POST MATCH THREAD : Charlton Athletic Vs Bristol Rovers : Tuesday 15th August 2023
First half:
- some nice passing moves, especially between Edun, Camara and CBT
- some great tackling from Dobbo
- several dangerous moments in their box without any reward
- probably best not to mention the corners
- a few good moments from Rovers on the break that caused us concern, but we definitely had the best of the first half despite being somewhat toothless up front.
Second half
- A silly free kick conceded by Jack Payne, AMB made the initial save but Rovers were able to pull the ball back and slot home
- A few other defensive scrambles including last ditch clearances from Ness and Hector
- Bringing on Kanu definitely helped, not just in terms of the goal he scored but also harrying defenders into making mistakes
- Poor Alfie May was so unlucky. Hit the post when he looked odds on to score, and getting fouled when racing away from the defenders (should it have been a red card?)
- 98th minute sucker punch goal conceded means 0 points rather than 1
Your thoughts?
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Very demoralised after that result, and there’s plenty to moan about.
Rather just comment on positives. Some exciting attacking play by Edun, and he done well in defence too. Kanu was busy when came on, not just for the goal, but won the ball for May’s shot which hit the post and the red card incident.
But we need to create more clear cut chances. And then take them.
BIG game sat. Dont win that & we are in the bottom 6.
I pray Alfie May looks better once Leaburn is back.
Asiimwe and Anderson need the opportunity to sit out a couple of games when they need it.
Not convinced by AMB still at times, perhaps should’ve done better with the near post shot that won the game.
The less said about Jack Payne the better.
defence is beyond shakey - midfield doesn’t look to comfortable either at times!!
not sure I see Holden surviving the season currently
They may be good enough to not look out of place, but they aren't good enough to push us onto promotion.
Set-pieces in particular were woeful and that's a coaching issue to me.
Best things about it were Edun's debut and Kanu's goal.
He deserves to start upfront in a 2 with May on Saturday.
Other than that it felt just like last season
Defensively we're all over the place. Feels like a smash and grab but thay had two cleared off the line in the second half and Sinclair missed that lob. It's so easy to get behind us.
Set pieces, again, were a shambles.
Positive is that Edun looked good, Kanu scored and Dobson seems to get better every match.
We'll be miles off a challenge with the squad as it is. The starting 11 isn't even that impressive and the bench is pathetic.
Losing in the 98th minute at home, when you can hold on to a point....seeing fans get home at 12/1/2am....that's how you lose them Charlton from making an effort.