Tony Watt? So what. Lee Novak? Didn't miss him. The surprise is why they were on the pitch in the first place. 10 men and one-nil. Class performance and if those players stay fit (they probably wont) then we are contenders for promotion in a very real way. Really enjoyable even with the theatre of player huddle at the end. This could be a great season. The passing , shape and tactic/strategy were all very very good. Great day for Charlton.
There were nine (I refuse to count Watt) MEN on the field today. No boys. They can all look themselves in the mirror and say: "I put in a shift today..."
How can you refuse to include Watt... He was bloody told not to close down the opposition!!!
Was he also told to miss a simple pass to his teammate as well?
Did Novak do us a favour to-day? Would we have been so fluid in attack if we were playing balls to him?
Should we play 4 - 2 - 4 until Mag is back?
Can I stop asking questions?
Is one thing I wonder... Bristol Rovers started VERY well and we were struggling to get the ball beyond our Defence.
the Sending off almost kicked us into gear and despite allowing them possession they didnt do enough with it. Had Novak stayed on the pitch would we have started to have controlled the game or would we have begun to have seen a case of; lump it up field from the back in frustration and watch it coming straight back
Did Novak do us a favour to-day? Would we have been so fluid in attack if we were playing balls to him?
Should we play 4 - 2 - 4 until Mag is back?
Can I stop asking questions?
Is one thing I wonder... Bristol Rovers started VERY well and we were struggling to get the ball beyond our Defence.
the Sending off almost kicked us into gear and despite allowing them possession they didnt do enough with it. Had Novak stayed on the pitch would we have started to have controlled the game or would we have begun to have seen a case of; lump it up field from the back in frustration and watch it coming straight back
Hard to say, but against Ipswich with a target man playing, we still pinged the ball about.
Great win, great performance by the players, great three points.
Not a great game but that was due to having to play with ten meeting for nearly 90 mins and a woeful Bristol Rovers side. With 11 we could have equalled the thrashings of last season.
First Rovers shot worthy of a save was on 54 minutes and there were few after that.
Good displays all round considering. Fosu was very good, Solly was Sollyesque, Kashi outstanding (biggest panic was when he went down injured)
Amos maybe didn't deal with one of two crosses as well as he could and a Deano style kick to touch but looked sound as did all the defence.
JFC got stuck in and try to pass it, Holmes good, Clarke isn't a lone striker but did it well enough.
Decent crowd too and good support for the ten men.
Looked like a sending off at first look but maybe if it wasn't opening day it would have been a yellow. Shame as yet again Novak gets a chance for a run in the team snatched away from him.
MOTM Fosu or Kashi
I agree with all of that but I'd include JDS and Clarke in the reckoning for MOM but I would give it to Holmes.
Here were no poor performances today.
Watt looked disinterested but if he was told to stay in our half and stop short of, actually, running then I'll give him the benefit of doubt.
Even Novak seemed to be 'getting stuck in' just a little too enthusiastic, maybe.
Kashi is effing awesome. Fosu was exceptional too and Da Silva picked up where he finished last season. Pretty much everyone else can also be proud of their game (not you Watt) and the way we passed it around for the middle 40 minutes was a thing of beauty and a joy forever. Winning with ten is a rare pleasure but to do it in style means this was probably the most satisfying match I've seen in two years.
What was all that with the microphone on Robinson? I couldn't pick up what he was saying beyond some expletives and whistles but it kept us amused for several minutes.
Did Novak do us a favour to-day? Would we have been so fluid in attack if we were playing balls to him?
Should we play 4 - 2 - 4 until Mag is back?
Can I stop asking questions?
Is one thing I wonder... Bristol Rovers started VERY well and we were struggling to get the ball beyond our Defence.
the Sending off almost kicked us into gear and despite allowing them possession they didnt do enough with it. Had Novak stayed on the pitch would we have started to have controlled the game or would we have begun to have seen a case of; lump it up field from the back in frustration and watch it coming straight back
Don't think Rovers started very well and in any case it was six minutes in.
We'll never know but I think we'd have scored more with Novak on.
We needed a real gutsy performance after Novak was sent off & boy did we get one. Heroes every one of them special mention to Kashi I personally thought he was magnificent.
