Wycombe manager Matt Bloomfield anticipates the trip to Charlton.
Wycombe Wanderers manager Matt Bloomfield has revealed he wants his side to be ‘confident’ to stop Charlton Athletics’ ‘new manager bounce’.
The Chairboys travel to the Valley this weekend following three consecutive wins in all competitions without conceding a goal.
They are also unbeaten in their last five league games and are one of the inform teams in the EFL.
However, they will be taking on a Charlton side who have recently appointed former Oxford United, Blackpool, Blackburn Rovers and Lincoln City boss, Michael Appleton, following the departure of Dean Holden who was fired in August.
Matt Bloomfield was “disappointed” despite Wycombe defeating Palace U21s in the EFL Trophy.
“There is always that ‘new manager bounce’ when someone takes over, and there will undoubtedly be a good atmosphere at the ground on Saturday,” Bloomfield said in a statement to the Free Press.
We just need to focus on ourselves. We’ll be aware of that.
The Valley at any time is always a challenging game on a big pitch with a good crowd behind them. We’ve demonstrated our diverse qualities in recent games.
“We want to be confident in what we want to implement, but we also need to be really respectful of the fact that this will be a very difficult game.”
The 39-year-old also acknowledged that Appleton’s appointment had a minor impact on his preparation for this weekend’s game.
Every manager has a distinct notion of how they want the game to be played, and Michael Appleton will have a different idea than Dean Holden. That’s simply the nature of the beast when it comes to football management, he said in a statement to the BFP.
Jason McCarthy’s toe injury is anticipated to keep him out for “a significant period of time.”
“The same individuals are there so we know about them, and from the team element, we’ll have a look at what they did against Stevenage last week and try and adapt if we need to.”
Wycombe go into this weekend’s fixture in the capital with a good record against their opponents, as the Chairboys are currently unbeaten in their last four against the Addicks.
This includes doing the double over the ex-Premier League team in the 2021/22 season, whilst earning two 1-1 draws in the previous campaign.
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The latter two results were the first Wanderers and Charlton had shared the spoils in any competitive match between each other.
Bloomfield concluded: “The vibe has been good around the place and I’m pleased with the way the boys performed on Tuesday.
“Some games present chances but others don’t but we need to be more clinical and against Palace the other night, we should have done better around the box as we had many opportunities to see them off.
“We needed that composure at the vital moments but everything is a learning curve and hopefully we can use that moving forward.”
A win for Wanderers could see them move into the top six.
