7 changes ffs and leaving our only goal scorer out, what do u expect? That's alright Kieran....you wait another 10 mins before making a change
Whatever Charlton had at half time I hope it gets tested!I can't remember seeing a team turn around a match to such effect.Woeful defending.
Had a similar feel to the end of the Paul Cook era, trying to play gung-ho football with a new team who dont know each other and crumbling when we concede. From that awful O'Shea header onwards we were awful. It's embarrassing to a team of £20 million players get ripped to shreds by a pretty average Charlton team. First half I thought we were half decent without looking overly dangerous. Problem is teams can just dig in and break on us and we've got a mistake (or 2) in us. Then we just look like a team of strangers. Too much change too quickly and too many changes tonight.
Just got home. Positives - Jack Clarke was excellent and kept going until the end. Akpom did enough in the 10 to suggest he should start ahead of Szmodics and that’s it, everyone is allowed 1 bad game so I will give O’Shea a pass but Greaves has bad game after bad game. Thought it was a mistake selling Burgess at the time now even more so as he would definitely be partnering O’Shea. I understand some changes have to be made but 7 is way too many. Back 5 should not change, KMC needs to choose what he believes to be his best and stick to it. Matusiwa was suspended and we don’t have a back up number 6 in the squad (Morsy, another one who shouldn’t have been allowed to leave). Front positions, for me it is now Philogene, Akpom & Clarke behind Azon. I have no idea what mcateer brings to the team, Ogbene is better and was let go. Final point - at the end of the game, some players came over to those of us that were left, KMC also came over but very half heartedly - clapped twice and then left - if he takes the plaudits when the team is doing well, he must also take criticism when they are doing badly. Time for 4 1/2 hours sleep before getting up for work
