MATCH THREAD : Reading Vs Charlton Athletic : Saturday 10th February 2024 :KO 15:00

ross1

Louis Mendez

@LouisMend

Free-kick given to Reading as Coventry's corner comes over

ForeverAddickted

FFS so frustrating to give a foul from a corner!!

Southbank

Edun cannot defend, TWatson cannot defend or attack.

Nug

Bright start by us but so little quality on the pitch.

ForeverAddickted

Bindon has looked a good player for Reading - Twice now he's slid in and stopped a potential goal from us.

SELR_addicks

ForeverAddickted said:

Bindon has looked a good player for Reading - Twice now he's slid in and stopped a potential goal from us.

Reading lose 3 CBs yet still have better CBs than us 

SDAddick

SDAddick said:

Also this team looks SO much better pressing and defending on the front foot. Edun is really good at that part of defending, less so some of the other bits

This is true for 10A too 

eastterrace6168

ForeverAddickted said:

Bindon has looked a good player for Reading - Twice now he's slid in and stopped a potential goal from us.

Boooooo!..🙄

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Louis Mendez

@LouisMend

Nervy moments in the Charlton box as Yiadom receives the ball back to goal six yards out. Eventually crowded out, Savage's cross then evades everyone.

cantersaddick

Fuck me thay was nervy. How did we get away with that. Need a rocket at half time. Bold move from the manager to do that in his first game.

Chunes

Wing is a good player. That was a nice pass. 

ForeverAddickted

Not sure how their lad was allowed to be unmarked just outside our six yard box!!

ForeverAddickted

3mins added

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Burton winning 0-1

Exiled_Addick

Edun’s sense of defensive positioning is some of the worst I can remember. Just in the wrong place all the time. 

eastterrace6168

Bloody stupid 30 second rule again!!

ForeverAddickted

lol!... T.Watson wasnt given any physio treatment, but still has to leave the pitch for 30secs?

ross1

1. 45'

   Post update

   Delay over. They are ready to continue.

2. 45'

   Post update

   Delay in match because of an injury Tennai Watson (Charlton Athletic).

SDAddick

I'm pretty sure Gillesphey played in the middle of the back three at Plymouth and you can see why: he does not look comfortable defending in wider positions. But if we're going to play Edun at LWB he's going to leave space in behind him. Would rather see TT left, maybe MG central although he makes me nervous, and REG right. 

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Louis Mendez

@LouisMend

Three mins added

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Louis Mendez

@LouisMend

A solitary tennis ball has been thrown onto the pitch.

Redvalleyeast

ross1 said:

Burton winning 0-1

Course they are, that must be near enough every team around us winning🙄

ForeverAddickted

WTF was Isted trying to do there, shielding the ball away?

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Louis Mendez

@LouisMend

Reading corner just before half-time....

ForeverAddickted

HT: Reading 0-0 Charlton

Nug

I’m surprised with Gillesphey, I was expecting him to be more composed and experienced. He looks a bit like a headless chicken at times.

eastterrace6168

HT 0-0,so far so good, bright start and then normal service resumed...second half kicking towards our own, over to you Nathan,...oh and get KANU on for Fred...please

Exiled_Addick

10 minutes must be a record for the shortest ever new manager bounce. Even Appleton got half a dozen games. 

fenaddick

well we aren’t losing. not much else to say about that 

cantersaddick

Well my grapes were the highlight of that half. Going down nicely.