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Stevenage vs Charlton Athletic | Saturday 16th September 2023 @ 3pm | Match Preview
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a clean sheet please and then work from there
be great to nick a win, but first and foremost sort out the back for and don't concede4 -
We have to take the youngsters out of the firing line for this one. Going away to a bruising Steve Evans hoofball team who's entire game is drilled around the dark arts, we need a more experienced team.
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Hope Chem Campbell starts. I think he’s going to have the potential to be as influential on our season as JRS was last season, but in a different style. One to watch for me3
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Might just be wishful thinking on my part rather than what I expect but would love to see this
Chem has been fantastic the last 2 games and has potential to be a stand out this season.
CBT has been one of the best players going forward the last couple of seasons but can't defend as we know, May and Leaburn have to start.
Managers seem to want to try all these clever formations, but we actually have the players that the above formation could actually work so just go back to basics and give it a try10 -
If we were to play a 4-3-3 would playing May inside left and looking to play him through onto his right to shoot be a shout?0
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Can’t believe the number happy with a draw. The teams who exit this league to the Championship will be winning at Stevenage…….Nothing other than win is acceptable…..8
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I have a tingle in my balls about this one. I think a positive away win and we start from here.5
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Because they think we won't be exiting the league this year.RaplhMilne said:Can’t believe the number happy with a draw. The teams who exit this league to the Championship will be winning at Stevenage…….Nothing other than win is acceptable…..
Not to the championship anyway.0 -
I assume from your moniker that this is all lab tested and published?MrScientist said:I have a tingle in my balls about this one. I think a positive away win and we start from here.7 -
The have a lot of pace upfront, much more so than you might expect from a Steve Evans longball side. I don't think Miles is fit enough to start, think he only lasted 45 in the Pizza Cup game. And I know Appleton is a 4-3-3 man, so I think it'll be a modified 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1 to play Campbell in the 10 role.
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Asiimwe Hector Jones Edun
........Taylor Dobson
T. Campbell C. Campbell CBT
.............May
Bench: AMB, Ness, T Watson, Anderson, L Waston, Leaburn, Tedic
Tomorrow starts what I think we're going to see a fair amount this season: fit first team players missing out on the matchday squad altogether. Abankwah, Kanu, Thomas, Deji, and Kirk (to a lesser extent) to all miss out on the 18. As Abankwah and T. Watson get up to speed, plus Camara and Fraser come back from injury, we might start to see Anderson and Asiimwe missing out on the 18 as well.1 - Sponsored links:
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Maybe the plan is to have a lot of tall blokes and Taylor delivers the ball well.0
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AMB well out of favour then!0
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Leaburn did 45 minutes and played well (goal and an assist). He’s then had another week and a half to improve his fitness, I would assume we played some kind of behind closed doors friendly or at least a training 11v11 game last weekend too. He should be fine to start and be stepped up to at least 60 minutes tomorrowSDAddick said:The have a lot of pace upfront, much more so than you might expect from a Steve Evans longball side. I don't think Miles is fit enough to start, think he only lasted 45 in the Pizza Cup game. And I know Appleton is a 4-3-3 man, so I think it'll be a modified 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1 to play Campbell in the 10 role.
.............Isted
Asiimwe Hector Jones Edun
........Taylor Dobson
T. Campbell C. Campbell CBT
.............May
Bench: AMB, Ness, T Watson, Anderson, L Waston, Leaburn, Tedic
Tomorrow starts what I think we're going to see a fair amount this season: fit first team players missing out on the matchday squad altogether. Abankwah, Kanu, Thomas, Deji, and Kirk (to a lesser extent) to all miss out on the 18. As Abankwah and T. Watson get up to speed, plus Camara and Fraser come back from injury, we might start to see Anderson and Asiimwe missing out on the 18 as well.2 -
I would play AMB, but I think it’s likely to be Isted just because he’s been away with Australia so Appleton has probably only met him for the first time yesterday whereas Isted has been training all weekthewolfboy said:AMB well out of favour then!3 -
Anything less than beating them 5 nil and Appleton giving Steve Evans a wedgie will be unacceptable12
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All I want is….
