Started very brightly Racon in particular but after the sending off our approach play was woeful.We struggled with their two forwards physically.In the second half we were toothless, Brighton were able to sit back and allow us possession knowing we had nothing.With the exception of Dailly and Docherty who was my MOM the rest of the team were as awful as each other misplaced passes poor control and very disappointing performance and a missed opportunity.
Brighton's freekicks were first class players peeling off and making intelligent runs, there goal came from one of these, our freekicks were laughable, one in the second 3 yards outside the box, Jackson rolls it 2 yards to a static Francis who doesn't even get the chance to run on to it really quite embarrasing.
Benson missed 2 open goals from 5 yards out, in the final 5 minutes one a free header from 3 yards out and managed to hit kish on the line, with the keeper well out of position.
We need this takeover we need strikers, one positive for me was Abbott looked sharp and set up a couple of chances in the 10 minutes he had.
Martin and Reid just don't seem able to capitalise on the gametime they are being given and can have no complaints about not starting.
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Hope not, however since his bright start to the season he has been fairly average. Also do not buy all this- his confidence was shot after his injury and struggle to get back ahead of Jackson. He is a pro footballer who is not inexperienced, he needs to knuckle down- perhaps like Martin one of the reasons why he has not settled anywhere and had plenty of loans.
Should also say- not trying to dig Reid out or make him this weeks scapegoat, however after much early promise in his cafc career- think he has failed to reach those level again.
Never been overly impressed with Reid when I've seen him, he never, ever seems to go with the simple option.
Waggy has scored goals this year but yet again unless he scores he offers nothing. Doesn't take on his man and doesn't get crosses in.
Benson seems to do well apart from when we play at the valley and any away game I've been too.
Set pieces for years have been awful yet we still don't seem to practice them. We have no idea what we're doing with them.
We started really well but the sending off did us no favours. We then largely struggled to break down a 9 man Brighton defence and Brighton only had a couple shots on target in the whole game. We dominated for large spells but just couldn't get that 2nd goal. We could have had 4 in the 1st half but missed a range of sitters from close range. It was more difficult in the 2nd half as Brighton seemed to have settled for the draw and just wasted as much time as they could. We should have scored towards the end, though, and we would have deserved the win.
I'm happy with a decent point and I'm looking forward to Colchester. It sounds like Steve Brown was being a bit of a prat in the live commentary. Charlton were definitely the better side tonight.
it's a dogwank league and no matter what shite we serve up we're gonna be in the mix cos no one can really get a run going and most of the teams are pony
the league has tightened right up now and that does worry me a bit
i've said for a while it think the autos are between us brighton soton and hudders and as usual i can't see myself being far wrong
so after todays point i see us as 15% automatics 70% play offs 15% P45 for parky
No its even harder to beat 11 men!!!!!!
mate, id agree with your last comment but then how many speedy wingers do?...when he joined on loan he looked like the type of player that would be able to win or turn a game on his own. southend away last year a prime example. at the time we thought he was going to be the most exciting player seen at the valley since the prem years. just gutted he hasnt turned into that.
Penalty should've also been a red card... or the referee should've played advantage a la Clattenberg vs Chelsea on Monday night
Penalty from jacko was to keeper's left (not straight) but wasn't particularly in the corner and a bit lucky to squeeze in
Red card looked harsh but the player won't get away with it on appeal having both his feet jumping downwards
Their equaliser was a fantastically improvised volley but from a set piece situation, we didn't win the first ball which was flicked back, we didn't win the second off the knock down, and the marking on the third was wrong side - poor defending
But I'm afraid I cant agree we were the better team. Brighton passed it better, their movement was far better. It might have been different if Anyinsah had stayed on, but Benson and Martin is simply not a partnership. Agree that Abbott made a difference, and that looked like a partnership with Benson. Waggy was disappointing, Racon very good, as was Jackson most of the time. Reid was very disappointing, that second half should have been made for him.
But, then again, we'd all have taken a point at the start of this one. Yes we threw away a dream start, but we end the year well placed.
Oh and the Brighton tannoy man, straight out of the Home Service, twice welcomed us as great friends of Brighton who supported the club in the bad times. Nice that, and good luck to them in their new stadium. They've been through the same as us for even longer, and I cant find anything to dislike about them.
Apart from the view from the away end ! Went to the pre-season friendly a couple of years ago and vowed never to return there. look forward to going to their new ground.
Happy with point, happy with position, not overly happy with how it has all come about. Can't work out if with the squad we have we are doing well to eek out results or whether we should be producing so much more.
There is a reason he's a League one player. Let's not blame the backroom staff.
Well I think they are part to blame cos imo there is a championship standard player in there and with the right coaching it would and should be happening for him .... Still not even halfway thru the season and if he turns it on he can be the key to automatic promotion cos he has the ability there , we just gotta get it out of him !
Frustrated with some of the chances that Benson is missing but wasnt at the game so he may have been unlucky.
What happened to the other 47 Charlton fans - we sold 894??
Agree, he had and always had pace, looked exciting and troubled defences. But I seem to recall a lot of wayward crosses from the outset plus indecsion on the ball, I don't think anything's any different so it's unfair to start the blame game. One point more than I'd expected and if I hadn't listened to the commentary, I'd be very happy.
He has undoubted pace but Im not sure about his skill and composure with his crossing.Francis got involved.He had some bad crosses but he zipped over quite a few good ones.
Doc is much improved and was unlucky with a header late on.Benson looked strong and agile but how he did not score at the end??It was harder not to score.
There was a bit of frustration in the air but a draw coming after Walsall and Brentford has steadied the ship again and should renew confidence.I just hope this takeover is settled as the team needs a couple of new faces .
Elliott
Francis-Doherty-Dailly-Fry
Wagstaff-Racon-Semedo-Jackson
Benson -Aniyinsah
But if Anyinsah gets injured who comes in for him? Martin is the only Real option. Abbott is cack and our youth are not ready (and akpo is injured)
Having said that- we woulod have taken a draw before the game- but we do need to up our game to stay in the race.
No aspect of Charlton ever really got going bar the first 5 mins, absolutely zero vocal support from the away following although admitedly difficult in that tinpot ground with no roof. Couldn't really see what happened for the penalty and sending off as was so bloody far away from it.
I think we would of all taken a point before kick off but in the way the game started it was 2 points dropped rather than a point gained, second half was massively dissapointing, god knows what happens at half time but Parky managed to send out what looked like a completely demotivated team who didn't look interested at all.
Missed Ansinyah badly last night I thought, any idea on how long he is out for again? Wagstaff was ineffective, Martin was beyond useless and I will happily drive him back to wherever he came from, Reid never got going either when he came on. Francis again was useless - got forward well but his crossing was appalling which for me is his only strong point anyway. A below average league one right back to say the least, where is Solly? Benson got in the right places as usual but forgot to connect his legs to his brain. Doherty was my man of the match, looked solid all game. Racon looked interested, and everyone else was below par.
I think we need to go to Colchester and look for 3 points now as well as 3 at home to Swindon and go to Tottenham with our heads up otherwise it could be embarassing.
Waggy. Sidefooted from 3 yards out wide of the post.