Former Addick Luke Young discusses Saturday's win on his Substack page:
'For the first time, there was even talk that defeat against Sheffield United could potentially see Nathan Jones relieved of his duties. Personally, I don’t believe that would have been the correct decision, but there were certainly more and more voices suggesting his time at the club should be up.
Adding to the pressure on Jones were three surprise
absentees from the matchday squad through injury. Skipper Lloyd Jones (hip),
Karlan Grant (back) and striker Miles Leaburn (concussion) were all
unavailable.
In recent weeks, I’ve mentioned that I felt Nathan had
overcomplicated his team selections and formations in an attempt to find an
answer to the poor run of form, with the Bolton game being a prime example.
We’d also seen players coming in from the cold, out of the squad one week and then straight into the starting line-up the next. At times, it had started to look a little desperate. With three potential starters missing, Jones didn’t have quite as many cards to play with as usual, but I was pleased to see him revert to a back four.
Bindon came in as the right-sided centre-back, Millenic Alli
got the nod on the right of a front three, while youngster Mwamba, with his
athleticism and energy, was handed a start alongside captain for the day Conor
Coventry in midfield. Rankin-Costello was the fourth player brought into the
starting XI.'
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