Barnes missed a spell about a month to two months ago with injury. However he has returned and i believe he has improved. I have always felt he is good going forward, and as a defender he doesn't shirk a tackle, ut at the moment he has nowhere near the nous of Chris Solly. Barnes has gone up from a 'meh' to a prospect in my view, but it is early days and unwise to rush to judgement.
As Seth mentioned, Archie has been out for a while now. Unlike some who think he'd get bullied in L1, I think he has the quality to be cover now and I'm surprised he hasn't been integrated into the senior squad.
Is there a LB looking ready to make the step up after the bizarre decision to put JJ as cover for Chicken Saturday?
I thought Dasilva was brought in to cover left back and he was on the bench .
Probably reading too much into it but I noticed in KR's end of transfer window video rant he covered our new players and apart from naming DeSilva had nothing else to say about him (which for him is somewhat rare!).
Is there a LB looking ready to make the step up after the bizarre decision to put JJ as cover for Chicken Saturday?
I thought Dasilva was brought in to cover left back and he was on the bench .
Karl has pretty much said he sees Dasilva as a winger only.
He has always been always winger. He played wing back (not full back) occasionally for the Chelsea youth team and did well but in senior football it's always different issue.
Is there a LB looking ready to make the step up after the bizarre decision to put JJ as cover for Chicken Saturday?
I thought Dasilva was brought in to cover left back and he was on the bench .
Karl has pretty much said he sees Dasilva as a winger only.
He has always been always winger. He played wing back (not full back) occasionally for the Chelsea youth team and did well but in senior football it's always different issue.
Playing wing back for the Chelsea youth team (who I imagine have a really good side who dominate possession) is massively different from playing LB against hardened and experienced L1 players.
Dasilva would have been a more obvious replacement for Holmes on Saturday, instead of bringing on Novak and shunting Watt to the left.
Is there a LB looking ready to make the step up after the bizarre decision to put JJ as cover for Chicken Saturday?
I thought Dasilva was brought in to cover left back and he was on the bench .
Karl has pretty much said he sees Dasilva as a winger only.
He has always been always winger. He played wing back (not full back) occasionally for the Chelsea youth team and did well but in senior football it's always different issue.
Playing wing back for the Chelsea youth team (who I imagine have a really good side who dominate possession) is massively different from playing LB against hardened and experienced L1 players.
Dasilva would have been a more obvious replacement for Holmes on Saturday, instead of bringing on Novak and shunting Watt to the left.
Exactly. I don't think we will see Dasilva at LB at all for us.
Yes he would have made more sense to replace Holmes with him.
For me I could see the benefit of having Novak on the pitch. They were looking to attack through set pieces mainly and Lee gives us an extra head who can defend them.
My view would have been Solly to LB Konsa to RB and Tex in the middle. JJ on for JFC to help break up their play. Shift Aribo out to the left to form a flat 4 in midfield with Novak and Watt up top. So we have the outlet that Watt provides and the height that Novak brings. Meaning we can occupy their defense a bit more and not let them come at us...
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Solly could play LB, Konsa or Barnes to RB? Unless Lennon is ready.
Hopefully if Chicksen went off ill he should be ok by Saturday unless the curse of Charlton has struck him
Archie Edwards was a favourite of ours and it's a worry he's been missing for some considerable time.
Good to know we have someone in Barnes who could potentially step up I'd needed.
Has he snuck back out there?
He has always been always winger. He played wing back (not full back) occasionally for the Chelsea youth team and did well but in senior football it's always different issue.
Dasilva would have been a more obvious replacement for Holmes on Saturday, instead of bringing on Novak and shunting Watt to the left.
Yes he would have made more sense to replace Holmes with him.
For me I could see the benefit of having Novak on the pitch. They were looking to attack through set pieces mainly and Lee gives us an extra head who can defend them.
My view would have been Solly to LB Konsa to RB and Tex in the middle. JJ on for JFC to help break up their play. Shift Aribo out to the left to form a flat 4 in midfield with Novak and Watt up top. So we have the outlet that Watt provides and the height that Novak brings. Meaning we can occupy their defense a bit more and not let them come at us...
No Kennedy but Recco Hackett-Fairchild will bang a few in
Charlton U23s subs | Beeney, Yao, Maloney, Morgan, Willis. #cafc
Assume trailist is Fox again.
Alex Wills on the bench after scoring a few for the U18s.
Yamfam and Miller back from Dulwich?
KAG back from first team bench.
Recco hat trick
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Believe, people, believe.
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UNDER-23: HALF-TIME: #watfordfc 0-1 @CAFCofficial - Hackett-Fairchild's goal the difference between the teams at the break.
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U23S | GOAL! Karlan Ahearne-Grant has doubled the Addicks' lead on 53 minutes! 2-0 they lead against @WatfordFC #cafc
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UNDER-23: GOAL! #watfordfc 0-2 @CAFCofficial - Karlan Ahearne-Grant doubles the away sides lead with a clinical finish from close-range (53)