FT: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 0 CHARLTON ATHLETIC. Match thread

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

An interesting set of markings and opinions;-

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...ender-18517536

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NML made a good start but after that did very little.

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

They're pretty generous considering it was a 0-0 draw. I think the back 4 defended really well however.

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Agree that those scores are very generous.
Our defence looked good, especially in the second half where we never looked in trouble (except for a few minutes after they hit the corner flag and Nelson gave away a free kick), but I remember Charlton having a number of chances early doors.

I can't see how a game with such little entertainment on show could have players hit 8 or 9.

Hope Glatzel recovers for Saturday, he looked a handful til the head injury.

The whole thing was a snore. Our defence looked all over the place at times. The attack lacked bite. I have to say I was disappointed to see Glatzel go off when he did, he should have tried to see out the half.

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Originally Posted by WJ99mobile

Harris must take some criticism for the way we set up

It’s clear Charlton weren’t going to come out except on the counter.

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Glatzel works with Tomlin, as does NML.
Starting the 2 of them with a flat midfield.
Pack is tidy enough, good to being on to hold on to a game but if we are going to play 3 non creative players in the middle it's got to be Bacuna Ralls and Vaulks as they press and have more bite.

I think he will take responsibility for the selections he made, funnily enough I would have started with the team he's used, in hindsight. I may have picked a slightly different team in another post but hindsight is a marvelous thing. If it ain't broke don't fix it as they say..and if you're going to commit to changes then fully commit, as leaving Tomlin on the bench didn't help the 2 he brought on to start.

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Originally Posted by NYCBlue

The whole thing was a snore. Our defence looked all over the place at times. The attack lacked bite. I have to say I was disappointed to see Glatzel go off when he did, he should have tried to see out the half.

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Glatzel was groggy ffs.
He should have gone off earlier.

I’m a great believer in “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.

He had a winning formula, why change it for changing sake. :facepalm:

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Originally Posted by NYCBlue

The whole thing was a snore. Our defence looked all over the place at times. The attack lacked bite. I have to say I was disappointed to see Glatzel go off when he did, he should have tried to see out the half.

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We played 50 minutes without a recognized striker. Charlton were set up for a tight game. No home crowd to urge you on and create a pressure atmosphere. Charlton no real chances, we had a couple of half chances. A dull, tiresome game agreed, but it wasn't that bad a performance from City..

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Originally Posted by BLUETIT

I’m a great believer in “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.

He had a winning formula, why change it for changing sake. :facepalm:

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Charlton made 7 changes, so we basically played their reserves! We haven’t the quality to break down teams that just come to defend! Charlton played our game against big teams and deserved their point.

Starting with Pack and Adomah was like playing with nine men. Pack's trademark sideways passes always seem to go a yard behind the intended receiver.