Charlton boss: Callum Harriott miss was the game changer

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floydroadfaithfull

Well done Powell shrugs if off like water on a ducks back

Ross_cafc

The lack of desire, fight and tactics stood out more for me than one missed chance

CharltonByBlood

Ross_cafc said:

The lack of desire, fight and tactics stood out more for me than one missed chance

Couldn't agree more - embarrassing excuse

CharltonByBlood

Don't hide behind Harriot Ffs Powell

D_F_T

Blame it on a young player then Powell, that'll help!

CharltonByBlood

As the saying goes .

A bad worksman always blames his tools

ShootersHillGuru

The miss didn't help that's undeniable but if Chris can't see that it was team tactics and lack of passion that were to blame then he's got his head stuck somewhere. Don't much like the singling out of Harriot either.

floydroadfaithfull

The lads probably gutted as it is well done Powell blame him that will do the trick for his confidence

mascot88

well 1. it was a sitter 2. hes not done a harry redknapp has he hes worded it quite diplomatically 3. what hes saying is true the game could easily have been tottaly different because of it...

floydroadfaithfull

If we still had mendonca,bent,hunt,or even bwp people who netted us bucket loads of
Goals could also made a difference

Airman Brown

ShootersHillGuru said:

The miss didn't help that's undeniable but if Chris can't see that it was team tactics and lack of passion that were to blame then he's got his head stuck somewhere. Don't much like the singling out of Harriot either.

However, I think if Harriott had scored we may well have won the match, so I agree with him.

We didn't deserve to win, but we started with none of the January signings on the pitch, so inevitably a weaker team than we had before we sold Kermorgant and Stephens. That is the board's doing. No good banging on about it, they're gone, but Powell isn't responsible for it either.

I'd like him to have played AA but the bloke clearly isn't fit enough to last 90 minutes. We don't have the forwards or the right midfield players to win matches. We are over-reliant on young players, who will not be consistent.

The board has tried to get quality loan signings, but without them we will go down regardless of who the manager is. The board needs to do better, because the risks attached to going down remain enormous.

RD is not to blame for the mess Jimenez left behind, but he is firmly to blame for selling our most important player and even if no one can say he would have been the crucial difference he would certainly have given us more of a chance than we have currently.

mascot88

Airman Brown said:

ShootersHillGuru said:

The miss didn't help that's undeniable but if Chris can't see that it was team tactics and lack of passion that were to blame then he's got his head stuck somewhere. Don't much like the singling out of Harriot either.

However, I think if Harriott had scored we may well have won the match, so I agree with him.

We didn't deserve to win, but we started with none of the January signings on the pitch, so inevitably a weaker team than we had before we sold Kermorgant and Stephens. That is the board's doing. No good banging on about it, they're gone, but Powell isn't responsible for it either.

I'd like him to have played AA but the bloke clearly isn't fit enough to last 90 minutes. We don't have the forwards or the right midfield players to win matches. We are over-reliant on young players, who will not be consistent.

The board has tried to get quality loan signings, but without them we will go down regardless of who the manager is. The board needs to do better, because the risks attached to going down remain enormous.

RD is not to blame for the mess Jimenez left behind, but he is firmly to blame for selling our most important player and even if no one can say he would have been the crucial difference he would certainly have given us more of a chance than we have currently.

correct

queensland_addick

I thought it was a far more difficult chance than it looked. He was stretching off balance and came at him quickly. You can't expect to score from your only chance in the game. You have to create three of four chances then you have a good chance of putting one away. We lost because we played very poorly and as usual created next to nothing all game.

Bryan_Kynsie

Wrong to say Harriott's miss changed the game, because it was the only real chance we had up to then. His miss did not somehow make Wiggins go AWOL so they could score from an equally rare chance at the other end. (Wiggy by the way was not very good today and he is one of our senior players now.)

I like Powell but that's lame.

