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MATCH THREAD: Cambridge v Charlton Ath: BSMTrophy: Tues 17th Sept 2024: KO 19.10 +post-match p20

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  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    Leuth said:
    Hala Madriddddd 
    Just vomited my entire digestive system up 
    But still had the mental strength to post and let us know. Top man!
  • bertpalmer
    bertpalmer Posts: 1,774
    edited September 2024
    I have no idea who this lass is commentating on Sky but she's got all the enthusiasm and excitement of someone reviewing their online grocery order.
    In the first half she said kanu was being marked by 2 centre backs either side  
  • bertpalmer
    bertpalmer Posts: 1,774
    I thought lyle was quiet
  • aliwibble said:
    Stig said:
    Thanks for the commentary Ali.
    What about the rest of us? - Mod favouritism going on here clearly!!
    Maybe, or maybe you lost brownie points for the spoof score update ;)
    Foxycafc said:
    am i the only one with audio ahead of their video
    I don't know. What's the score?
    Cambridge are 4-1 up
    Was really disappointed no one bite on that one ;)
  • Southbank said:
    Jonniesta said:
    Southbank said:
    Lots of positives, but some negatives. Worst thing for me was that none of the three academy boys from last season who started, Anderson, Asimwe and Kanu, look as if they are progressing, none of them look good enough for a first team challenging for promotion.
    On the other hand, Edun, Mitchell and REG looked good and most of Taylor's dead balls were better than the first teams'. Campbell was not that impressive.
    Think you're being harsh on Kanu. He added a lot. Agreed on Anderson obviously!
    I like Kanu, he works hard but does not look like scoring, a striker's main job ( great assist tho)
    Which is so weird because he looked like he'd be a great goalscorer when he was coming through the youth teams 
  • A lot of the players out there desperately needed the minutes, as we're 2 months into the season and many of them have hardly played at all. Thus the team understandably faded in the last 20 minutes, as they're lack of match fitness slightly showed.

    Indeed, while I understand why NJ wants to keep a settled side, to build relationships and partnerships on the field, there were players out there tonight who showed they can do a very decent job for us, and could have in the last 2 months. Slightly baffling why Taylor has been invisible for 2 months for example. And it was also a surprise that nobody went out on loan either at the end of the window, would we really have missed Asiimwe if he had gone out on loan until January?
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,485
    edited September 2024
    A lot of the players out there desperately needed the minutes, as we're 2 months into the season and many of them have hardly played at all. Thus the team understandably faded in the last 20 minutes, as they're lack of match fitness slightly showed.

    Indeed, while I understand why NJ wants to keep a settled side, to build relationships and partnerships on the field, there were players out there tonight who showed they can do a very decent job for us, and could have in the last 2 months. Slightly baffling why Taylor has been invisible for 2 months for example. And it was also a surprise that nobody went out on loan either at the end of the window, would we really have missed Asiimwe if he had gone out on loan until January?
    Asiimwe got injured didn't he? Or am I thinking of someone else 
  • thewolfboy
    thewolfboy Posts: 2,927
    Thanks for the feedback everyone.
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,277
    aliwibble said:
    Stig said:
    Thanks for the commentary Ali.
    What about the rest of us? - Mod favouritism going on here clearly!!
    Maybe, or maybe you lost brownie points for the spoof score update ;)
    Foxycafc said:
    am i the only one with audio ahead of their video
    I don't know. What's the score?
    Cambridge are 4-1 up
    Was really disappointed no one bite on that one ;)
    The only reason I didn't give you a yellow card was I was already 3 pages behind by that point :)
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  • jams
    jams Posts: 1,219
    A collection of random thoughts:

    - Potts looked like a calm head knowing when and what to do. As Cambridge were building a head of steam , potts went down with what looked like a dubious injury to kill momentum 

    - not sure what's happening with karoy. Yes the red card bad but more generally I think he needs to work out what sort of player he wants to be 

    - Taylors set pieces were pretty good and generally tidy 

    - delighted to see Edwards on the pitch so soon
  • Southbank said:
    Jonniesta said:
    Southbank said:
    Lots of positives, but some negatives. Worst thing for me was that none of the three academy boys from last season who started, Anderson, Asimwe and Kanu, look as if they are progressing, none of them look good enough for a first team challenging for promotion.
    On the other hand, Edun, Mitchell and REG looked good and most of Taylor's dead balls were better than the first teams'. Campbell was not that impressive.
    Think you're being harsh on Kanu. He added a lot. Agreed on Anderson obviously!
    I like Kanu, he works hard but does not look like scoring, a striker's main job ( great assist tho)
    More or less likely than our current front 2?
  • arny23394
    arny23394 Posts: 1,180
    I must have seen Karoy play 20/25 games now and I don't think I’ve been impressed once. Apart from endlessly giving the ball away and committing niggly fouls, what does he do?
  • fenaddick said:
    Glad that he mentioned Edun and Taylor from the performances, and he's right... Both came in today, along with others, no treating it as a half hearted run out, which we've seen from others in the past, but they've put in a proper display!! 
  • Goal at Derby last season did us a bit of a favour. Good squad player, maybe playing international football has gone to his head a bit. Overall good performance,  players getting a needed run out and to give NJ something to  think about in a positive way, really hope Taylor gets to push on, lad has been so unlucky yet attitude has been great throughout. Encouraging performance considering the number of changes 
  • Nicholas
    Nicholas Posts: 7,627
    Take Anderson out the game and we win the game 4 or 5-0. Him alone has nearly cost us. Needs to buck up his ideas before Jones freezes him out. I think he will be a decent holding midfielder one day but needs to start learning fast. Lucky it was a nothing game today so hopefully its the kick up the arse he needs.
  • Scoham said:
    arny23394 said:
    I must have seen Karoy play 20/25 games now and I don't think I’ve been impressed once. Apart from endlessly giving the ball away and committing niggly fouls, what does he do?
    Runs all day, presses the opposition, wins challenges, gets forward to get the occasional goal or assist (2 and 4 respectively according to statbank). A lot of the things Jones wants in a CM.

