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POST-MATCH THREAD: Peterborough Utd v Charlton Athletic: Saturday 22nd March 2025: KO 15:00
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We really miss Edwards in my opinion and his long throws add another dimension.
As others have said the final ball from wide areas was terrible. Having said that, there were occasions where you just needed someone to gamble on a ball fired across the box.
Felt we didn't give them the respect they deserved and we threw everyone forward from the start leaving us vulnerable to the counter. After going 2 down that was understandable and we were either going to get back into it or they were going to get more. Unfortunately the latter happened.
One final comment our shooting was laughable at times!5 -
The problem we have is that we are not clinical enough in front of goal. That has been the pattern in the last few games. We’ve been lucky though as the other teams have had the same problem. But today Posh were clinical going forward and took their goals well. Maybe it would have been different if Mannion hadn’t had that rush of blood to the head but, once we went behind, we just didn’t have it in us to get back into the game. Even though we had lots of chances I don’t remember their goalie being really tested. For me that could be a problem.5
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Could have lost 6-0 with the great chances that they fucked up. Good start, but we leave so many players pressing upfield that if they get through it as they did many times then we are in trouble. It's a fine balance. Even when dominating we don't seem to make clear chances. Worried that we might drop away. With no Leaburn or Kanu we are down to the bare bones, and although I never thought I would say it, I would now prefer Ahadme or Hylton over Aneke - he is finished I fear.6
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Mannion was wrong to pick it up. But Ramsy should not have gone the back pass. He should have kicked into touch.swords_alive said:
Don't see how that can be when mannion decided to pick it up. Ideally someone kicks it out the park. Similiar to goals conceded at Blackpool and Birmingham, a lesson to be learnt in decisiveness, and a more decisive goalkeeper is always helpful.Rothko said:one of those games, spoke to Stephen Henderson at Cambridge Services, and the fault on the backpass is 100% on Ramsay, should have dealt with it1 -
as jones said last week , you're only as strong as your weakest link and whilst mannion had a mare with that pick up, watson losing his man is what did for us - if edwards is not back next week we have to find an alternative to w
atson and we need to get small back on the other wing - fingers crossed for leaburn also.7 -
He’s never been a cheat code, even back in that season after we just got relegated from the Championship.tangoflash said:I honestly don't understand why some are blaming Mannion fo the back-pass mistake. He was already commited to get the ball, but Ramsey then poked it to him. If you watch it back he was halfway down at the point of contact, so no chance of pulling out.
Been saying it since Aneke came back, but he's a spent flush that offers nothing. He has no pace and resorts to grabbing opposition players, giving away cheap free-kicks. Last season, he was a cheat-code. This season, he's just a liability.
it was a silly name he got branded with during a desperate time in our history, and because we were at rock bottom, we latched onto it to mask the pain of what we had become.
We’re at the end of a pathetic 3 and a half years and I wish him well in his property career or whatever he goes onto next - we need him gone10 -
BexhillAddick said:We really miss Edwards in my opinion and his long throws add another dimension.
As others have said the final ball from wide areas was terrible. Having said that, there were occasions where you just needed someone to gamble on a ball fired across the box.
Felt we didn't give them the respect they deserved and we threw everyone forward from the start leaving us vulnerable to the counter. After going 2 down that was understandable and we were either going to get back into it or they were going to get more. Unfortunately the latter happened.
One final comment our shooting was laughable at times!
Agree with this. Charlton piled forward after the first goal and left the defence exposed. Going 1-0 down was retrievable but 2-0 was match turning. I think the team were overconfident and that they just had to push forward and the equaliser would be there. It is a bit of complacency. Definitely missing Edwards, who brings stablity to the defence. Easier to be wise after the event, but the team needed to be set up up differently against a pacey Peterborough front 4.
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All Mannion needed to do was welly it away.Athletico Charlton said:We were very very poor today I thought. Defense just not at it at all.
