Charlton v West Ham - PSF - Match Thread

Attendance? .

I agree thought Ba was excellent. Watt totally frustrated me, he missed two good chances and spent a lot of the game coasting. The main question I would ask is where are the goals coming from?

Post match views on here?

Well that was about five times better than the Welling or Dagenham performances for a start, and there were quite a few reasons to be hopeful.

Mind you, I have no idea what kind of West Ham team that was. I write this assuming they weren't the West ham U16's or something, lots of skilled players.

We played with a 442 structure I thought, and it was quite effective in it's way. I suppose it is easiest to look at the players as much as I remember them, it got a bit confusing towards the end.

Pope, good solid game except for one bit with a clearance vertically upwards, made a good tip round save second half, catching was good, no distribution problems. West hams dead ball situations were poor so not really tested there.
Solly. Played really well, great defensively, a bit of a double Cryff turn with a touch of the Messi's second half which was fun, rescued us well a few times. Love this guy.
Diarra nearly scored from a corner, so so much better that he has been pre season so far, still unsure about him there, but today he was good.
Patrick like Diarra was improved, very steady and reliable throughout the whole game, lets see how he goes, pretty good.
Fox was, well Fox was Fox, did not look out of place, decent showing.
Johan, a little inconsistent, his good was good, the other stuff no worse than average, will have a great season if fit.
Ba, superb first half, faded just a little until substituted, very good acquisition if he can do this all the time, he looks for a nice through ball a lot, but if he did that more quickly, and disguised his intent better he will be a really good buy.
Jordan, a really good general game, but a couple of actual cock ups too to spoil it a bit, no worries about him though in my view.
Charles-Cook well he has crept up sneakily on the rails hasn't he? I think he would struggle to sustain a season, but definitely keep him in and about the squad, and keep him interested. Good close play, nippy, seems to have a footballing intelligence, liked his showing a lot, has had a good pre season.
Watt see Fox, he was Watt, and all the better for it, should have had at least one goal mind you, and he ought to be annoyed by that, and determined to put it right. Good man is Watt, I like his desire and eagerness even if it doesn't always come off.
Mackienok a HUGE improvement over Dagenham, and he got better as the game unfolded. very entertaining too, a double handed push went cheerily unpunished, began finding team mates consistently as the game progressed, a watch this space player. Lets see.
Everybody played, but of the rest, well firstly the whole team(s) held their end up for the game, as we became a younger and less experienced team, we allowed different facets of play to happen, and a general positive attitude was there to see. It was however KAG who brought about a flying save from the West Ham keeper when we were very unlucky not to score from some lovely build up play.
Ahmed? Well one of his first actions was attempted murder, but th ref had a word and he settled in as a defensive midfielder, probably a 'grower' of a player.
Can't remember in my minds eye much about the others, Callum was all right, THD and others not on long enough to show, mind you seeing THD in front of Fox was interesting, I have said before I think he can do a bit further up the pitch.

I will leave it at that, the football, any comments about the other stuff at the match for elsewhere.