Blog Standard

Charlton bloggers are busy people, and the games are coming thick and fast.

Even Chicago Addick has been known to do a couple of hours work in his Bermuda bolthole, before returning for some more underwater spear fishing.

With Charlton facing a massive six-pointer at MK Dons on Tuesday, I'm pleased to offer my fellow bloggers this handy ready-made post-match report.

Bloggers need only decide if they are in the 'pro' or 'anti' Powell camp, and then simply cut and paste away.

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On a deceptively mild/slightly chilly* evening in Milton Keynes, Chris Powell adopted an ambitiously attacking/naively unbalanced* formation for this vital clash.

Powell once again proved he is tactically flexible/unsure of his best team*, as his side sought its fifth win in ten/to avoid a fifth defeat in six*.

Benson was again paired with Wright-Phillips upfront, following their encouraging/disappointing* first start together against Tranmere.

Racon was preferred again to Reid on the left flank, providing the midfield with some extra solidity/too little width*.

Wagstaff kept his place ahead of Eccleston, the Liverpool man best utilised/completely wasted* on the bench.

The first fifteen minutes were cagey, with Powell's men seemingly happy to soak up pressure/unable to gain a foothold*.

Benson was unlucky with/snatched at* an 18th minute half-chance, after finding himself on the end of a delicious/mishit* Francis cross.

McCormack and Semedo were tenacious in the tackle/typically uncreative*, providing the foundation for/placing too much pressure on* Racon and Wagstaff.

In defence, Dailly was experience personified/uncomfortably slow* whilst alongside him Jenkinson again displayed signs of promise/naivety*.

The MK Dons opener was brilliantly taken/should have been prevented*.

Llera was harshly penalised/needlessly conceded a free-kick*, and Luke Chadwick's shot fizzed/bobbled* past Ross Warner who could only watch/was slow to react*.

At the other end, Charlton were dangerous on the break/offered little threat*, and were never afraid to exploit gaps in the channels/too reliant on pointless long balls*.

Despite falling behind, Powell appeared deep in thought/utterly emotionless* on the sidelines, carefully weighing up/clueless about* how to turn the game around.

The half-time whistle was greeted with silence/boos* by the impressive/disappointing* away support.

Powell did not make any changes at the interval, reflective of his side's decent first-half showing/unwillingness to make substitutions*.

The Addicks were patient in their build-up/slow to get going* after the break, with Wagstaff seeing some more of the ball/continuing to frustrate*.

MK Dons were restricted to half-chances/looked the likelier to score*, and with an hour gone Powell considered his substitute options/appeared bereft of ideas*.

Enigmatic/frustrating* winger Reid was brought on for the underrated/overrated* McCormack, with the Addicks sticking with a robust/predictable* 4-4-2.

Charlton's equaliser in the 74th minute was fully deserved/came against the run of play*.

A long pass/hoof* forward by Dailly was flicked on by Benson into the path of Wright-Phillips, who finished with aplomb/the help of a deflection*.

In an attacking/defensive* switch, Wagstaff was replaced by Eccleston as Powell tried to press home the advantage/secure a valuable point*.

MK Dons came closest to a last-gasp winner, but Charlton's resolute/tired-looking* defence stood firm/somehow kept them out*.

A vital/disappointing draw* leaves the Addicks in the hunt for/somewhat adrift of* a play-off berth.

It's important that Powell is given time/the sack* because it's clear the team continues to evolve/has not progressed* since Parky was rightly/unfairly* dismissed.

(*delete as appropriate)