of the other midfielders from the starting XI. He's not at that level right now, but if he keeps training hard and working at his game he could be by the end of the season.

    His new contract just reiterates how much NJ rates him, and he ticks so many of the boxes that NJ prioritizes in a midfielder.
    Shame he wasn’t on the bench on Saturday because if anyone in our team can do the running of 2 players it’s Anderson
  • Think we may end up surprised how many of our youngsters end up in the Premier League when we look back in years to come. Anderson has a high ceiling. Think back to when Konsa was in our team.... he was good but I dont remember people predicting he would end up playing for England.
  • arny23394
    arny23394 Posts: 1,265
    Still don’t see Anderson starting many games if any  in the championship … 

    Anderson is more than capable of starting games in the Championship, and will do so as well....
    Unless his touch and passing have miraculously improved, he absolutely isn’t good enough to be starting games in the championship. His pressing and energy would be good to bring on in games where we have the lead, but not sure he currently offers much more than that.

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  • paulsturgess
    paulsturgess Posts: 3,972
    Think we may end up surprised how many of our youngsters end up in the Premier League when we look back in years to come. Anderson has a high ceiling. Think back to when Konsa was in our team.... he was good but I dont remember people predicting he would end up playing for England.
    He also wasn’t anything like as frustrating and the source of as much criticism as Anderson.

    i love the kid and would love him to succeed, his goal at Wycombe was so enjoyable loved seeing him score that, just worry that what he’s lacking , composure comfort on the ball passing ability, are the bits that are harder to develop / learn than the bits he does have 

  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,595
    edited September 18
    He's got better feet and passing ability than he's shown in the past few years. He's yet to shake off that erratic inconsistency that a lot of young players have in their first few seasons. But he's so aggressive and physical that if he adds that composure back, he'll be a great player. 
  • YTS1978
    YTS1978 Posts: 1,743
    Ive got a lot of time for Karoy. This is good news all round.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,747
    Think we may end up surprised how many of our youngsters end up in the Premier League when we look back in years to come. Anderson has a high ceiling. Think back to when Konsa was in our team.... he was good but I dont remember people predicting he would end up playing for England.
    He also wasn’t anything like as frustrating and the source of as much criticism as Anderson.

    i love the kid and would love him to succeed, his goal at Wycombe was so enjoyable loved seeing him score that, just worry that what he’s lacking , composure comfort on the ball passing ability, are the bits that are harder to develop / learn than the bits he does have 

    Not as frustrating, and I don’t think Anderson will go as far, but Konsa wasn’t seen as consistent and physical enough. The general feeling from what I remember was wanting big, strong, experienced and reliable CBs, not a teenager who was learning and making mistakes.

    Pope is another and probably even better example.

    I think Anderson’s inconsistency is more in his head and a lack of experience. He doesn’t need to be really technical to play Coventry or Docherty’s role at Championship level, but he does need to be consistent and reduce the basic errors.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,058
    Chunes said:
    He's got better feet and passing ability than he's shown in the past few years. He's yet to shake off that erratic inconsistency that a lot of young players have in their first few seasons. But he's so aggressive and physical that if he adds that composure back, he'll be a great player. 
    I think he might benefit/improve if he harnesses the physicality a bit more productively. I think that maybe he needs the experience to start thinking a few moves/passes in advance where at the moment he can win the ball but then not really know what happens next.

    A lot of that will hopefully improve with time.
  • He has all the physical skills, ability to cover ground quickly, strong in a tackle to be an excellent holding midfielder in the championship.  However, unless he cuts down on the mistakes with the ball, he will only ever be an occasional reserve at this level.  The good thing is he is only 21 years old so there is time for him to develop and time for the club to decide on his future with us.  If he was 24, I would question the length of this contract but given his age, it makes sense. 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 13,195
    Has been called up for Jamaicas squad for games against Curacao and Bermuda
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,930
    fenaddick said:
    Has been called up for Jamaicas squad for games against Curacao and Bermuda
    Who hasn’t???
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,680
    LoOkOuT said:
    fenaddick said:
    Has been called up for Jamaicas squad for games against Curacao and Bermuda
    Who hasn’t???
    You Bermudans running scared of facing the mighty Charlton in disguise? 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 13,195
    Absolutely brilliant today. Didn’t look out of place at all

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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,177
    edited December 13
    Only issue with him was the silly Free Kick that he didnt need to give away, which led to the Goal

    Although like my argument on Tuesday, it should have been a FK that could have been dealt with better

    Otherwise yeah... You've got to wonder why its taken so long for him to appear during this recent run

    He was everywhere.
  • scruffle
    scruffle Posts: 2,293
    I understand at time he's a little lose with the ball but he wins so much, so much energy and heart. It appears his positioning/discipline has improved from last season as well. After the last 2 appearances you've gotta wonder why he hasn't featured this season until now.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,424
    He’s one of my faves. Works so bloody hard. He might misplace a pass or make a silly mistake every now and then but I’d rather he was ours than not.

    Would love to see him as captain one day
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 13,195
    He’s one of my faves. Works so bloody hard. He might misplace a pass or make a silly mistake every now and then but I’d rather he was ours than not.

    Would love to see him as captain one day
    You can see he loves the club too. Of all the academy players we’ve seen in recent years he’s the most Charlton of them all
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,823
    He needs games at this stage and I predict he is going to get better and better if he does.
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,595
    edited December 13
    He can be a little naive sometimes but he makes up for it in effort and application. 

    We need more physicality in midfield and he's got that in abundance. 
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,364
    He’s one of my faves. Works so bloody hard. He might misplace a pass or make a silly mistake every now and then but I’d rather he was ours than not.

    Would love to see him as captain one day
    He is what we’ve needed in this team for weeks 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,272
    He had a good game today, showing lots of energy and tackling, but he still passed to Brum far too often, which is why he's not a regular starter.
    There's little point in winning the ball if you give it straight back.
  • Bit of a rough diamond 💎
    Just needs a bit of fine polishing, without losing any of his aggressiveness.

  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,747
    Bit of a rough diamond 💎
    Just needs a bit of fine polishing, without losing any of his aggressiveness.

    He needs to do a reverse Scott Parker - tidy up on the ball and keep his aggression.