- Jul 28, 2010
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1) Argyle unchanged completely. Hopefully Songo'o and Matthews wouldn't repeat their first 45 performances from last week. Feel that we will continue to miss Bradley. Argyle started sloppily and after an early warning Argyle were 1 down within minutes form a long range effort.
2) Argyle pressed, mainly down our left and a flick from Taylor went agonisingly close. Lameiras casual in possession, lost the ball and a quick break cost us a second. We were out of sorts and being punished. Ness and Makasi couldn't seem to get going and Sawyer looked like our only outlet but the ball got lost too often in the final third.
3) Matthews made another poor decision and came for a ball outside the area. Obvious handball and Matthews was lucky to stay on the pitch. Argyle had a bright spot towards the end of the half but never really looked like scoring. At the other end Charlton came close a few times and won a series of corners. Matthews made a good save but the defence looked all over the place.
4) Very few highlights of the first from an Argyle perspective. Lameiras was the only outlet and got himself into food positions but when he got there was poor. Carey too looked crowded and seemed to have Ness and Sawyer with him every time he got the ball. It all felt like a game from October with no-one really being sure what to do and no obvious plan B.
5) We needed a change of plan or personnel - we were far too predictable. What would Adams do? Nothing. We started the second exactly as we finished the first. Once again a short pass from Lameiras let Charlton in. The ball flashed wide of the far post and Matthews watched it go past. It was enough and ATS and Fletcher on for Lameiras and Songo'o.
6) We were now 4-4-2 with a diamond midfield and Sawyer as left side centre back. Argyle continued to over elaborate and too many times we worked it quickly to the edge of the area only to turn back and play a square ball to a Charlton shirt. It still wasn't working and with 20 to go Paul Paton was on for Fox.
7) Argyle weren't at the races with too many players under par. Vyner had one of his worst games in a green shirt and both his centre back partners were worse. In midfield we gave ball after ball away. Even the normally dependable Fox and Threlkeld were poor.
8 ) Charlton looked like the more likely to score and went close a couple of times. Argyle had played all their cards and looked to be beaten. Carey dribbled into the box but kept going instead of passing. We had few ideas but we kept trying them again and again and again and again.
9) The end of a run. I'd like to be able to say we lost to a better team but we didn't. We were poor all over the pitch and apart from Taylor's flick that rolled agonisingly close I can't remember a shot that was even close to target, maybe a drive from Carey. We looked like the team that was bottom of the league. If we have any pretensions of the play offs we will need to be much better.
Remi Matthews - 6
Oscar Threlkeld - 6
Zak Vyner - 6
Yann Songo'o - 5
Gary Sawyer - 7
David Fox - 6
Jamie Ness - 6
Moses Makasi - 6
Ruben Lameiras - 6
Graham Carey - 5
Ryan Taylor - 7
Kyle Letheren - unused
Aaron Taylor-Sinclair - 6
Paul Paton - 5
Cameron Sangster - unused
Lionel Ainsworth - unused
Joel Grant - unused
Alex Fletcher - 5
2) Argyle pressed, mainly down our left and a flick from Taylor went agonisingly close. Lameiras casual in possession, lost the ball and a quick break cost us a second. We were out of sorts and being punished. Ness and Makasi couldn't seem to get going and Sawyer looked like our only outlet but the ball got lost too often in the final third.
3) Matthews made another poor decision and came for a ball outside the area. Obvious handball and Matthews was lucky to stay on the pitch. Argyle had a bright spot towards the end of the half but never really looked like scoring. At the other end Charlton came close a few times and won a series of corners. Matthews made a good save but the defence looked all over the place.
4) Very few highlights of the first from an Argyle perspective. Lameiras was the only outlet and got himself into food positions but when he got there was poor. Carey too looked crowded and seemed to have Ness and Sawyer with him every time he got the ball. It all felt like a game from October with no-one really being sure what to do and no obvious plan B.
5) We needed a change of plan or personnel - we were far too predictable. What would Adams do? Nothing. We started the second exactly as we finished the first. Once again a short pass from Lameiras let Charlton in. The ball flashed wide of the far post and Matthews watched it go past. It was enough and ATS and Fletcher on for Lameiras and Songo'o.
6) We were now 4-4-2 with a diamond midfield and Sawyer as left side centre back. Argyle continued to over elaborate and too many times we worked it quickly to the edge of the area only to turn back and play a square ball to a Charlton shirt. It still wasn't working and with 20 to go Paul Paton was on for Fox.
7) Argyle weren't at the races with too many players under par. Vyner had one of his worst games in a green shirt and both his centre back partners were worse. In midfield we gave ball after ball away. Even the normally dependable Fox and Threlkeld were poor.
8 ) Charlton looked like the more likely to score and went close a couple of times. Argyle had played all their cards and looked to be beaten. Carey dribbled into the box but kept going instead of passing. We had few ideas but we kept trying them again and again and again and again.
9) The end of a run. I'd like to be able to say we lost to a better team but we didn't. We were poor all over the pitch and apart from Taylor's flick that rolled agonisingly close I can't remember a shot that was even close to target, maybe a drive from Carey. We looked like the team that was bottom of the league. If we have any pretensions of the play offs we will need to be much better.
Remi Matthews - 6
Oscar Threlkeld - 6
Zak Vyner - 6
Yann Songo'o - 5
Gary Sawyer - 7
David Fox - 6
Jamie Ness - 6
Moses Makasi - 6
Ruben Lameiras - 6
Graham Carey - 5
Ryan Taylor - 7
Kyle Letheren - unused
Aaron Taylor-Sinclair - 6
Paul Paton - 5
Cameron Sangster - unused
Lionel Ainsworth - unused
Joel Grant - unused
Alex Fletcher - 5