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Charlton v Barnsley | Sat 1 Feb | 3pm KO | Post-match Thread

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  • bowyer nearly cost us there. Williams and Taylor both had 10 more minutes minimum left in them. Williams and Taylor off the pitch = poor Charlton. 
  • JWADDICK
    JWADDICK Posts: 846
    So can I take the rubber sheet off my mattress yet?

    COYR
  • limeygent
    limeygent Posts: 3,217
    Looked like Phillips was holding his ribs after a kick.
  • ct_addick said:
    Did you see how Kyle waved as he was leaving the pitch. He must be off..... 
    he was waving at the Barnsley fans
    Whooosh
  • ct_addick
    ct_addick Posts: 4,333
    Mowatt is a good player. They played some nice stuff. We were happy just to get rid of the ball up the field at times. Alfie needs to release the ball going forward. 
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    BBC website says:

    "Charlton earned only their second win in 18  Championship games ....".


    Or they could have said, "Charlton earned only their second win in 7  Championship games .....".

    Or even, "Charlton earned only their eighth win in 30  Championship games .....".

    Or even "Charlton earned only their sixty second win in 100  Championship games .....".


    They are all true. Where do you draw the line.? Hacks trying to be sensationalist.

  • Rossman92
    Rossman92 Posts: 3,650
    Just 5 wins out of the next 16 would get us to 48, which I think is just enough to keep us up. We can do it!!
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,477
    Brilliant from the 6th minute to halftime. Then all the fouls and fatigue started to effect JW, then Lyle went off as well and we faded badly. 

    I like Hemed though he works hard, he needs a goal badly.

    How the hell the ref only showed their number 18 a card once is beyond me.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Much needed 3 points, but we made a lot harder than it needed to be. If only we could defend..... Green worked his socks off, Cullen was immense - as he always is. Thank god we didn’t lose Taylor otherwise we would be really in the shit. 

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  • ct_addick
    ct_addick Posts: 4,333
    cfgs said:
    Brilliant from the 6th minute to halftime. Then all the fouls and fatigue started to effect JW, then Lyle went off as well and we faded badly. 

    I like Hemed though he works hard, he needs a goal badly.

    How the hell the ref only showed their number 18 a card once is beyond me.
    I thought Hemed did well and battled
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,566
    As unconvincing a win as you can get. 2-0 flattered us at h/t and other than the goals not another effort on target. Thank Gawd for Dills and the woodwork. A much needed three points though so no real complaints.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,680
    Totally different side with our main players back in the team.
    Great to get the three points and looking forward to going to stoke next week. 
    But right now I just wanna get home I'm absolutely freezing. 
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,491
    We got lucky if we're honest. Still not convinced wing backs is a good option for us, we looked much more solid against Fulham. 
  • Valley27000
    Valley27000 Posts: 3,417
    God we needed that win.
  • NapaAddick
    NapaAddick Posts: 4,657
    edited February 2020
    So relieved we won.

    But I am more than worried that we were out-possessed 61-39, out passed 70-52, out shot 16-8, out-shot in goal 6-4 and needed 2x as many saves....

    all to scrape by maybe the worst team in the division, at home, with a big crowd and the owner present.

    I worry we have a very difficult slog to the end of the season. We wasted all our transfer window trying to get midfielders and strikers instead of shoring up the actual part of our play that is costing us points.. defense.


  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,491
    Josh Cullen is the best player this club has had for a very long time.
    Wasn't at his best today though. 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,319
    That's the last time JFC comes on in midfield hopefully. He looked good at LWB for a bit earlier this season but has been a complete disaster in the middle 
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  • IR94
    IR94 Posts: 743
    Vital win, but christ we rode our luck, while we do we always crumble in the second half?
  • ct_addick
    ct_addick Posts: 4,333
    Alfie needs to play wing back IMO. Let him get further forward and run at the defense. Great to have someone with his pace. Did I hear correctly that Fulham put a bid in for him?
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,982
    edited February 2020
    Talal said:
    Josh Cullen is the best player this club has had for a very long time.
    Wasn't at his best today though. 
    Second half I thought he was immense. Gets his foot in so many times. Had zero help from JFC and Pratley was out on his feet. 
  • LTKapal
    LTKapal Posts: 1,312
    Nimer getting a taste of a typical little bit of wee in the seat performance.
  • Rossman92
    Rossman92 Posts: 3,650
    Talal said:
    We got lucky if we're honest. Still not convinced wing backs is a good option for us, we looked much more solid against Fulham. 
    Considering the surplus of Midfielders now, I think today is the last time we see wingbacks
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,379
    What a difference Cullen, Williams and Taylor make. Looked much better with them on, struggled when Williams and Taylor went off.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    Talal said:
    We got lucky if we're honest. Still not convinced wing backs is a good option for us, we looked much more solid against Fulham. 
    Maybe today's gameplan was meant to be best use of available players, bearing in mind limited fitness of some.
    Plus the wing backs could provide a bit of pace?

    Once the 3 new players are assessed and integrated in training, maybe a different gameplan and formation will be used?


  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,319
    Rossman92 said:
    Talal said:
    We got lucky if we're honest. Still not convinced wing backs is a good option for us, we looked much more solid against Fulham. 
    Considering the surplus of Midfielders now, I think today is the last time we see wingbacks
    Dunno about that. Wingbacks still means three midfielders, none of whom have a winger remit
  • Made hard work of it, as usual, but generally  a good all round performance. We were cruising at half time and probably guilty of being a bit over confident in the second half. Thankfully they were able to up the work rate again after conceding, although there was a brief wobble and the woodwork came to our rescue too. It wasn’t pretty, in the end, but the result mattered above all else today. 

    One absolute worldy save from Phillips Matthews can’t cross for toffee but he’s looking assured defensively. Back three were mostly good, no glaring errors from any of them. Alfie Gump needs to learn to get his head up, but much promise from the lad, and boy can he run.

    Midfield we’re running on fumes by the end. Cullen and Williams make such a difference. Such a shame Cullen couldn’t direct that diving header better. I might a creamed my pants if that went in, would’ve been a stunning goal. 

    You can see all that Taylor brings by how we looked after Hemed came on. Not digging Hemed our because he did his best to put himself about, but Taylor has that extra bit of pace, strength, and street smarts to give defenders a tough time. No doubts about his commitment - contract or no contract. Hemed will get there with matches and once we start playing to his strengths rather than trying to us him as a Taylor clone.

    I’m going to give motm to Green. Worked really hard, held the ball up, won headers, worried them with his pace, and took his goal ever so well. 
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    Forster-Caskey coming on changed the game, half a yard slower than everybody else on the pitch and offers fairly little going forwards and back. Should’ve been Field or McGeady. 
    It will be next week, probably?

    Forster-Caskey hasn't played since October - not surprising he wasn't sharp.
    At least it gave JFC some 'minutes' towards vital match fitness.