The pattern of 1-0 results between the Glaziers and the Addicks at Selhurst Park continued this evening, but this time it was Palace who took the three points. Charlton fell back to 17th in the table.
Charlton went for a defensive 4-5-1 formation at Sainsbury's with Ambrose starting in midfield and Varney on his own up front. Zheng Zhi was on the bench, no sign of Moutaoukil.
Palace piled on the pressure in the first quarter of an hour, mainly from corners. Bailey had to clear off the line and McCarthy missed a chance to score against his old club.
Charlton got into the game more as it went on, but still weren't creating chances. Two free kicks from Watson came off the Charlton wall. Palace hit the crossbar in play from a corner, but Charlton cleared.
Charlton's first shot on target came on 40 minutes when Bouazza made use of a great through ball from Ambrose.
Half time: Glaziers 0, Addicks 0
There were chances at both ends in the early part of the second half with Bouazza and Youga firing over for Charlton. An Addicks free kick on the right came into the box and there were calls from the Addickted for a penalty after Mark Hudson was fouled.
On 63 minutes Watson whipped the ball into the far post and Craig Beattie, on loan from the Baggies, took advantage to make it 1-0 for the home side.
After Palace hit the crossbar again, Pardew made a triple substitution, bringing on Gray, Zheng Zhi and Todorov. Charlton then went on the attack more. Their best chance to equalise came when Varney got on the end of a flick on from Gray but Speroni made a great save.
Alan Pardew will be getting his big book of excuses out for Saturday's programme.
4 comments:
Pardew's nornal response is that he needs to make changes. He just does not inspire confidence, no settled side, no style of play, he has to go. Bring back Curbs.
Wholesale changes amounted to Ambrose in for Gray, whoppee doo.
Misfiring attack.
Disjointed midfield
Leaky defence.
AP has had almost 2 seasons to sort this and hasn't, my optimism is finally running out.
Trouble with that big book of excuses is that he keeps regurgitating the same ones time and time again.
I've backed Pards up until now, even when he didn't deserve it, but it's getting to the stage when he has to stand up and be counted, especially for the money that he gets ... which is to manage and motivate, clearly not being done at the moment.
I am not surprised - we do not look like getting goals and certainly not coming from behind. The players know it, the fans know it. I think Pardew is on thin ice. The Reading performace seems a long time ago now and Saturday fills me with trepidation.
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