I thought we were technically a league away from Bristol Rovers, Novak was very unlucky to be sent off and I'd have been fuming if our goal had been given against us. Referee had an absolute stinker, I feel vindicated saying that when we win because on another day he ruins the game and is pivotal in the result. But I don't think Rovers threatened us to be honest
Kashi was head and shoulders above anyone else on the field, Fosu was his nearest competitor for man of the match, Ricky Holmes ran himself into the ground and was positive but didn't have his best game. This sounds harsh but his decision making let him down and he probably knows that.
Tony Watt is a lout of a footballer and I think goes out of his way to look ragged and sloppy as an individual however the grief I've seen him get on here is hugely over the top, at least when he was on we had a centre forward on the pitch and an out ball.
I don't think anyone apart from the goalkeeper deserves criticism, he relied on some very questionable refereeing to get him put of jail on nearly every wide ball he came for. But he kept the ball out of the net when he had to so it's a minor criticism from me.
I was there on a gratis today and won't see us again until the next away game I attend or if we get a game on the tv but we played well and if Bauer and Pearce stay fit, we keep Kashi fit and signed on for us along with Forster-Caskey we have a decent base to build on.
Belgians out, soon. However I'm a Charlton fan first and foremost, the support was intersting today and I've got to say, a lot of those amongst us have short memories but maybe that's just the world we live in today
Great performance from the ten men. So the game plan was out the window after 6 minutes when Novak lost control of the ball and slid in 2 footed on Sinclair. Definite sending off from where I was sitting in the East stand and said after the challenge he will get sent off. I don't care who you are or who you play for, you go sliding in like that you should get a red. As for the goal I am still not convinced as it looked like the keeper pushed into the post and then gathered it from the rebound but who cares. I thought Ricky Holmes was his usual outstanding self and Fosu looked promising with some decent tracking back. Rovers were pretty much toothless and did not give Amos much of a test and we looked a bit leggy towards the end as you would expect having to cover the space lost by a man down. Still puzzled now as to what Tony Watt was trying to do when he broke into their half with a man ahead and the promptly tapped with his left foot to their defender. And finally what a pleasure it is to see Kashi back playing. He will boss this league.
Did Novak do us a favour to-day? Would we have been so fluid in attack if we were playing balls to him?
Should we play 4 - 2 - 4 until Mag is back?
Can I stop asking questions?
Is one thing I wonder... Bristol Rovers started VERY well and we were struggling to get the ball beyond our Defence.
the Sending off almost kicked us into gear and despite allowing them possession they didnt do enough with it. Had Novak stayed on the pitch would we have started to have controlled the game or would we have begun to have seen a case of; lump it up field from the back in frustration and watch it coming straight back
Hard to say, but against Ipswich with a target man playing, we still pinged the ball about.
Yes we did, but Novak isn't in Mag's class. It's a struggle to call him a target man.
Something I should add, I know how much the game has changed as far as defenders being he first line of attack but Da Silva I don't think has the minerals to be a defender, he looked very classy today but a couple of times at least I think he could have comitted himself more in going for 50/50 balls. I'm happy for him to prove me wrong but I don't think loanees have the same commitment that full on members of the unit do. Again, maybe it's the modern game where the emphasis is more on the full back to the the width and an attacking threat but that's my opinion.
He did have a very good game and like I said, looked classy when in possession. And I'm confident we wouldn't get a player of that quality on a permanent deal unless it is us that brings him through
I know i'm being negative after a good result with 10 men , but does anyone else think that Kashi will just be sold when he's proven his fitness?. We all know it will happen - thats what is so galling about the Belgians.
I know i'm being negative after a good result with 10 men , but does anyone else think that Kashi will just be sold when he's proven his fitness?. We all know it will happen - thats what is so galling about the Belgians.
He is special and, once the rest of the league notice, he will go.
Home and can give my proper thoughts. Echo what a lot of you have already written, but top quality performance
Novak is a doughnut. Shit first touch was the reason he put himself in the position of being sent off. He took the ball but the two footed lunge was always going to be risky. His career here hasn't been good and I think he's probably set himself back quite a bit with what happened today and if we get another striker in, can't see him featuring much
Onto the remaining 10. Superb. I thought Fosu, Holmes and Clarke were a really tidy front 3. I was a bit nervous at first, but they all grew into it. We know Holmes is class, but I hadn't seen anything of Fosu or Clarke. I was impressed with both, definitely Fosu, great composure and a great outlet.
Further back Kashi was great. He's an intelligent player. He doesn't do anything unnecessary and it's really good to have him back.
