3 subs made and still the most ineffective player on the pitch hasn't been subbed. How Matt Holland has stayed on while Ambrose, Thomas and Semedo have been taken off is unbelieveable!
My grumble is that Holland and Semedo shouldn't be starting together in the first place. They've started 7 games together in CM and we haven't won any of them..
As for his subs, I reckon Pards picks the names out of a hat.
I tell you what why dont we all dig Holland out cos he has been our best and most consistent player all season.He shows more heart and passion than the rest of the team put together.
[cite]Posted By: browny[/cite]Good point mate but if we took Holland off the who breaks the play up and makes the tackles cos it certainly aint part of Ambrose's game is it?
Isn't that what Semedo is for? We didn't need 2 defensive midfielders out there today especially as it was a game we needed to win and the strikers up to today haven't been scoring.
I tell you what barn door/stevie wonder , Holland stayed on cos once again he was one of the best and most passionate of our players .
Semedo went off cos he had been booked and was a liability therefore , plus he was shocking first half giving away the ball pretty much every time he got it.
[cite]Posted By: browny[/cite]Exactly!So we should of took Samedo off especially after being booked which in my opinion could of easily been a red card instead.
At least that would have made some sense but Semedo was doing a better job so why take him off?
I'm not digging out Holland, he has had some decent games this season but imo today wasn't one of them and my original point was that taking off Ambrose and Thomas and leaving Holland on when he was doing naff all didn't make sense.
[cite]Posted By: buckshee[/cite]I tell you what barn door/stevie wonder , Holland stayed on cos once again he was one of the best and most passionate of our players .
Semedo went off cos he had been booked and was a liability therefore , plus he was shocking first half giving away the ball pretty much every time he got it.
Whatever mate. You have your veiw, I'll have mine but if you honestly think that Holland was the best Charlton player on the pitch today I think it's you that has eye trouble.
Big fan of Holland's attitude, but in reality he does very little in the way of 'breaking up play' and just tends to flick the ball on when it comes his way. Still, he shouldn't be victimised in a team that is as appauling as ours!
Just to set things straight I'm not on a witch hunt for Holland. Personally I thought he had a poor game today but my point is that there was no need to have 2 defensive midfielders playing today. Subbing ZZ for Ambrose and Thomas for Cook and keeping 2 defensive midfielders on for 80 odd minutes didn't make any sense.
Thomas was having a superb game but was then taken off. Do not understand why. For 20 mins of the 2nd half only one team was going to win that match, us.
The whole game changed when JT went off.
I thiought Semedo was awful, if we were making the half time substitution then take him off and bring ZZ into central midfield, Holland was the only player to close down the opposition, what does Semedo do - he receives a ball, takes 2 -3 touches slows down play and half the time gets caught in posession and makes a hurried pass, Ambrois made a couple of good runs, a couple of half decent shots and won a free kick in a dangerous position, despite playing as a winger which he is not, why was Thomas taken off when he was at his most dangerous, he'd even removed the gloves.
Thank god for Henry,at least now we are out of our misery. Swansea anyone?
Thomas was limping when he came off; I assumed it was an injury. Otherwise it was a ridiculous substitution. Cook has been pretty clueless since he arrived.
Cook hasnt been fit hasnt played all season. Not Cooks fault was suppose to replace Reid I suppose lol. Allright if he has a pre season with us in a couple of months time. Nope he will be at Fulham.
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As for his subs, I reckon Pards picks the names out of a hat.
Isn't that what Semedo is for? We didn't need 2 defensive midfielders out there today especially as it was a game we needed to win and the strikers up to today haven't been scoring.
Semedo went off cos he had been booked and was a liability therefore , plus he was shocking first half giving away the ball pretty much every time he got it.
At least that would have made some sense but Semedo was doing a better job so why take him off?
I'm not digging out Holland, he has had some decent games this season but imo today wasn't one of them and my original point was that taking off Ambrose and Thomas and leaving Holland on when he was doing naff all didn't make sense.
Whatever mate. You have your veiw, I'll have mine but if you honestly think that Holland was the best Charlton player on the pitch today I think it's you that has eye trouble.
then the internet is the right place to come to Josh......... :-)
The whole game changed when JT went off.
Thank god for Henry,at least now we are out of our misery. Swansea anyone?
to sum it up YESSSSSSSSS