Peterborough United Friendly

Evening all


Charlton: Henderson; Wilson, Fox, Morrison, Ben Haim; Gudmundsson, Jackson, Buyens, Wiggins; Harriott, Vetokele

Subs: Pope, Cousins, Church, Tucudean, Pigott, Bikey, Munns, Gomez, Nego

 

Wiggins at LM I'm assuming.

 

We're under way.

 

Gudmundsson hits a shot straight at Ben Alnwick, in goal for the Posh tonight.

 

Ajose has a shot straight at Henderson.

 

Very good move from Charlton. Gudmundsson crosses, Vetokele knocks it down, but Harriott scuffs a shot over.

 

Harriott hits a shot after good link-up play with Vetokele, but Alnwick parries it for a corner.

 

Ball to the back post from Morrison, header by Vetokele, saved by Alnwick.

 

Another shot from Harriott is dealt with comfortably by Alnwick.

 

Vetokele twists and turns and tries to dink it over Alnwick, but it's off-target.

 

Gudmundsson curls an effort towards the top corner, and is only denied by a fine save from Alnwick, tipping it over the bar.

 

Half time 0-0.

Good football from Charlton, but nothing to show for it so far.

 

We're under way again.

 

Ajose arrives unmarked at the back post, only for Wilson to dive in and make a wonderful block.

 

McCann plays a long ball through the defence to Vassell, who dinks it over Henderson, but he can't get it on target.

 

Harriott shoots just over the crossbar.

 

First half really was all Charlton but apart from one Gudmundsson bender only routine saves for Alnwick to make.

We have had a LM problem for many years, except when Jackson was fully fit in our promotion season. Some of us thought Evina could solve that problem. Maybe with Evina at LB and Wiggins at LM because Wiggins is better going forward than defending.but Evina wasn't good enough. (I see he has just signed for Doncaster and wish him all the best there).

Now Bob is trying the same thing with Fox and Wiggins. I don't think he really has a clear idea of his best team yet.

On the OS, Cousins said he would be "trying to get back in the team". I didn't pay much attention to those exact words at the time but it does now look as Bob will be relying on a Buyens/Jackson central midfield, at least to start the season. Cousins would be one of my first names on the teamsheet. It is not that he is marvellous, just that he can be expected to go on improving whereas Buyens has reached his plateau and Jackson is just an injury waiting to happen.

I thought having signed Moussa and Gudmonsson our LM problems were over. Seems not.

I thought we would lose this one 0-2 but Peterboro didn't turn up first half.

 

Barnett takes a shot which Alnwick saves.

 

Buyens off, Cousins on.

Mendez-Laing on for Ajose.

 

Huge chance missed by Vetokele. Cousins puts the cross in, but from the edge of the 6-yard box he can only put it wide under no pressure.