Charlton Athletic boss Alan Curbishley was delighted with the performance of Jason Euell as he helped the Addicks to a 3-1 win over Blackburn Rovers at The Valley yesterday. It was the first time this year that Charlton enjoyed back-to-back victories and Euell was the main instigator, proving a constant menace to the Rovers defence in his roaming role behind the front two.
"Jason Euell dragged us back into the game, I thought he was magnificent and coming from deep he was a danger," said Curbishely afterwards. "People have been saying his best position might be behind the front two and perhaps, after Sunday, he might think that himself. It has suited him coming onto stuff rather than having his back to the goal all the time. He has got the athleticism, he can get around the pitch and I think he showed his stamina with two efforts in the last five minutes."
However, it also took some tactical changes from Curbishley himself to secure the win, as he changed his formation to 4-4-2 after the break, and subsequently his team looked a different side.
"I think the first half, for various reasons, was the worst we have played this season," he added. "Before the game I was tossing up whether to stick with the same formation as last week or shape to match up against them. We never got into the game in the first half and I was desperately hoping to get to half-time without conceding."
"Because of our shape compared to theirs they kept on causing us all kinds of problems without much effort. We changed our system and got the response - they had all the play in the first half and didn't get their rewards while we did in the second," he explained.
Filed by Amanda Fennelly
