Charlton moved down to 14th in the Championship after a 3-0 defeat at Stoke tonight. Saturday's opponents Coventry moved ten points clear at the top of the table after winning at rivals Boro.
The defeat away at Stoke was widely predicted, but has reinvigorated armchair managers. I just feel sorry for those loyal fans who made the trek to the Potteries to see a disappointing performance.
Shell shocked manager Nathan Jones admitted that the performance was no good enough even given injury problems. 'We were not at the levels we needed to be.[
Stoke scored their first two goals within five minutes and added a third on 34 minutes due to a Kaminski error. After that they were in cruise control.
Stoke scored with their first real foray into the Addicks' half, although the opener carried more than a touch of good fortune.
Eric-Junior Bocat's tenacity saw the ball poked out to the left, where Thomas made space to send over a cross which was well struck and the ball looped over Charlton keeper Thomas Kaminski.
It went from bad to worse for Charlton supremo Jones, returning to a club that he managed for 11 months in 2019, as they went 2-0 down after just five minutes.
Goalkeeper Viktor Johansson's long ball was contested by Potters' centre-forward Robert Bozenik and defender Lloyd Jones. The Slovakian bundled his opponent out of the way, the ball falling to Thomas who found Manhoef on the right. The winger was able to cut inside and deliver a low shot just inside Kaminski's right-hand post.
The Addicks conceded a third before half-time. Bae Jun-Ho fed Thomas, again loitering on the left, but this time he cut back onto his right foot.
Bozenik and Kayne Ramsey contested the cross in front of keeper Kaminski who reacted late, the ball dribbling under his arms and crossing the goalline.
Charlton eventually threatened - Luke Berry testing Johansson from distance just after the hour mark - but Stoke substitute Sam Gallagher went closest to finding the net again with a late snapshot.
No comments:
Post a Comment