Charlton 3 Cardiff 0 -how did we do that

In an entertaining game with plenty of goalmouth action, the scoreline suggests an easy win for Charlton, but I think it was a very hard fought victory . Cardiff played some neat football and in the first 10 minutes our defense had some scary moments, which I'm now convinced is deliberate just to keep the home crowd on the edge of their seats. Other Bloggers have more a less covered the match, so I would like to add a few thoughts. Without doubt Charlton have a talented squad, but it is apparent they rely very much on one player to make things happen in the middle of the park and that player is Andy Reid, sooner or later, he will be injured and I cant see an obvious replacement. Another worry is we have not really dominated any team this season at home, apart from a poor Leicester team. Dave Jones and the Cardiff players must be kicking themselves for a crazy last two minutes of the first half, because at that stage Cardiff had held their own and 0-0 would have been a fair reflection of the first half. Charlton in the second half sat back with a 2-0 cushion and invited Cardiff to attack and if it wasn't for some fantastic defending, blocking goal bound shots, Cardiff could well have drawn this match.

Weaver 7 Great save from Fat Boy Jimmy and his handling was excellent throughout
Basey 6 Still learning but my fear is he lacks real pace
Sodje 8 Man of the match and made some fantastic blocks
Fortune 7 Had a good game
Semedo 7 Solid game
Mills 7 Another good game and surly we will sign him- come January
Zhi 6 Looked lost and out of position I'm glad he scored because his confidence looked low
Reid 7 Another good game but I wish he would let other players influence the game
Thomas 8 Best game for a long time and he could be the difference
Iwelumo 8 He is going to be the bargain of the season, especially as he was a free transfer
Sam 6 His suspension seems to have affected him

This time the International break may well benefit Charlton as three wins in eight days must have taken its toll. We are right back in it and hopefully we can maintain our current form .