Charlton face a crucial test at Elland Road tonight. It is one of their games in hand and none of their relegation rivals are playing. With all their off pitch concerns, Leeds are currently bottom of the Championship form table. They gave Doncaster their first away victory since September on Saturday. Charlton are unbeaten in the last five meetings at Elland Road, although they won only one of them.
Coach José Riga was criticised for putting out to attacking a formation at Derby County, but always the question is where are Charlton's goals going to come from?
Astrit is doubtful and will have to undergo a late fitness test after a bout of flu.
A friend who is a Leeds fan reckons we will win tonight, but I think that a draw is a more likely outcome. Odds are: Leeds 6/5, Draw 11/5, Charlton 13/5.
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As a Leeds fan I think most of us expect Charlton to win tonight
As a Charlton fan, I expect us to win 1-0 tonight in a tight and scrappy game.
Told you so!
Well done Brian G! you are clearly a superior kind of soothsayer.
Thank you, Terry Ryall, but I'm just an eternal optimist really.I am, after all, a lifelong Charlton fan. I'm surprised that no mention has yet been made of what CP had to say on Late Kick Off on Monday about who picked the team in his spell under RD. Did you see it? It is, of course, impossible to know what the terms of his severance deal are and the impact that they might have on what he's prepared to say on TV.
Brian, no, unfortunately I missed the Late Kick Off programme and have only read a short account of what CP said. The team selector question ie was it RD or CP? has drawn much speculation but I never felt that Powell was directly told who to put in the team. I believe that if RD had been that blatant then Powell would have resigned on principle (even from his beloved Charlton). However,it has to be remembered that Powell was being required to work with players arriving that were almost certainly not on his wanted list whilst at the same time watching key members of his squad departing. I would interpret that situation as bringing Powell under significant pressure given Charlton's perilous league position. As you say there might be reasons why Powell has not been saying too much. It would be great to see him back in football, he's certainly had an eventful and bitter/sweet introduction to life as a manager. Stability is what is required for long term success and I think much of the disappointment expressed by the majority (I think it's fair to assume that) of Charlton fans lies in the fact that Chris Powell was perceived as a key part of that stability.
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