Jones: 'I was pleased with so much'

Nathan Jones interview
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Nathan Jones hailed his side’s attacking threat after a 2-0 win over Bristol Rovers at The Valley on Tuesday night.

Matty Godden and Josh Edwards both found the net as the Addicks made it six wins in eight in the league, moving within a point of the playoffs.

“I was pleased with so much,” Jone said post-game. “They’re a well-coached, difficult side to play against. I thought out of possession we were outstanding – really aggressive, really brave. We defended our box, with the high press we didn’t allow them to get any fluency and then we looked a threat all night.

“I know we scored two but the keeper has made two or three really good saves first half. Second half Godders has missed one that he lost in the lights, Thierry has had chances and we’ve looked a threat all night. I’m really pleased because these are the games that we’ve come unstuck a little bit. 

“The reaction from the Rotherham game has been truly outstand and I’m really proud of the group.”

The clean sheet was the Addicks 12th in the league this season and Jones explained how valuable that defensive solidity is.

He said: “This is a hard-working team and we’re really good, really aggressive. When we came in there was a problem keeping clean sheets, three before we came in and two after that, which wasn’t good enough. So last year it was five clean sheets, we’ve kept 12 in the league, three in the cups, it shows that we’ve improved significantly. If you have that foundation then we believe that the work we do, the players we have and the way that the crowd help then we can be a really good side. If you keep clean sheets you only need one, if you score two then you are in a really good position. Tonight we did both sides of the game.”

The Addicks return to The Valley on Saturday, February 8th for the visit of Stevenage. Click here to purchase your tickets

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