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POST-MATCH THREAD: Charlton Athletic vs Peterborough Unt: Sat 13th January 2024 | KO 15:00
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Michael Appleton’s new look Charlton faced a tough challenge with visitors Peterborough sitting in second and in very good form. Changes were made to accommodate new signing Tyreeq Backinson in the starting lineup, as well as Conor Coventry and Lewis Fiorini on the bench. Also, an unexpected change in formation, to a 3-4-3, which Appleton said in his pre-match comments, the players were keen to implement after working on it for a few days in the run up.
Unfortunately, the changes didn’t work. Charlton persisted without threatening throughout the first half. Peterborough were solid and threatening, finding their opening after 28 minutes through Mason-Clark.
The second half was much better from Charlton, with Louis Watson and Daniel Kanu replacing each Campbell respectively. And it wasn’t long before Charlton were back in it. On 49 minutes Alfie May found the back of the net, finishing from a yard out, with both Kanu and Backinson in the middle of things forcing Peterborough to scramble. The momentum was now with the home side in a match that quickly became an end-to-end affair. But it was Peterborough that found the breakthrough on the counter attack, with Mason-Clark again finding the back of the net, getting ahead of a tiring and out-of-position Tennai Watson and shooting though a George Dobson challenge to slot past Ashley Maynard-Brewer. Charlton should have done better.
New signings, Conor Coventry and Lewis Fiorini, came on and provided a new impetus. Unfortunately, though there were chances, we didn’t have enough to find the equaliser. All new signings were put through their paces and showed clear reasons to be hopeful for the second half of the season, even if it wasn’t enough to match a superior Peterborough side today.
Charlton 1 Peterborough 2
Over to you.
Unfortunately, the changes didn’t work. Charlton persisted without threatening throughout the first half. Peterborough were solid and threatening, finding their opening after 28 minutes through Mason-Clark.
The second half was much better from Charlton, with Louis Watson and Daniel Kanu replacing each Campbell respectively. And it wasn’t long before Charlton were back in it. On 49 minutes Alfie May found the back of the net, finishing from a yard out, with both Kanu and Backinson in the middle of things forcing Peterborough to scramble. The momentum was now with the home side in a match that quickly became an end-to-end affair. But it was Peterborough that found the breakthrough on the counter attack, with Mason-Clark again finding the back of the net, getting ahead of a tiring and out-of-position Tennai Watson and shooting though a George Dobson challenge to slot past Ashley Maynard-Brewer. Charlton should have done better.
New signings, Conor Coventry and Lewis Fiorini, came on and provided a new impetus. Unfortunately, though there were chances, we didn’t have enough to find the equaliser. All new signings were put through their paces and showed clear reasons to be hopeful for the second half of the season, even if it wasn’t enough to match a superior Peterborough side today.
Charlton 1 Peterborough 2
Over to you.
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Just seen the second goal and complete lack of intelligence and effort from T.Watson. Awful.
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You've got that very wrong, he should never have been the nearest to challenge. Had absolutely no cover, it was pathetic.The Red Robin said:Just seen the second goal and complete lack of intelligence and effort from T.Watson. Awful.25 -
What can you expect when you gift them a whole half.
Encouraging signs from Bakinson and Coventry. Thomas, Ness and Kanu did well.
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I feel like me giving Edun 9 for that in player marks might seem a bit silly, but for me he showed he wanted to run and work for us more than most have shown. Epitomised a spirit that can be built upon.
The new midfielders looked good too16 -
L L D D D D L L L D LBut let’s continue to give MA time because he is the only manager in the entire EFL that has had a few injuries.Said it last week and I’ll say it again, he’ll take us into a relegation scrap.63
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Ah well, put it in a pile with the rest of the failure.The only good from today apart from the new players looking ok is that Appleton tried a different shape. I don't love 3 at the back but we know May needs a player alongside him to be at his best so let's just do it. CBT is clearly going, sell him and just don't replace him so Appleton doesn't have a choice. We've got Gillesphey for the left side of it, we now need to get a striker in and there will come a point where we have May, another striker, Kanu and Aneke as options. We have Dobson, Fiorini, Coventry, Fraser, Bakinson and eventually Camara and McGrandles to fill those 3 midfield spaces and we pray Edun doesn't get injured. We're stuck with Appleton, pray something works4
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Pathetic first half. Better second half. Why are people saying new players looked good. Yes they did but 2 are loan players won’t be here next year. Won’t go anywhere under this manager6
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Same shit different day.0
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Must have imagined him casually joggingTalal said:
You've got that very wrong, he should never have been the nearest to challenge. Had absolutely no cover, it was pathetic.The Red Robin said:Just seen the second goal and complete lack of intelligence and effort from T.Watson. Awful.3 -
Edun looked better today and had a good game. 9 was a silly mark but I've seen him given a 5, that was sillierLeuth said:I feel like me giving Edun 9 for that in player marks might seem a bit silly, but for me he showed he wanted to run and work for us more than most have shown. Epitomised a spirit that can be built upon.
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Not having that. He’d just run up front and put in a lovely pass for a chance for us. Peterborough had a quick break and scored from that.The Red Robin said:Just seen the second goal and complete lack of intelligence and effort from T.Watson. Awful.
