Addicks boss Nathan Jones hailed his side for what he called a “truly magnificent” away performance to earn a point from a goalless draw at Bristol City on Saturday.
To a man, Charlton’s battling players put in a shift that was more than deserving of a point against a side who swept away promotion favourites Sheffield United last time out, and the Welshman was quick to praise his players following their showing at Ashton Gate.
“I was really happy with the performance,” he said.
“To come away with a point from a side that won 4-1 last week away at Sheffield United, it shows we’re in a decent place.
“I thought we were truly outstanding defensively. It’s the second game we’ve kept a clean sheet - I would have liked us to have been a bit more fluid but, overall, I thought we were excellent.
“The first half was pretty even and I thought we had to defend really well,” he continued.
“They’ve got some real talent, but I thought we handled everything they had to throw at us.
“But in the second half, we came into it and I thought we were the better side. I thought we were going to go on to win it, but for a little bit of quality and know-how and that’s probably the only thing we lacked today.”
“We showed that we can compete at a Championship level and that’s the first obstacle that we have to overcome. We have to rubber-stamp that foothold in the Championship and then we can start to evolve into a more fluid and aggressive football team.”
Meanwhile, Jones also reserved special praise for the Addicks faithful, who were in fine voice throughout the first away day of the season.
“The fans were truly outstanding,” he said.
“They packed the away end and we gave them something to get behind. I just have a tinge of disappointment that we couldn’t have nicked it so we could have sent them home delirious rather than just content.”
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