DaSilva had a very good game and he and Holmes were a good double act on the left, especially in the 2nd half.
Very well organised defence and Bauer and Pearce looked assured. Solly was also excellent.
Credit to KR as well. Didn't panic with the Novak sending off and organised them well. His subs were spot on, and on a personal level, I'm really pleased for him to have that win and the fans cheer him at the end. I think he's worked really hard over the summer and today he got his reward.
Won't allow myself to get carried away with it today, but never walked away from any game last season (even the ones we won), feeling the buzz. Got that back a bit today
I know i'm being negative after a good result with 10 men , but does anyone else think that Kashi will just be sold when he's proven his fitness?. We all know it will happen - thats what is so galling about the Belgians.
He is clearly above League 1 football. IF he stays fit, he will be gone in January.
I know i'm being negative after a good result with 10 men , but does anyone else think that Kashi will just be sold when he's proven his fitness?. We all know it will happen - thats what is so galling about the Belgians.
He is clearly above League 1 football. IF he stays fit, he will be gone in January.
Yep, probably off to boost St Truiden's hopes of getting into europe next season.
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Should we play 4 - 2 - 4 until Mag is back?
Can I stop asking questions?
the Sending off almost kicked us into gear and despite allowing them possession they didnt do enough with it. Had Novak stayed on the pitch would we have started to have controlled the game or would we have begun to have seen a case of; lump it up field from the back in frustration and watch it coming straight back
Here were no poor performances today.
Watt looked disinterested but if he was told to stay in our half and stop short of, actually, running then I'll give him the benefit of doubt.
Even Novak seemed to be 'getting stuck in' just a little too enthusiastic, maybe.
What was all that with the microphone on Robinson? I couldn't pick up what he was saying beyond some expletives and whistles but it kept us amused for several minutes.
Sending off looks harsh and from that angle the ball didn't cross the line but lino was right in line.
We'll never know but I think we'd have scored more with Novak on.
Kashi was head and shoulders above anyone else on the field, Fosu was his nearest competitor for man of the match, Ricky Holmes ran himself into the ground and was positive but didn't have his best game. This sounds harsh but his decision making let him down and he probably knows that.
Tony Watt is a lout of a footballer and I think goes out of his way to look ragged and sloppy as an individual however the grief I've seen him get on here is hugely over the top, at least when he was on we had a centre forward on the pitch and an out ball.
I don't think anyone apart from the goalkeeper deserves criticism, he relied on some very questionable refereeing to get him put of jail on nearly every wide ball he came for. But he kept the ball out of the net when he had to so it's a minor criticism from me.
I was there on a gratis today and won't see us again until the next away game I attend or if we get a game on the tv but we played well and if Bauer and Pearce stay fit, we keep Kashi fit and signed on for us along with Forster-Caskey we have a decent base to build on.
Belgians out, soon. However I'm a Charlton fan first and foremost, the support was intersting today and I've got to say, a lot of those amongst us have short memories but maybe that's just the world we live in today
He did have a very good game and like I said, looked classy when in possession. And I'm confident we wouldn't get a player of that quality on a permanent deal unless it is us that brings him through
So let's enjoy it while it lasts.
Novak is a doughnut. Shit first touch was the reason he put himself in the position of being sent off. He took the ball but the two footed lunge was always going to be risky. His career here hasn't been good and I think he's probably set himself back quite a bit with what happened today and if we get another striker in, can't see him featuring much
Onto the remaining 10. Superb. I thought Fosu, Holmes and Clarke were a really tidy front 3. I was a bit nervous at first, but they all grew into it. We know Holmes is class, but I hadn't seen anything of Fosu or Clarke. I was impressed with both, definitely Fosu, great composure and a great outlet.
Further back Kashi was great. He's an intelligent player. He doesn't do anything unnecessary and it's really good to have him back.
DaSilva had a very good game and he and Holmes were a good double act on the left, especially in the 2nd half.
Very well organised defence and Bauer and Pearce looked assured. Solly was also excellent.
Credit to KR as well. Didn't panic with the Novak sending off and organised them well. His subs were spot on, and on a personal level, I'm really pleased for him to have that win and the fans cheer him at the end. I think he's worked really hard over the summer and today he got his reward.
Won't allow myself to get carried away with it today, but never walked away from any game last season (even the ones we won), feeling the buzz. Got that back a bit today