Matchday Megathread, Charlton Athletic v Barnsley

Atac · Mar 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM

DannyWilsonLovechild said: ↑

That was a frustrating watch. But useful to compare against Charlton.

Although they didn’t create tonnes, they had threat. They had more energy and strength and in Small and Campbell they had direct wide threat which should be the base of any Barnsley side.

Aside from the pockets of play where Dunn wants to, and nearly manages to take on the opposition we just look a rabble. No shape, no intensity and little idea just hoping for a break rather than creating a chance.

I did think Barratt showed promise though. Just a pity there are around a dozen centre halves ahead of him in the pecking order!

I’ve seen us play worse and at the end of the day we’ve lost to a single soft goal, but again, I think that papers over the very significant cracks.
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I don't think even the thickest paper is stopping anyone from seeing the cracks.

Atac · Mar 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM

yet another match with little evidence of exciting, high-energy pressing, front-foot football. I'm sure that's what Clarke promised when he joined. That should be deliverable whatever system you play because it's all about mind-set, fitness, and motivation. I'm worried.

WG Red · Mar 5, 2025 at 7:39 AM

YT said: ↑

After a bright enough start soon fizzled out, no doubt partly due to the horrendous goal conceded, it was another vapid, insipid performance. And it's not about defeat. I also appreciate we're suffering with injury, suspension, blah blah blah. But that was a tough watch. Uninspiring football served up for the umpteenth time this season. I have a headache after watching that second half. Because I couldn't fathom what we were trying to achieve. Nothing made sense, except the Roberts long throws. Wang it in and see what occurs. I got that. But the rest of it? Mind-numbing stuff which had me questioning what I was doing with my time.

I accept that the window was a bad one. It reeked of failure and desperation. Like many of my nights out in the early noughties. I also know that the players should take their share of responsibility. But that second half display stunk of cluelessness. No ideas. No belief. No chance. You've DKD and Watters on the pitch for 45 minutes together and absolutely nothing was created for them. One of Clarke's bright ideas was to swap a left wing-back for a right wing-back and move the other right wing-back to left wing-back. The striker we'd 'tracked for a long time' didn't get on. When 1-0 down.

Charlton didn't look special. But they didn't need to. They must have wasted 15 minutes with various tactics. Again, they didn't need to. I was fully expecting the fourth official to signal 12 minutes of added time, just to prolong the f****** torment.

My player of the match was DKD. Again. His first half display looked like that of someone who cared, who believed. And his mazy run was the only highlight of the night. I see my mate Humphrys reverted to type alongside him. He's as bad as Cosgrove. There was some wally on here the other day telling me he's better than Devante Cole, who was lazy. I kid thee not.

Stats to follow. Dunno why.

Tykes x
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Some great points there. Especially the foooking about switching wing backs and lack of use of the striker we tracked for ages. Just shows up the recruitment for what it is.....crap

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