Ramsey at fault for the backpass, Mannion was going to collect it from his initial touch, and had gone down to do so, Ramsey then passes it back with a needless extra tough and Mannion, on the floor can't really do anything.
Aneke is totally busted, he just wrestles and gives away free kicks, killing all momentum. Sadly Ahadme is no better. Praying Leaburn is not out long.
Disappointing afternoon.
He had enough time to do so.11 -
Well as a goalie/goalie coach it’s not surprising he would say that.Rothko said:one of those games, spoke to Stephen Henderson at Cambridge Services, and the fault on the backpass is 100% on Ramsay, should have dealt with it
He’s wrong, Mannion had time to boot that clear8 -
Equally so did Ramsay.Covered End said:
Well as a goalie/goalie coach it’s not surprising he would say that.Rothko said:one of those games, spoke to Stephen Henderson at Cambridge Services, and the fault on the backpass is 100% on Ramsay, should have dealt with it
He’s wrong, Mannion had time to boot that clear2 - Sponsored links:
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I posted this last week (and then backed up by @PragueAddick) and got pelters.Rob said:The problem we have is that we are not clinical enough in front of goal. That has been the pattern in the last few games. We’ve been lucky though as the other teams have had the same problem. But today Posh were clinical going forward and took their goals well. Maybe it would have been different if Mannion hadn’t had that rush of blood to the head but, once we went behind, we just didn’t have it in us to get back into the game. Even though we had lots of chances I don’t remember their goalie being really tested. For me that could be a problem.
Perhaps it now might start sinking in.5 -
We were always going to get a result like that at some stage. It happens.The main thing is to bounce back.
Don’t panic!
If you’d told me we’d be in this position towards the end of March after the Crawley game, I wouldn’t have believed you.
The super-low players’ marks are an overreaction to an admittedly poor result imho.11 -
Charlton Players made some bad decisions against Posh:
Forget who are your favourites and who you want too carry the can.
Macca made the initial mistake which led to the 1st goal when he made a poor decision. No problem, we still have defenders who can clear up. Ramsey, then compounds the mistake with the back pass; ok it's short but Mannion can kick it. No he picks it up. 3 players made mistakes leading to the free kick. Ok not good but we have players on the line so we can block the Free kick which we did but a lovely ball back in and the attacker get between Watson and Ramsey and Goal.
Individual mistakes and collective mistakes started the 3-0 defeat and Posh could've had 6 by the end as we had to gamble but with Docherty endangering the crowd with his wild shooting and Berry making poor contact with every effort, it was left to Small and Ramsey who at least hit the target but no goal.
I felt we were all woken up today after a long sweet dream never quite became orgasmic!
Frustrating day at the office but Posh attacked with Flair and the stable partnerships which had seen CAFC storm up the table specially in defence disappeared.
We are back to trying to finish in a play-off place which should be our only focus now as injury will occur in a contract sport however good your head of the medical team is.
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Honestly such a weird game, in some respects we should have won easily, but in others we were lucky to only concede 3!18
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Summed up nicely. End of discussion.sam3110 said:Honestly such a weird game, in some respects we should have won easily, but in others we were lucky to only concede 3!Close the thread now.😀 🙃 😳1 -
You're related?Bailey said:I know some people won't ......No ! most people won't agree with me, it was good to see Ahadme back, he actually had one of our four shots on target, we are going to need him fit and finding some form.2 -
That game emphasised what most of us probably already knew: that with our best 11, playing in their best positions, in our preferred formation, we are a top two side.
But a couple of injuries, and enforced changes to the formation, and we become only a top ten side.
Edwards and Leaburn (to come on) were big misses, and TC /Small on the same flank, doesn't work.
We need to get back to full strength for the playoffs.12 -
Yep, Peterborough had a lot of success down their right flank which Edwards would have a done a better job at preventing.BexhillAddick said:We really miss Edwards in my opinion and his long throws add another dimension.