Two things: 1) Tennai was blowing out his arse because he’d had to sprint back. 2) Nobody dropped into his space to cover his run upfront.
He’s not perfect by any means, but you can’t pin that goal on him.27 -
£20 for the upbeats says he won'tAddick_8 said:L L D D D D L L L D LBut let’s continue to give MA time because he is the only manager in the entire EFL that has had a few injuries.Said it last week and I’ll say it again, he’ll take us into a relegation scrap.10 -
Appleton got it completely wrong. We lost the game because of him. You could see it wasn't working after 20 minutes. Neither Campbell in the game, May frustrated up top, changes should have been made then. Once belatedly made at half time we were far better. Kanu up top with May done really well and Coventry and Fiorini looked good, especially the former. Ness had a good game too. Bakinson impressed and I don't think he needed to be subbed that early. Much more promising second half without creating too much.
Posh deserved to win imo. Before and after our equaliser they missed, somehow, some very good chances and AMB made a good save.
Again, we lost that because of Appleton. I can't wait to see the back of the useless twonk.22 -
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You're a lemon, you're a lemon.5 -
Yeah these posts criticising Watson for the second are from WUM's I'm sure. Dobson got from LCM to get back Watson was our furthest forward... They both got back before Jones got across. Jones was waiting and waiting and waiting, he didn't move to the player.lordromford said:
Not having that. He’d just run up front and put in a lovely pass for a chance for us. Peterborough had a quick break and scored from that.The Red Robin said:Just seen the second goal and complete lack of intelligence and effort from T.Watson. Awful.
Two things: 1) Tennai was blowing out his arse because he’d had to sprint back. 2) Nobody dropped into his space to cover his run upfront.
He’s not perfect by any means, but you can’t pin that goal on him.
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Don't worry, Nigel Pearson will steer us away from relegation.Addick_8 said:L L D D D D L L L D LBut let’s continue to give MA time because he is the only manager in the entire EFL that has had a few injuries.Said it last week and I’ll say it again, he’ll take us into a relegation scrap.3 -
I’m surprised with the amount of positivity on here and on the match thread. I’m not feeling it, sorry.2
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What have you seen the last 10 games to think he won’t?Todds_right_hook said:
£20 for the upbeats says he won'tAddick_8 said:L L D D D D L L L D LBut let’s continue to give MA time because he is the only manager in the entire EFL that has had a few injuries.Said it last week and I’ll say it again, he’ll take us into a relegation scrap.I’ll give £20 to the upbeats anyway, I am just curious as to what people are seeing to think he deserves time.For a coach that is “good on the grass” I’d hate to see someone who’s not good on it.14 games without a clean sheet is relegation material.6 -
New signings might take us back to the promised land - the top half.
No way Michael Appleton ever gets us promoted.10 -
Anyone notice the ref blew for full time just as Jones was trying to get his foot on that cross at the end? If he’d scored I don’t think it would have counted5
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9 for Edun is absolutely fucking mentalLeuth said:I feel like me giving Edun 9 for that in player marks might seem a bit silly, but for me he showed he wanted to run and work for us more than most have shown. Epitomised a spirit that can be built upon.
The new midfielders looked good too22 -
Edun did better offensively than usual in the 2nd half. But we need to change our full backs. I have been saying for a while, they are too soft and generally don't give us enough defensively or offensively. The rest was promising I thought.2
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what the hell did Appleton say before the match to send the team out in such an apathetic, half-arsed state of mind1
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Terrible first half, credit to Appleton for changing things for the second, something he rarely does. I felt we were unlucky to lose on the basis of the second half, we had most of the ball and they scored with one of very few attacks. BUT we could have been out of the game in the first half if they had taken their chances.
Ness is getting some good marks but, while better than he has been this season, I felt he was shaky and gave away a good chance in the first half which he did at least recover from. Edun definitely better as a wing back. Kanu worked his socks off. May is quality. Tennai Watson did okay til he tired near the end. Louis Watson...I have no idea what Appleton's issue with him is, we are so much better with him in the team.
On the positive side, Bakinson got stuck in, passed it well and got forward and Coventry looks a class above based on his late cameo.
In terms of threat, we have had a disturbing vision of life without CBT.8 -
We missed Fraser’s guile in the last 10 when we were chasing the equaliser47
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Wasn’t there today but I’m convinced we will not win another game until we sign some physical presence up top - pissing in the wind5
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Yay, we didn’t let in a last gasp goal, this is an improvement eh Monsieur Pomme2
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Danger of just watching highlights I guess.The Red Robin said:Just seen the second goal and complete lack of intelligence and effort from T.Watson. Awful.
Anyway, that first half was sickeningly bad, even for a team who seem to put in loads of bad first half performances.But that second half could potentially be a sign of things to come.I am in a weird position, as I don’t think we should have been performing as bad as we are - certainly results wise - but also we don’t look like a relegation team getting smashed 2/3-0 every game either.I honestly think as much as Appleton needs to front up and take blame for many of the results, we also just lack such an unbalanced squad. Not just in terms of depth, but more so in just a clear style that they can play together that gets the best out of them.
If that is addressed in this window - which it feels a little like it might be - then I do feel like we will start winning lots more.2 -
I don't think Kanu is far off.22
