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Nathan Jones expresses frustration as Charlton's winless streak continues
Nathan Jones says ‘everything going against us’ as Charlton winless run goes on
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Nathan Jones praised his Charlton players after they fought back to claim a 1-1 draw at home to Lincoln.
The Addicks are only one place above the relegation zone with Port Vale and Cheltenham, the two clubs immediately below them, both with matches in hand.
It needed a smart finish by Freddie Ladapo from the edge of the penalty area in the 73rd minute, just moments after he was brought on, to cancel out Reeco Hackett’s goal in the first half.
Charlton have not won a match since November 28 – an unwanted run of 14 league matches and 16 in total.
Next up are the top three of Bolton, Derby and Portsmouth.
It was a first point for Jones since he was appointed boss on February 4.
“It’s a young group but everything I asked for they responded,” said the Welshman. “It’s only a start and a point but I saw a lot I was pleased with.
“At the moment everything is going in against us – it’s a great strike (by Hackett) but if they keep that level of energy and aggression then we will be very hard to play against and we will win games.
“This won’t just change overnight. We will turn into the team we want to be. I’ve been in football 33 years and the one thing about this group is they are honest.
“Freddie hadn’t scored in five games that he started but we pulled him and said we would try something different.
“He’s a nine and Alfie May is the 10. He has had to take a lot of battering for not a lot of reward – sometimes when you come on it changes the dynamic and there is a bit more space. He was excellent.”
Lincoln were hunting a third straight victory but had to settle instead for extending their unbeaten run to six matches.
“When you look across the two halves, we were better in the first and then in the second they came out and threw everything at us,” said Imps head coach Michael Skubala.
“In the end it was a really good away point, with the way we stood up to their attacks and the noise in the stadium.
“We knew they were going to put it on us and we had to deal with that. I felt we did well in the last 20 minutes to hold out for a point.
“We hit the post (through Danny Mandroiu) before it became 1-1 but I think a point’s fair across the two halves. The backline stood up to it and Lukas Jensen was immense too.
“We’re unbeaten in six, still picking up points and we had to be careful with Ben House and Freddie Draper tonight for instance, and play a few players slightly out of position but hopefully we’ll start to get bodies back.
“Conor McGrandles will be back available on Saturday as he couldn’t play against his parent club tonight.”
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Sports Tak Staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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