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Charlton Athletic v West Brom | FA Cup R3 | Sun 5 January | Post-match thread

LoOkOuT
LoOkOuT Posts: 10,857
edited January 2020 in General Charlton
Not to be, but a gallant effort in the second half.

Hopefully, with a bit of time off, we get some more bodies in and we go again with West Brom next week.

Over to you.
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  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,355
    Getting happy with these narrow 0-1 defeats!
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,656
    Was late getting in to thank @ross1 and others on the match thread.

    The youngsters did all and more than can reasonably be expected. More importantly there appear to be no more injuries!
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,323
    Oshilaja best player on the pitch for us

    Hemed towards the end finally showed what he may bring for us whilst Williams gave us that attacking intent back rather than aimless balls up front

    Again none of the kids overly impressed but harsh when you force them all to play together - Wiredu certainly needs to work on his ball control whilst Odoh let the game bypass him too much

    Davison though continues to signs of having a future in the Football League, is dreadfully unlucky not to have scored for us yet

    Solly (Im his biggest defender) had a weak game today with a few spells making it painful to watch - His Charlton career is far from done, he'll have much better games this season

    We're far from gone yet... We move on to our next opponents
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    Not too disappointed with the result given the circumstances and it was the right call to play the kids.

    Would love a decent cup run one of these years however. 
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    So were there any on-field presentations of the new ownership team today, or are they waiting, maybe, for next week and a proper crowd? 
  • Lazy_eye_metaphor
    Lazy_eye_metaphor Posts: 1,959
    Good second half display but the highlight for me was seeing Jonny Williams back in action. I wonder how soon before Josh Cullen returns?
  • Rossman92
    Rossman92 Posts: 3,650
    Had a weird last 10 minutes where I wanted us to score but didnt want to go to a replay. Davison unlucky not to score after he really grew into the game. 

    Palace also lost to Derby at home so only Millwall has a shot of being the only other South London club to win the FA Cup this year 
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  • charlton_hero
    charlton_hero Posts: 4,667
    Andre Green is looking promising.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    More than happy with that result. 
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,231
    A decent effort by the mainly u21 to keep the score down plus the reliable Dillion.
    Scoring 0 again will be repeated in the League match against West Brom as both Taylor and Bonne are missing. Steve Gallen needs help from Matt Southall this week.
    Being plucky doesn't get you points unfortunately.
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,196
    lordromford said:
    This game can only be seen as a positive in my opinion.
    The kids all got a bit of experience against the likes of Barry, Brunt, Austin etc. Admittedly, some look a little out of their depth at the mo - Frodo being the main one, but also Stevenson. Henry is only 16, so will hopefully kick on well. Wiredu is a bit raw, but I thought Vennings and Davison did ok.


    Being out of his depth didn't stop Frodo.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,026
    Seemingly no-one wanting us to equalise. Ahh, the romance of the cup will never die.

    Dull first half. With the lack of pace and any crowd noise echoing around a 3/4 empty stadium it had the feel of a training match. All different in the second half. Team were a credit.
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    Went into the cup with nothing. Exited the cup with nothing. What have you lost? Nothing.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,272
    Gareth Barry made his professional debut before 7 of our starting 11 were born.

    Puts things into perspective
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,026
    1StevieG said:
    Went into the cup with nothing. Exited the cup with nothing. What have you lost? Nothing.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHPOzQzk9Qo
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,323
    superclive98 said:
    So were there any on-field presentations of the new ownership team today, or are they waiting, maybe, for next week and a proper crowd? 
    A big name signing was announced... Not allowed to say who it was though
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,169
    edited January 2020
    Didn’t want him the match, but glad to hear the young ‘uns didn’t disgrace themselves. 

    A narrow defeat is probably the best result for us. Sad as it is, we just do not need the extra fixtures this season. A narrow defeat shouldn’t destroy any of the young players confidence so it’s good from that perspective too.

    Hopefully the only way is up from here. 
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  • MStuartPerm
    MStuartPerm Posts: 611
    It’s a shame that after the takeover was finalised the new owners couldn’t be greeted by a bigger crowd, albeit a cup game. 

    onto the game Solly, was awful one point lost out to their player despite a ten metre start. Odoh nowhere near good enough. 
    Thought Henry looked ok one great cross before he was taken off. 

    Surprised to see Hemed and Williams on the bench and have to question why if they were fit enough today why they weren’t fit enough to be on the bench Thursday. 

  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,149
    So much for all the conspiracy theorists and the "divided fanbase" then...


  • SouthLondonisRed
    SouthLondonisRed Posts: 569
    How did Hemed, Williams and our new signing Green play? Did they do alright?
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    edited January 2020
    Surprisingly enjoyable. 
    Oshilaja was outstanding, particularly in the air. Naby also played well, like the Naby of last season, and they made a decent combination. 
    Great to see the youngsters putting up a decent fight against a strong West Brom side. Davison in particular played well, and Stevenson grew into the game. Wiredu twice lost control of the ball when in good positions, and then heard Bowyer telling him “relax when you get through”. 
    Williams coming back and not limping off was a big bonus. 
    I guess no one wanted a replay, so another FA Cup has been and gone. Shame really, but understandable. 

    Edit post highlights: Unbelievable save by Phillips from Austin. He didn't just stick out his hand, he swatted the ball away.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,323
    SouthLondonisRed said:
    How did Hemed, Williams and our new signing Green play? Did they do alright?
    Hemed; Didnt get much service so pretty ineffective

    Green; Needs to pass a little better but a threat

    Williams; eased his way back, showed glimpses
  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,223
    MStuartPerm said:
    It’s a shame that after the takeover was finalised the new owners couldn’t be greeted by a bigger crowd, albeit a cup game. 

    onto the game Solly, was awful one point lost out to their player despite a ten metre start. Odoh nowhere near good enough. 
    Thought Henry looked ok one great cross before he was taken off. 

    Surprised to see Hemed and Williams on the bench and have to question why if they were fit enough today why they weren’t fit enough to be on the bench Thursday. 

    I’d imagine because Thursdays game was always going to be a lot more competitive today, and therefore more chance of injury. Today was a more relaxed introduction into play outside of training. Works well in my opinion.  
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,377
    What was the formation and who played where? Sky Sports app put up a ridiculous 4-4-2 with Green and Solly as our centre backs.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,323
    Scoham said:
    What was the formation and who played where? Sky Sports app put up a ridiculous 4-4-2 with Green and Solly as our centre backs.
    Would say 4-5-1

    Phillips
    Solly - Oshilaja - Sarr - Stevenson
    Odoh - Henry - Wiredu - Vennings - Green
    Davison
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    Liverpool have also pretty much fielded a team of kids and reserves, so we’re in good company!

    Are clubs allowed to just choose to withdraw from the FA Cup if they wish? We can’t be that far off that happening more frequently if so. 

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