It must be quite a simple teamtalk to give (and weeks worth of planning):
- Keep it tight but attack in numbers when you do as getting a lead will see them struggle to get back into the game. If you can go 1 up, you are likely to draw/win the game, so focus on that first goal. They haven't won from a losing position since Feb 2022 and have only come back to draw in 10 of the last 48 games that they've been behind (Thanks LM for stat).
- Attack them on the brink of HT and FT. It's very likely you will see a lack of concentration, leadership and tactical structure which will lead to a goal.
It makes me sad to think that this is how simple it is for an opposition team to prepare for us.
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I'm starting to think there is a lack of discipline in the whole set up. Some of the basic mistakes our players make shouldn't be happening at any professional level. The sloppiness in our play is for all to see, and it's been like that for a long time.
If they are that sloppy in what we see on the pitch, chances are they are that sloppy on a day to day basis. Our strength and conditioning is a case in point. If they are not doing things right between games then no wonder the injury list is piling up
We need to up our levels in all aspects of professional conduct to have any real chance.
The players, managers, coaches, competition, owners, shirt sponsor, kit manufacturer, literally pretty much everything apart from the fans, the fact we play at The Valley and the name Charlton Athletic has changed in that time, and yet the same basic mistakes are made season after season
Sandgaard was the nearest to doing so in that he mentioned the issue was the market/pool we were shopping in. But then things didn't materialise from observation zone.
You're a proper strange fish.
I reckon my Nan could beat these powderpuffs on her own, no team talk
You’re right I am a strange fish, I’m autistic but I can still have an opinion, something you struggle to except, when people disagree with you, why’s that. @offit?
We defended from the front and the games were boring but we were tighter than certain CL members on a night out.
As Lee had an A-Z of formations we tried to be more pro active but as injuries occured our shape disappeared into the sunset.
I remember Nigel Adkins celebrating a home 0-0 against Sheffield Wednesday in a first game of the season. Just like a National League lover our fore play was lacking and we couldn't score 🙄
One thing I have noticed is that May has to make a run beyond the defender and hope he misses it. Which with better sides doesn't happen often. What he would be more effective doing is playing off flicks and knock ons from a forward, like Leaburn for instance, but we don't have that option at the moment. CBT has only one effective cross he can make at the moment and that is a low one but you keep doing those they are too easy to defend against. They have to cach defences out! But so far his higher crosses are not bad, it is just when you have small players who are outnumbered by opponents in the small space in front of goal, where the danger is, you are not going to get much joy and that isn't CBTs fault.
If you analyse most goals to the nth degree then someone is usually at fault somewhere along the line - ie there has been a "cock-up" somewhere.
It's not a modern phenomenon. People make mistakes. It's the very essence of what makes football exciting - you can never be absolutely sure what is going to happen.
It's really not a difficult concept to understand.
So, it’s not just me saying this it’s others are also aware we seem to have a problem.
Of course your right it’s a game played world wide and inevitably there will be mistakes that might cost points. It just appears to be happening to us a bit too regularly and consistently and as I’ve already said, I’m not alone in thinking that, even Holden has referred to it in recent interviews. So I’m not sure why you are in some sort of denial about it. It’s not that difficult to see or get your head around?
We’ll just have to agree to disagree but hopefully without the ‘strange fish’ comments.