4 at the back
Full backs to defend rather than play as wingers (limiting runs forward)
Alfie to finally have the partner he needs (Big Miles) up front4 -
I won't settle for anything less than 24 points.1
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Going to be a hard game need to be at our best Going for a good 2-1 win to the mighty CAFC COYR
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It will be a historic day for the club if we can get something at Stevenage. Fingers crossed.3
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Well lets hope the team listened to Andy Scott's inspirational speech about stopping the defeats. We really need a clean sheet above anything else. Well Lavelle and his new club managed a point here last week and he was not good enough for our defence so we should hope for at least the same. Maybe not. 1-0 to Stevenage.0
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I shall be there tomorrow. 15 minutes down the road for me. Not seen us lose there before , in fact i was one of the couple of hundred who saw us put eight past them in the Mickey Mouse cup.
I'd take a draw but I'm hoping for the new manager bounce and a 2-0 win. May and Jones to score.
Hopefully i will see a few Charlton fans in The 76 lounge behind the new stand before the game.4 -
Well that's that then 🫣Bedsaddick said:I shall be there tomorrow. 15 minutes down the road for me. Not seen us lose there before , in fact i was one of the couple of hundred who saw us put eight past them in the Mickey Mouse cup.
I'd take a draw but I'm hoping for the new manager bounce and a 2-0 win. May and Jones to score.
Hopefully i will see a few Charlton fans in The 76 lounge behind the new stand before the game.3 -
8-0 Charlton - Manager & Coaching team sacked and sent into tax exile soon after0
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Like the look at that team.paulie8290 said:Might just be wishful thinking on my part rather than what I expect but would love to see this
Chem has been fantastic the last 2 games and has potential to be a stand out this season.
CBT has been one of the best players going forward the last couple of seasons but can't defend as we know, May and Leaburn have to start.
Managers seem to want to try all these clever formations, but we actually have the players that the above formation could actually work so just go back to basics and give it a try
However, Appleton doesn't have many options & I expect him to start with virtually the same team as Pearce did. More same old same old.
I would usually go for a defeat away to the league leaders but a new manager bounce must count for something....so Desmond it is.
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Appleton has had a week to sort out the defensive side of our game, Stevenage get the ball in quick, so this will be a severe test of Appleton's defensive nous. On the plus side I think we can score goals. 2-2 till the 94th minute when we get undone once again.0
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What with new players, returning players, poor run of form and a new manager I think that other than May and Dobson, and maybe Edun, it's almost impossible to predict the formation or the line up.
How does Micky Apples fit all the loanees in?
How does he stop May being isolated upfront?
How does he counter the pace and height of Stevanage?
How does he keep a clean sheet?
I don't know but I'd guess he'll bench Asiimwe and Anderson with Jones and Abankwah at the back with Edun and Wilson. Will he put Hector or Thomas in there too?
Dobson and the other Wilson in the middle and Leaburn and CBT wide of May in a front three.
Or something completely different.
Prediction:
It won't be pretty but 1 - 0 to the Londoners0 -
Because this is a new managers first game, with an out of form team (who are yet to get a point on the road), away at the team who are top of the league and play a hugely physical and direct style.RaplhMilne said:Can’t believe the number happy with a draw. The teams who exit this league to the Championship will be winning at Stevenage…….Nothing other than win is acceptable…..
We all want to win, but a draw would absolutely not be a bad result.3 -
Wouldn't pick Isted ahead of AMB if both are fit but otherwise that looks a decent side.1
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We really aren't ready for steam rolling teams like Stevenage at their own gaff.RaplhMilne said:Can’t believe the number happy with a draw. The teams who exit this league to the Championship will be winning at Stevenage…….Nothing other than win is acceptable…..
I might sound a bit Alan Hansen here, but I do still believe strong teams are built from the back.
We need to find a consistently solid & steady back line and work on from there.
Bit boring I know, but we've been in this league too long now and the Champagne football that coaches of the past have partially craved needs to be parked.1 -
It’s not a must win is it? I’m not exactly blown away with MA as manager but give the bloke a chance. I’d just like us to look more organised defensively and not get easily beaten. That would be a start. Gonna take him a couple of games to see who he can rely upon to do what he wants.5
