With the season only two weeks away the friendlies start to take on a less friendly aspect.
There are starting places to be won and for a few new contracts.
The Addicks are expected to have only the one trialist but Adamo has created more interest than any other trialist for somewhile. A proven goalscorer, albeit in a weaker european league, the Frenchman could be the answer to Golfie and Large's prayers.
The rest of us will be hoping he can form a good partnership with fellow Frenchman Yann Kermorgant, another player plucked from relative obscurity by Powell and his team.
This is a game Charlton should win but the result will be of less interest than the line-ups and formations used.
Having tried 3 - 5 - 2 in Spain will SCP try it out again or revert to 442.
We at Preview Towers expect a strong side playing 4411 first half with multiple changes in the second.
3 - 0 to the Addicks
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That's why our predictions are so accurate.
Charlton: Hamer, Evina, Jackson, Morrison, Dervite, Pritchard, Gower, Cook, Coulibaly, Harriott, Solly. (IL)
Charlton subs: Button, Cousins, Wiggins, Green, Cort, Hollands, Hughes, Stephens, Wilson, Wood, Kermorgant.
Solly - Morrison - Dervite - Evina
Pritchard - Gower - Jackson - Harriott
Cook
Coulibaly
It could also be a 4-3-3 with Cook and Harriott playing either side of Coulibaly and Pritch, Jacko and Gower as the midfield 3.
I think you'll probably see the line up for Bournemouth being tried out v ICT.
Pompey team v Charlton: Sullivan; East, Devera, Bradley, Butler; Wallace, Ertl (c), Padovani, Barcham; Connolly, Craddock
Pompey subs: Smith, Webster, Warren, Holmes, Harris, Agyemang, Bird.
(missed saying that)