Saturday, November 26, 2005
Charlton snookered by Steve Davis
Aston Villa 1 Charlton Athletic 0
One goal was enough... Another very disappointing scoreline and performance from Charlton in the loss at Villa Park this afternoon. Curbs made two changes to the side that lost against Manchester United at home last week - replacing Danny Murphy with Matt Holland (left), and Dennis Rommedahl with Jerome Thomas.
The 4-5-1 formation lasted until half time, and then Kevin Lisbie came on as sub (for Darren Ambrose) for his first appearance of the season in a revised 4-4-2 line up. Davis scored the only goal midway through the second half, after Baros had hit the bar, and Curbs tried his best to get the team level by attacking with three forwards for the last quarter hour or so, but to no avail.
Charlton didn't really look like scoring, with Lisbie way off the pace according to reports.
Where the team goes from here is anybodies guess; Curbs has now tried most of the options available, but confidence is at it's lowest ebb so far this season. Wednesday nights cup game against Blackburn takes on much more significance now, with the team desperate to stop the slide in results over recent weeks. We may see Rommedahl and Murphy restored to the starting line up then, but the lack of goal-power and support for Darren Bent is hurting the team badly.
Villa Park has rarely been a happy hunting ground for Addicks fans, and today was another low-point. The flack aimed at the team from websites, message boards, and the like, will be tough for the players to take, but the fans want results, starting Wednesday.
One goal was enough... Another very disappointing scoreline and performance from Charlton in the loss at Villa Park this afternoon. Curbs made two changes to the side that lost against Manchester United at home last week - replacing Danny Murphy with Matt Holland (left), and Dennis Rommedahl with Jerome Thomas. The 4-5-1 formation lasted until half time, and then Kevin Lisbie came on as sub (for Darren Ambrose) for his first appearance of the season in a revised 4-4-2 line up. Davis scored the only goal midway through the second half, after Baros had hit the bar, and Curbs tried his best to get the team level by attacking with three forwards for the last quarter hour or so, but to no avail.
Charlton didn't really look like scoring, with Lisbie way off the pace according to reports.
Where the team goes from here is anybodies guess; Curbs has now tried most of the options available, but confidence is at it's lowest ebb so far this season. Wednesday nights cup game against Blackburn takes on much more significance now, with the team desperate to stop the slide in results over recent weeks. We may see Rommedahl and Murphy restored to the starting line up then, but the lack of goal-power and support for Darren Bent is hurting the team badly.
Villa Park has rarely been a happy hunting ground for Addicks fans, and today was another low-point. The flack aimed at the team from websites, message boards, and the like, will be tough for the players to take, but the fans want results, starting Wednesday.
