Jones: 'It was a good point in the end'

Nathan Jones watches on

Charlton came from two goals behind the keep the Addicks' unbeaten home run alive but Nathan Jones admitted he was disappointed with the first 60 minutes of his side’s 2-2 draw with Lincoln City.

Macaulay Gillesphey and Greg Docherty scored second half goals to cancel out a James Collins brace.

Speaking to CharltonTV post-match Jones said: "It was a good point in the end. For 60 minutes we were nowhere near the levels we need to be - that’s the frustrating thing. In the last 30 minutes we had more tempo and got the crowd going. Their keeper has made a few really good saves, but we’ve given ourselves too much to do at the end of the day from being passive and inept and a mile off where we are.

"The last 30 minutes were a real positive and we’ll take a lot of positives from that. The first 60 minutes we were nowhere near the levels we needed to be and I take full responsibility for that."

The Addicks peppered the visitors' goal in the final 15 minutes but weren’t able to find a winner. 

"There was no control in the game," lamented Jones. "We didn’t have any control in the game. We created enough chances - I think we had 17 shots, they’ve had four, and we’ve drawn 2-2. If you give goals, you give yourself a mountain to climb. If we give one away, then when you get the second you go on to win the game, but when you give them two it gives them something to cling on to."

The Addicks were without the in-form Tyreece Campbell, who Jones confirmed had cramp in Tuesday’s win at Mansfield Town and wasn’t deemed fit enough to be involved in today’s game.

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