Karel Fraeye not worried about interim tag as Charlton win again

Charlton boss Karel Fraeye says his title is of no concern as long as the Addicks continue winning like they did against Birmingham on Saturday.

Interim manager Fraeye made the most of Birmingham's struggles at home after watching his side chalk up their first away win in eight months with a 1-0 success at St Andrew's.

In the process he boosted his own prospects of earning a permanent appointment but admits that he does not feel under any pressure.

Fraeye said: "Whether it is called interim or permanent will not effect me. The board make the decisions.

"We were aware that Birmingham struggle at home when they try to be dominant. Without playing defensively we tried to put together a good organisation.

"Our win over Sheffield Wednesday a fortnight ago gave us confidence to withstand some difficult moments. Both teams had their chances and we managed to take one when our skipper Johnnie Jackson scored.

"We know the qualities of our captain. He is a real leader and we get along really well. It was only his fifth game of the season and it was his third goal which makes him our leading goalscorer.

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"The back-to-back wins are vital after that disastrous performance at Middlesbrough. No one wanted to be part of the dressing room. They were so down at that moment but after turning the corner against Sheffield Wednesday two weeks ago it gave us a huge boost not to be in the same situation again."

One player to earn particular praise from Fraeye was Ademola Lookman, who was making his first Championship start.

He said: "When I arrived he was in the U21s and we let him train with the first team and he had an immediate impact. He looked very lively and has shown huge quality. He has natural talent and we will be very careful with him and not to burn him out."

Birmingham manager Gary Rowett hopes the Blues are not suffering from a home complex after picking up just one point from their last three games at St. Andrew's.

Rowett said: "It is hard because you judge a season on points. At home you want to win but teams are showing us a lot of respect at St Andrew's.

"We have to make sure that it doesn't become a complex. At times we need to play with more quality. I couldn't say we didn't create enough chances. We had 22 shots whereas Charlton had just eight but scored the only goal.

"Charlton's was a poor goal to concede. I thought it was very sloppy. We switched off for a free-kick and it was their only real chance on goal in the whole game.

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"It was a quality cross in all fairness but we should not let them get into that position. Jackson runs past two of my players and heads home. It is a good goal from their point of view but a sloppy one from ours.

"We then had a mountain to climb. For five or 10 minutes we looked shell-shocked to be one down before we got it back. We ended up with three 19-year-old players on the pitch trying to chase the game but we just couldn't find the finishing touch.

"At the moment at home things are not going our way. I thought we should have had a clear penalty when [Nicolai] Brock-Madsen had his arm tugged but we are not getting the rub of the green."