As others have said the final ball from wide areas was terrible. Having said that, there were occasions where you just needed someone to gamble on a ball fired across the box.
Felt we didn't give them the respect they deserved and we threw everyone forward from the start leaving us vulnerable to the counter. After going 2 down that was understandable and we were either going to get back into it or they were going to get more. Unfortunately the latter happened.
One final comment our shooting was laughable at times!
Poku had a fair bit of joy in the first half & the small guy that came on for him in the second half (Cian Hayes) ran us ragged.0 -
Really rubbing it in .. Peterborough United romp to victory after outclassing promotion chasers Charlton Athletic0
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Six of one and half a dozen of the other 🤷♂️LargeAddick said:
Equally so did Ramsay.Covered End said:
Well as a goalie/goalie coach it’s not surprising he would say that.Rothko said:one of those games, spoke to Stephen Henderson at Cambridge Services, and the fault on the backpass is 100% on Ramsay, should have dealt with it
He’s wrong, Mannion had time to boot that clear0 - Sponsored links:
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I don’t think that headline is unfair. They could and should have scored atleast 5. Missed a couple of absolute sitters in the 2nd half.Lincsaddick said:Really rubbing it in .. Peterborough United romp to victory after outclassing promotion chasers Charlton Athletic4 -
ForeverAddickted said:Looks a charming little place...A right dump to be honest. They spent loads of European Union money on the place in the 70s or 80s I think. Apart from the dual carriageways around the city it has made not one bit of difference. Not much money or industry round the place.This poor display by us has given me a steely reserve to travel to the Mansfield game, can't make Huddersfield but Lincoln at home is on.Need to make sure we stay in top 6 and finish on a high.0
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From station / city centre / ground it looks a hell of a lot nicer than the Stevenage and Birmingham walks this season12
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I thought we looked comfortable and in control
until the opening goal and the game might have gone a very different way if we hadn’t conceded. But once we did; we started getting cut open all over the shop.The issue we always have and the worry is we are not threatening enough creating and taking actual chances and when it comes to the end of the season, and the play offs if we make it, you are very likely to have to have it in your locker to be more dangerous to be able to turn the screw and turn it around if and when it goes against you at some point - which our two great Sunderland play off conquering sides had, but it feels like we are going to have to rely on not conceding as we just don’t have the goal threat , we don’t really have those individuals capable of pulling a goal from nothing.6 -
So, have I got this right?Croydon said:Wouldn't have happened at all if Gillesphey hadn't cheaply given the ball away in the first place
Ramsey passed the ball back to Mannion and, finding it hard to agree who was at fault, we go back to an earlier action by Gillesphey and blame him (as usual).
This post has 8 likes so far. Bloody typical unfair scapegoating of Gillesphey again.20 -
Yeah I like Peterborough. It's not Paris but the high street is adequate, the pubs are good, and I think the boat pub is the best pub in the division. The station is fairly near the ground.AFKABartram said:From station / city centre / ground it looks a hell of a lot nicer than the Stevenage and Birmingham walks this seasonIt was even better 10ish years ago when the away stand was terraced.7 -
I didn’t quite understand why the away section on the side stand looked so empty when we had sold almost all the seats…0
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Must be the route. I parked the opposite side. Agree about Stevenage, best bit of Brum is the canals and Jaguar factories.AFKABartram said:From station / city centre / ground it looks a hell of a lot nicer than the Stevenage and Birmingham walks this season
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Well that was a tough watch, it’s how we react to it, that’s going to make the difference.
Draw a line under it, take the players bowling, and come out and steam roller Huddersfield on Saturday.5 -
If as reported Leaburn is out for the season and Kanu out for a month, we need my Uncle Gas to hit form, not before time to be fair.ElfsborgAddick said:
You're related?Bailey said:I know some people won't ......No ! most people won't agree with me, it was good to see Ahadme back, he actually had one of our four shots on target, we are going to need him fit and finding some form.4
