“Should be showing more ambition” – Johnnie Jackson’s future at Charlton Athletic: The verdict

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict‘ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Johnnie Jackson has steered Charlton Athletic well clear of relegation in League One, since taking over with the club four points adrift in late October.

The Addicks have recently suffered four defeats on the bounce and have fallen away from any distant play-off hopes.

It has been a very frustrating season for all involved at Charlton, facing a third consecutive season in League One without achieving a top six finish and an improvement will be demanded in 2022/23.

Jackson’s inexperience in the dugout has shown at times as he has been religiously wedded to a 3-5-2 formation for better or worse in every match since taking charge.

With his performance-based contract potentially ending at the end of the season, owner Thomas Sandgaard has a decision to make on Jackson’s future.

We gathered the thoughts of a selection of FLW writers to see if they believe Jackson should remain Charlton manager going into next season…

Billy Mulley

Form has gone downhill, and yes, things are not working out at the moment, but Charlton need to stick with Johnnie Jackson.

He is in his infancy as a manager, with his immediate form after taking charge perhaps driving the standards through the roof at The Valley.

Ultimately, the Addicks displayed promotion-chasing form straight after his appointment, with the mood and performances transforming.

They may have lost their last four games, but these matches have come against four of the best teams in the division at the moment, so I am not reading too much into their recent record.

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