Sunday 23 September 2007

A good day all round-Charlton 2 -Leicester 0

Well I would like to start by thanking Confidential Rick for organising a pre-match lunch, that with good company and a couple of pints, went down very well. The panoramic view of the Valley from Legends is just, well Legendary and it is well worth having a meal just for that experience. Like quite a few Bloggers I go back to the dark old days, when the Valley was a creaky run down antiquated old rust bucket, but I loved it all the same. The Legends experience does bring it home, as to how far this humble club of ours has come.

Charlton 2 Leicester 0


Well we started off where we had left off against Norwich and played some neat sweet football. At times it was all too easy . Leicester looked like a team with lots of willing but very little else and Megson has his work cut out, although his tactics were spot on in the second half when substitutions enabled Leicester to stifle our midfield. The defensive pairing of Bougerra and Fortune look as solid as a rock and a resurgent Danny Mills is lovin it and the crowd have taken to him as well. Powell as always, 100% effort and calmness. Difficult at the moment to see why we would change the back four, but sterner tests are ahead. Midfield lost it in the second half with Reid having his worst game of the season . Zheng went AWOL , Semondo was my man of the match, he is a real find and I fear that Wenger may want get his greedy little mitts on him if he carries on playing the way he did yesterday. Sam did well in the first half, but faded badly in the second. The most ironic part of the match, was when Kishishew had the best shot of the match from 25 yards, which Weaver did well to parry. I was a fan of Kitch , but when did he ever get a shot on target for us. Iwelumo and Varney started well, but tired and I would liked to have seen Tordorov and Mcleod brought on earlier, to freshen things up. At 2-0 there is always that chance of come back and it would of been the icing on the cake, to of got a third.

Weaver 7 It is always difficult for a goalkeeper when you are out of the game for long periods. From the East stand his calling for the ball could be heard loud and clear and I think he is starting to settle.
Mills 8 Looks like a new lease of life for him-long may it continue
Bougherra 8 Im starting to realise why we paid a couple of million for him .
Fortune 8 Looks comfortable along side Bougherra.
Powell 8 Exemplary
Semondo 9 So comfortable on the ball and a great tackler, my man of the match.
Reid 7 Tried so hard but not a lot came off . Looked tired towards the end.
Zheng 7 Was he on the park in the second half
Sam 7 Needs to work on his crossing, still a 100% better than Rommad'als
Varney 7 Good start and will be a real asset when he is 100% fit.
Iwelumo 8 Not at his best, but is such a trier and he does win so many balls in the air.
Subs Mcleod Ambrose. Sodjie 6

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good to meet you at Legends, CND

Your previous piece about Len Glover sparked my interest. Having watched Leicester for something like 30 years, Lenny Glover was, without doubt, my favourite player. The sight of him flying down the wing, with a mane of black hair and assorted opposition trailing in his wake, was awesome. Towards the end and playing in the team that included Weller, Birchenall, Samells, Worthington, if really was delightful football.

The real treat, as far as LG went, was on the way home from school (he lived in the same road as me, albeit at the posh end) was taking his two red setters for a walk.

Whoever was lucky enough to get the job was rewarded with two bob / ten pence and a glass of squash in the summer. Happy days!

Sledge

charlton north-downs said...

Hi Sledge
Very good to meet you too. That view of the Valley from my seat at Legends will be something to treasure. Len Glover was a player who suddenly matured into a great winger and unfortunately it didn't go unnoticed. His career at Leicester rather overshadowed his time at Charlton, but his clever wing play always brings good memories.
Regards CND