Ground out a result against a very physical side, a great 3 points . Not an overly creative or pacey game from us at all today but our boys have been working hard and putting in a shift recently. A few looked tired but well done the whole team and its good to have a strong bench at last when we need it. I liked the look of Marshal when he came on especially.
We had to work hard to find a way of winning and we did. A Kashi masterclass though his boking was probably the most cynical thing I've seen by a Charlton player since Danny Mills got himself sent off. All in a good cause this time though..
First half was turgid and we were crap. One paced and created absolutely nothing. Appeared to have no idea how to break down a team who showed little interest in winning the game.
Second half was a bit better but not helped by constant spoiling tactics from Wimbledon. They don’t conceed many goals so suspected it was always going to be tight affair. Personally would have made changes earlier. Marshall looked sharp when he came on and would hope to see him and Reeves on Tuesday.
Plus points Konsa, Bauer and Kashi
Fosu was way off it today and nothing worked for Clarke either. JFC is starting to annoy me as well. He needs to influence the game more. It seems to just pass him by. Increasingly concerned that we never rotate Magennis either, he is going to burn out. Best has to be worth a deal till January as clearly Dodoo is making up numbers.
We are entering that attritional stage of the season where grinding out results matter a lot, and points won or lost may seem of little consequence at the time but are hugely significant. To repeat a CL mantra we would have lost or drawn that last season under Slade, but we have recently had 1-0's against Doncaster, Bradford and now today, and while the goal numbers are not sexy, three points each time are very juicy.
To their credit AFC set up to frustrate and make things difficult and hope to nick one. Their gilt edged opportunity was blazed over, and the inevitable spell when we were on the back foot defending a series of set pieces, we didn't crumble.
Robinson has said previously that we can adapt to the type of game on offer, expansive, yes we can do that, a battle, we can do that too. That's what happened today, it was a gritty battle but we had the better quality players, and it was that and a moment of quality that made the difference.
AFC lost with little shame and we won with little glory, but our win was deserved in my biased opinion.
Most of the players were a good solid average, with some who brightened things at times. For a consistent good display for the whole game I will pick Konsa as my MOTM, but players who peeped above average were Solly, Kashi and Holmes, nobody was dreadful. I actually thought that JFC would be MOTM but his good performance drifted into unremarkable as the game went on. For those who wonder about Robinson having a plan B, or his in-game management, well his adjustment and deployment of Da Silva in the middle part of the game was creative and effective.
I think the longest memory from today will be Kashi's booking. Right by Robinson near the end of the game, and it was for obvious reasons but I will leave you to figure that out.
Great result, and I kind of feel that we are at a re-set moment given the forthcoming fixtures, and player availability. However I also believe we have more resources than a lot of others in this division at the moment, and a fresh look at ourselves needn't be because of desperation, but could be because of ruthless desire.
Have we ever been top of the form table under the Belgians? I doubt it. Wimbledon nearly did a number on us but we found a way to win. Didn't quite get some of KR's subs and tactics today, thought Fosu had a poor game and Clarke was unlucky to be subbed I thought. Don't get putting Clarke on the right either. Made us look unbalanced first half and our best period of play was when Clarke was put back in the middle and Fosu moved right.
Great to have some quality subs to bring on to see the game out. Just need a striker to replace Dodoo and the bench will look as strong as any other in this division.
Best taken penalty I've seen in ages. Good to see Wimbledon are continuing their long tradition of ugly football. We need to be able to switch our game to having two strikers up front when playing this sort of team.
The (metaphysical) cat has avoided a good kicking unlike last year's AFC Wimbledon game. I am now going to mellow starting with a good bottle of German Riesling ( not the horrible Blue Nun stuff)
Best taken penalty I've seen in ages. Good to see Wimbledon are continuing their long tradition of ugly football. We need to be able to switch our game to having two strikers up front when playing this sort of team.
Is that sarcasm due to the fact we should have had a penalty with the foul potentially being in the area?
I did wonder when our player went down if the foul was inside or outside the box
Great result in the end. We would have lost this last season. I have seen Charlton promotion sides over the years and all of them had the ability to grind out wins when up against teams of spoilers. In league 1 it's not how you win, it's whether you win. As the weeks go by this squad is looking more and more like they can get one of the automatic spots.
