Nathan Jones has welcomed the timing of the international break ahead of Saturday's trip to Huddersfield Town.
“We’ve been stretched with injuries, so it's been a welcome break if you like," Jones said. "We obviously had a cup game which gave a lot of people minutes in our last game. It's given us a little bit of respite to try and get people back or to get some people who were injured to not miss the game.
“Our two Jamaican boys [Karoy Anderson and Kaheim Dixon] have been away and Thierry [Small] and Conor [Coventry] both went away. With Conor’s being more local, he's been training with us all week, and Thierry came back in with us today.
"We're very proud of our internationals - it's good that they have got that experience and for Conor being involved at the game at Wembley against England. They are all back and ready to go.”
Looking ahead to this weekend's clash against Huddersfield, the gaffer said: “They will pose a very potent test. They are an ex-Championship club with Championship-level players. They are one of the teams that will be fancied for promotion and one of the ones that would expect to get promoted with everything they have, so it's one of the sternest tests in the division.”
As the reigning Community Club of the Year, Charlton were delighted to host the EFL’s ‘Beyond the 90: Impact in Action’ event at The Valley on Tuesday.
“For any club, the community is the heartbeat of it," explained Jones. "Here at Charlton, we're very proud of the Community Trust that we have. The work that Jason Morgan MBE and his staff carry out is life-changing - they are groundbreaking in the things that they do.
"They impact so much in the community and help so many people. It's a wonderful thing; we're very proud of this football club in terms of what we have with the Community Trust and the academy. The Community Trust is so strong here with the culture and the environment, and that's a massive facet to this football club.”