ShootersHillGuru

Powells biggest error and it is ongoing is persevering with Jordan Cousins at right midfield. He is simply worse than average there. Given the lack of options available I think Nego should play full back with Wilson at right midfield. If CP doesn't fancy Nego then play Reza wide right. You know why it won't happen ? Because it's too ambitious. At the moment CP wants to defend every game to death until it's too late. We would score more if we played at least some of the time in offensive mode. Big CP fan but he's now part of the problem.

SELR_addicks

The 'game changer' was all 11 of the first team playing terribly for all 90 minutes.

I very doubt our defense would've held out if we'd have scored that chance. Wood and Wiggins were dire and the midfield didn't put many tackles in the entire game.

Danny Addick

I'd rather Cousins played right back and Wilson in midfield

ct_addick

I expected nothing more from the game after my 40+ years supporting Charlton. Its the 'hope' that kills you in the end. I thought to myself maybe our luck is changing with a new owner etc... but in the back of my mind I keep thinking 'nope its Charlton'. CP has been Charltonized over the years so maybe a hungry young foreign coach with no pre-conceptions of us might be a breath of fresh air like RD did at SL. I would like to have seen that team set up to have ago at them. Give Reza a go as he had more chances than Tudgay in his 5 minute cameo and Cousins and Poyet in the middle with AA on from the start. That team was set up to take us back to the valley for a replay IMO.

kentaddick

ShootersHillGuru said:

The miss didn't help that's undeniable but if Chris can't see that it was team tactics and lack of passion that were to blame then he's got his head stuck somewhere. Don't much like the singling out of Harriot either.

if swinging on the crossbar after a massive win isnt passion, what the fuck is??? Shouting and screaming from the dugout and jumping up and down?! That does nothing. Ask any player at any level, all it does is tire out the manager, have is thoughts and judgement clouded and make him look like a massive clot in front of his bench and the opposition's.

ShootersHillGuru

kentaddick said:

ShootersHillGuru said:

The miss didn't help that's undeniable but if Chris can't see that it was team tactics and lack of passion that were to blame then he's got his head stuck somewhere. Don't much like the singling out of Harriot either.

if swinging on the crossbar after a massive win isnt passion, what the fuck is??? Shouting and screaming from the dugout and jumping up and down?! That does nothing. Ask any player at any level, all it does is tire out the manager, have is thoughts and judgement clouded and make him look like a massive clot in front of his bench and the opposition's.

Lack of passion by players not Powell. Not sure I saw too much of it.

JiMMy 85

So erm... what do people think of Cousins playing Right Midfield?

Valiantphil

JiMMy 85 said:

So erm... what do people think of Cousins playing Right Midfield?

He can't - simple as.

WSS

Strange that, considering he's probably played more games on the right in his life than in the centre.

Kermorules

I would have liked to have seen Nego at RB and Wilson in midfield. Least team would look a bit more balanced. Nego can't have been that bad at Wigan as has not been seen since!!!
Least playing them is more round pegs in round holes rather than Powell playing square pegs in round holes!!!

Red7Oak

Valiantphil said:

JiMMy 85 said:

So erm... what do people think of Cousins playing Right Midfield?

He can't - simple as.

Agree being pushed out there to accommodate JJ in middle. Daft.

Latimer

Danny Addick said:

I'd rather Cousins played right back and Wilson in midfield

Spot on Cousins has defensive and right back experience

And CP states that Callum had a good game, really? Poyet again came out with credit along with Wilson perhaps.

ShootersHillGuru

Poyet saw a lot of possession but was very deep today wasn't he ?

CharltonByBlood

WSS said:

Strange that, considering he's probably played more games on the right in his life than in the centre.

That is embarrassingly stupid comment ..

He's not playing well there simple as that doesn't matter how long he's played there!

DeeBee

Nego was decent enough against Wigan. Looked quick and ready to get stuck in, wouldn't mind seeing him again imagine we will with our fixture list

Bedsaddick

From where we sat at the other end it didn't look like a sitter but I can't bring myself to watch any of the recording of the game so maybe it was.