The Addicks travelled to East Anglia in search of a chance to redeem themselves against a Peterborough side that is ten points above them in the table. It was a game of two halves, literally both crap. We had the best of the first half, where Peterborough looked a shadow of the team their league position suggests, but our performance was certainly not dominant. Peterborough actually had the best chance of the half and would have gone into halftime one goal to the good if not for Ashely Maynard-Brewer’s quick reactions to tip the ball around the post. We had the better part of possession, but our leading line proved too blunt to pierce the Peterborough goal (or even test it in any meaningful way).
The second half wasn’t any better. The defining moment occurred when Rak-Sayki was brought down and the Peterborough defender kicked out at him. Young Jes threw a jab in reaction and it seemed we were likely to go down to ten men. Ultimately, it was the Peterborough man that was issued his marching orders, with Rak-Sakyi lucky to see yellow. The state of play deteriorated from there. A scrappy game became more scrappy.
No need to labour the point. Holden made positive substitutions, but it wasn’t enough simply because we’re not good enough.
Peterborough 0 Charlton 0
Over to you.
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Thanks Matt, you've helped carry on the momentum hugely
A dreadful lack of quality in this Charlton team. Poor ball control, awful passing, wayward shooting. Lazy challenges and stupid offsides and fouls compound the shortcomings. Rak-Sakyi a very lucky boy avoiding a red card for taking a swing at their guy.
Defensively we were solid enough but poor all over otherwise, with a rare honourable mention for Jack Payne, who did pretty well.
Would have taken a point before the game but that is indisputably two points dropped.
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Away point, I'll take it, but shit....
Sessegnon has more footballing ability than most of the rest of them combined. And he's merely a decent attacking full-back
At least he was honest about the lack of investment. Holden is too busy begging for a contract to slate the ownerships.
No quality. Terrible first touch. Inability to shoot.
Anyway, Plymouth will be a piece of piss i'm sure..anyway, Deano sounded like it will be, and on that I say good night...
Clarke-Harris was born 21 July 1994. Where was Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink 9 months previous?
Pretty dire from both teams, we didn't look threatening at all with some of the worst shooting seen.
Fraser and Bonne the worst performers, Payne close behind but he at least improved in the second half if only to maintain our "busy but no goal threat" policy.
A point away is great but after playing so long against 10 men, to not look like scoring or even look comfortable isn't a great sign of the amount of work needed in the summer.
Again, we're just an inconsistent team full of inconsistent players who largely, aren't good enough.
We just don't look like scoring...