On a sunny, but windy day, Charlton travelled to the West Country for their first stern test back in the Championship against a Bristol City side that put four past Sheffield United last week. Bristol City started well but the Addicks made some changes in formation and grew quickly to counter the home side’s attack. The first half was quite even and Charlton impressed at both ends, limiting their patterns of play and then coming close through Tyreece Campbell and forcing saves from their keeper on more than a few occassions. Both sides went into the half without scoring.
The second half started brightly for each side, with both battling back and forth to good . As the half went on Charlton looked the side more likely to score, even though an early opportunity in front of goal saw Bristol City careen one off the crossbar. Charlton looked solid throughout the second half and more than punched their weight in attack.
Rob Apter, who looked knackered as the game came into the final period, caused the home side many problems, particularly when they stopped doubling him as they did throughout the first half. He was able to put in some dangerous balls into the box. Sonny Carey proved a handful too. Charlie Kelman made way for Miles Leaburn, who gave the Bristol City a few new things to think about. His touch and movement almost paid dividends soon after he came on, but the score remained deadlocked. Tanto Olafae and Harvey Knibbs came on to see the game out with fresh legs and provide new attacking threats. Knibbs came closest when he got on the end of a Leaburn ball but their keeper was well positioned to thwart the effort.
I thought it was an outstanding away performance, limiting Bristol City to only a few opportunities and only one shot on target, whilst coming close on a few of our own. Kayne Ramsay was absolutely phenomenal, getting a leg to every threat around him. Bell and Jones also played very well.
Bristol City will wonder where we’ve come from with that performance. Keep playing like that and we’re gonna earn ourselves a healthy reputation.
Bristol City 0 Charlton 0
Over to you.
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And the strength we have in depth must have really surprised the home side. We’ll take some scalps this season, for sure.
1) Ramsey is superb. That was a complete performance and if he keeps it up he’ll be in the Premier League. Hopefully with us.
Awesome performance.
Ramsey was superb and gave everything he had, but he was one of many.
A cracking team performance that I am sure has left every fan who saw it proud.
If anything, we got better as the game went on and might have nicked it but a draw was fair.
The finishers brought more energy and threat and it can't be long before Leaburn and Tanto start.
Another clean sheet which is what this team is built on. Bring on Leicester which will be another and different test.
"Oh bollocks, we've got Charlton next week. That absolute defensive unit of a side. They will just wear us out then hit us on the break after we run out of ideas.
How the bloody hell are we going to get in behind them?...sign mo salah on loan or something".
Unfortunately poor little Wrexham have had their dinner money snatched by a couple of the bigger boys.
Are they HAPPY with mediocrity... Are THEY happy with not winning... There are no Guns firing from this corner of Cornwall on this Saturday evening, Charlton Athletic consider me EXTREMELY disappointed with todays result and performance.
Naaa how can I say such a thing... How could you be mad with the players after that effort and work rate, another 44-games like that and am very confident we'll be playing Championship Football next season, without ever really looking over our shoulders.
(Still no Battleship gif though... Thats reserved for WINNERS!!)
Always feel like we’re stronger the longer a game goes on, which is a marked improvement from recent years.