    Not every academy player will be a PL star of the future (copyright Katrien Meire), some will be useful squad players for us. He's still only 19, nearly 20 and not made 50 appearances for us yet. He's young enough to improve, and if he doesn't he'll be moved on.
    Well said.
  • I thought we were good tonight, especially considering it was 11 changes. We moved the ball forward quicker than usual and the interplay was good. Edun was aggressive and smart on the ball, Taylor was clam and efficient, Kanu held the ball up well and Potts looked extremely assured. REG was decent as well. I feel like we had a couple of the line and were unlucky to only score 2. Other than their pen Cambridge never really troubled us and that bodes very well given it was an entirely different team. Good stuff
  • How encouraging to see what a strong squad the club now has. It’s been a long time since it could have put out such a  solid reserve 11.
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  • arny23394
    arny23394 Posts: 1,180
    Scoham said:
    arny23394 said:
    I must have seen Karoy play 20/25 games now and I don't think I’ve been impressed once. Apart from endlessly giving the ball away and committing niggly fouls, what does he do?
    Runs all day, presses the opposition, wins challenges, gets forward to get the occasional goal or assist (2 and 4 respectively according to statbank). A lot of the things Jones wants in a CM.

    Not every academy player will be a PL star of the future (copyright Katrien Meire), some will be useful squad players for us. He's still only 19, nearly 20 and not made 50 appearances for us yet. He's young enough to improve, and if he doesn't he'll be moved on.
    Running and pressing is a prerequisite for any footballer. He may run around a lot, but his poor first touch means he gives the ball away an awful lot, he rarely attempts to pass the ball forward and gives away lots of silly fouls. 

    No doubt he can and will improve, but currently he’s nowhere near the level needed to compete at the top of league 1.
  • Bromley have managed to get 2 points from one game! They really have been taking note of the explanations of @seth plum

      
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
    edited September 2024
    arny23394 said:
    Scoham said:
    arny23394 said:
    I must have seen Karoy play 20/25 games now and I don't think I’ve been impressed once. Apart from endlessly giving the ball away and committing niggly fouls, what does he do?
    Runs all day, presses the opposition, wins challenges, gets forward to get the occasional goal or assist (2 and 4 respectively according to statbank). A lot of the things Jones wants in a CM.

    Not every academy player will be a PL star of the future (copyright Katrien Meire), some will be useful squad players for us. He's still only 19, nearly 20 and not made 50 appearances for us yet. He's young enough to improve, and if he doesn't he'll be moved on.
    Running and pressing is a prerequisite for any footballer. He may run around a lot, but his poor first touch means he gives the ball away an awful lot, he rarely attempts to pass the ball forward and gives away lots of silly fouls. 

    No doubt he can and will improve, but currently he’s nowhere near the level needed to compete at the top of league 1.
    On your first point they don’t all do it consistently and not at the high intensity Anderson does.

    I read the same type of arguments when we had Cousins, Wagstaff and Lapslie, but their energy added something to the squads they were a part of. I don’t disagree about his weaknesses, but there’s a place for him in this squad. You don’t need 20 Championship quality players to get promoted.

    Like I said if he improves he’ll grow with us, if he doesn’t he might drop down a league or two like Wagstaff and Lapslie did. Cousins on the other hand wasn’t a technical player but played in the Championship for several years after leaving us. Fox although a different position was another hard worker who’s done the same. If you underestimate the importance of those attributes you can end up with a squad that lacks the aggression and legs to properly compete. This season is the first for a while where that doesn’t seem to be the case.

    It would also likely cost a lot more in wages to have an experienced L1 squad player who offers similar strengths but is a bit more well rounded. That budget can instead be put towards first choice players.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    arny23394 said:
    Scoham said:
    arny23394 said:
    I must have seen Karoy play 20/25 games now and I don't think I’ve been impressed once. Apart from endlessly giving the ball away and committing niggly fouls, what does he do?
    Runs all day, presses the opposition, wins challenges, gets forward to get the occasional goal or assist (2 and 4 respectively according to statbank). A lot of the things Jones wants in a CM.

    Not every academy player will be a PL star of the future (copyright Katrien Meire), some will be useful squad players for us. He's still only 19, nearly 20 and not made 50 appearances for us yet. He's young enough to improve, and if he doesn't he'll be moved on.
    Running and pressing is a prerequisite for any footballer. He may run around a lot, but his poor first touch means he gives the ball away an awful lot, he rarely attempts to pass the ball forward and gives away lots of silly fouls. 

    No doubt he can and will improve, but currently he’s nowhere near the level needed to compete at the top of league 1.
    You’d think that would be the case…

    There’s obviously a reason that Jones likes him. He didn’t have one of his best performances tonight judging by some comments but I’m not particularly enjoying what I sense to be the beginnings of a pile on.

    Look at the narrative around TC last year and how quickly things change in football. Let’s give our young lads a chance to figure it out.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    fenaddick said:
    Like these comments from Nathan Jones. Lots of positives.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    Bromley have managed to get 2 points from one game! They really have been taking note of the explanations of @seth plum

      
    You get a bonus point if you win a penalty shootout after a draw in 90 minutes.
  • Major
    Major Posts: 1,026
    We haven't touched it up front for 10 mins. 
    Good Lord.  Been about 10 years for me.
  • Terry Taylor’s set pieces are good, also not bad as a player at all.

    Zach was decent aswell with his ball carrying. Reminded me of Bielik.


  • clive said:
    Nice to see us in red and white.