Carling Cup ~ Charlton 0-1
Wycombe
Wycombe give Reed that rock-bottom feeling
Seven games is no time to judge a new manager, especially one who
has taken over a team already at a low ebb, but this was a horror
show from which Les Reed's reputation may never recover. Offered a
wonderful chance to reach their first Carling Cup semi-final,
Charlton were pathetic. Had Wycombe taken a quarter of their
chances they would have won by four goals, not just one.
Neither Reed nor any of his backroom staff attended the post-match
press conference so the stage was left to Wycombe's manager, Paul
Lambert, who said: "It was an outstanding effort from our lads.
Every single player was terrific. We had nothing to lose. You have
to say we deserved our win. Whoever we get in the semi-final, the
pressure will be on them."
Before the game Charlton's chief executive, Peter Varney, had said
Reed's job was safe until the end of the season. "We have got every
confidence in the team we have put together of Les Reed, Mark
Robson and Mark Kinsella, but they haven't had the opportunity to
make some of the changes they would like to make. Obviously that
[January transfer window] period is now coming up."
Asked about the possibility of changing the manager early next year
if results do not improve, Varney said, and later reaffirmed: "We
won't. We are very confident this situation will turn around
here."
How low can Charlton go?
