'We didn't show enough quality and were defensively inept' - nearly all of Nathan Jones' post-match comments after Charlton Athletic's 2-1 loss to Bristol City
Addicks boss planning summer upgrades to boost attacking prowess
Lyndon Dykes celebrates his equaliser/Picture: Paul Edwards
Nathan Jones was left unhappy with the performance of his Charlton Athletic side at both ends of the pitch in today’s 2-1 loss to Bristol City at The Valley.
The Addicks have lost four of the last five Championship matches on their own patch, scoring just three times.
They fell behind after 11 minutes when Scott Twine clinically finished Max Bird’s pass.
Charlton equalised on the half-hour mark as Lyndon Dykes claimed his third goal since arriving from Birmingham City in the winter transfer window. The Scottish international played a neat one-two with Charlie Kelman before finding the bottom left corner of the net.
Bristol City went back in front on 55 minutes when Noah Eile scored his first goal since signing from New York Red Bulls at the start of February. The big Swede forced the ball home after Will Mannion fumbled a Twine free-kick.
The final stages of the match produced chances at both ends as Charlton committed more attacking players forward. City goalkeeper Radek Vitek made saves from Matty Godden, Ibby Fullah and Joe Rankin-Costello with Dykes heading over an Amari’i Bell cross.
But Mannion also needed to keep out attempts from Twine and Sinclair Armstrong, the latter also denied by an excellent tackle in the penalty box by Kayne Ramsay.
Charlton remain 18th in the table and are eight points above the relegation zone.
Below is pretty much every word that the Addicks boss had to say in his post-match press conference.
Charlton boss Nathan Jones/Picture: Paul Edwards
A defeat in the end, what did you make of it?
Jones: “At the start of both halves we were poor and that is what has cost us.”
Why do you think that was?
Jones: “I don’t know, because we work every single week on starting fast and being front-footed. In the first 60 seconds we messed about and gave a corner away - that set the tone for the first 10-15 minutes.