A lot of teams will come to The Valley and try to stop us playing. Away from home we have more freedom, hence why we have an excellent away record so far.
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However, another win and another clean sheet.
Up the football league we go
Not an overly creative or pacey game from us at all today but our boys have been working hard and putting in a shift recently.
A few looked tired but well done the whole team and its good to have a strong bench at last when we need it.
I liked the look of Marshal when he came on especially.
The BBC stats say we had just 6 shots all game, of which only 1 was on target;
presumably we scored from that.
It sounds like we created very little?
Second half was a bit better but not helped by constant spoiling tactics from Wimbledon. They don’t conceed many goals so suspected it was always going to be tight affair. Personally would have made changes earlier. Marshall looked sharp when he came on and would hope to see him and Reeves on Tuesday.
Plus points Konsa, Bauer and Kashi
Fosu was way off it today and nothing worked for Clarke either. JFC is starting to annoy me as well. He needs to influence the game more. It seems to just pass him by. Increasingly concerned that we never rotate Magennis either, he is going to burn out. Best has to be worth a deal till January as clearly Dodoo is making up numbers.
We are entering that attritional stage of the season where grinding out results matter a lot, and points won or lost may seem of little consequence at the time but are hugely significant. To repeat a CL mantra we would have lost or drawn that last season under Slade, but we have recently had 1-0's against Doncaster, Bradford and now today, and while the goal numbers are not sexy, three points each time are very juicy.
To their credit AFC set up to frustrate and make things difficult and hope to nick one. Their gilt edged opportunity was blazed over, and the inevitable spell when we were on the back foot defending a series of set pieces, we didn't crumble.
Robinson has said previously that we can adapt to the type of game on offer, expansive, yes we can do that, a battle, we can do that too. That's what happened today, it was a gritty battle but we had the better quality players, and it was that and a moment of quality that made the difference.
AFC lost with little shame and we won with little glory, but our win was deserved in my biased opinion.
Most of the players were a good solid average, with some who brightened things at times. For a consistent good display for the whole game I will pick Konsa as my MOTM, but players who peeped above average were Solly, Kashi and Holmes, nobody was dreadful. I actually thought that JFC would be MOTM but his good performance drifted into unremarkable as the game went on. For those who wonder about Robinson having a plan B, or his in-game management, well his adjustment and deployment of Da Silva in the middle part of the game was creative and effective.
I think the longest memory from today will be Kashi's booking. Right by Robinson near the end of the game, and it was for obvious reasons but I will leave you to figure that out.
Great result, and I kind of feel that we are at a re-set moment given the forthcoming fixtures, and player availability. However I also believe we have more resources than a lot of others in this division at the moment, and a fresh look at ourselves needn't be because of desperation, but could be because of ruthless desire.
AFCW had the measure of us and I couldn't see us scoring from open play but lovely FK. It wasn't a pen btw.
Kashi deliberately getting himself booked so his suspension and wipes his cards v Truro. Clever if slightly cynical.
Marshall made a difference, Reeves didn't.
Dasilva was good as were Konsa and Clarke. Holmes didn't get into the game until he scored.
Other results went our way too bar Bradford.
Promoted at Rochdale. Believe.
Great to have some quality subs to bring on to see the game out. Just need a striker to replace Dodoo and the bench will look as strong as any other in this division.
Good to see Wimbledon are continuing their long tradition of ugly football.
We need to be able to switch our game to having two strikers up front when playing this sort of team.
I am now going to mellow starting with a good bottle of German Riesling ( not the horrible Blue Nun stuff)
Other than a sloppy 30mins against them we absolutely bossed that game and it was only Murphy the 'keeper that stopped us winning about 3-1
I did wonder when our player went down if the foul was inside or outside the box
A lot of teams will come to The Valley and try to stop us playing. Away from home we have more freedom, hence why we have an excellent away record so far.
Marshall looked keen and played well.
Defence looked very solid.
Boring game on the whole but the result makes up for it.