Pompey Thread

We played a much larger club today. A team doing better than us. Plus, they played at home.

I wasn't there so can't comment on the performance but I doubt if I'd agonise over this match too much.
 
Erm, Chris - you said in your original post 'we played well and lost', think that could be what Chimer is referring to?
I too, not being able to get to Portsmouth, followed the live text & radio updates today but wouldn't ever make comments on how the lads have played unless I'd been there to see for myself as otherwise all I'd be going off would be other people's opinions.
 
Chrisr said:
Chimer and Accy Stan, I listened to what was on the radio and text. I wonder have either of you bothered to listen to the Managers post match comments before hitting the keyboard. Chimer, I said after watching a strong Notts side we seemed to have got a few things right which was uplifting and hopeful. As for saying we played well today. I can't see anywhere I said such a thing. Even Coley said the players did not perform today.
Accy Stan your sarcasm about the 442 going well. It did last week and I don't recall you complaining then. If you want a fair analysis just read Exile's post, He pretty much sums it up. It seems any comment you two deem to be negative you wade in with both feet. It does not help anybody if you won't accept the facts as everybody sees it. Then you are doing the club a disservice.
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We played 5 at the back last week with wing backs.
 
AccyMad said:
Erm, Chris - you said in your original post 'we played well and lost', think that could be what Chimer is referring to?
I too, not being able to get to Portsmouth, followed the live text & radio updates today but wouldn't ever make comments on how the lads have played unless I'd been there to see for myself as otherwise all I'd be going off would be other people's opinions.
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Just so ....... (both sentences :))
 
Chrisr said:
It seems we have hit a brick wall again. Not quite time to panic but it is getting dangerously close. something has to give. Last week I had a great deal of hope but dashed again. What has gone so badly wrong at the club? we have played well and lost, It happens but we seem to have lost our killer instinct. we have the quality so why is it not happening for us? I can't fault the effort of the players but the belief seems to be missing. We couls and should have had at least a point today. on another day maybe stolen a win. but something is definitely not right.
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Didn't think we really hit our straps today, Chris. We created very little, although if a Stanley toe could have poked the ball in during that goalmouth scramble then we might have nicked a point. But the fact we were still in it was as much down to their conservatism as our dynamism. Couldn't understand why they dropped off when they had us all over the place in the first 10 mins. But, for me, that didn't disguise the disjointedness of a lot of our play. We all want to see good young lads given a chance, but Harvey was a fish out of water at right-back and the other kids struggled to make an impact. Nour impressed me the most, he clearly has stacks of ability, just needs to use the ball a bit better. Thought Jordan looked sharp when he came on, I'm not sure we've got the best out of him yet.
 
so some are finally realising we are in a relagation battle. forget all this about playing well and getting beat or we,re too good to go down. we,re where we are for a reason, mainly we don,t score enough goals end of. has this problem been sorted out. no is the big answer. is it lack of players upfront or tactics. about time we play with a higher tempo and get in opponents faces more. ask mr.westley for advice how to cheat and get away with it.
 
I'm still in denial I'm pleased to report.

We are too good to go down and I'm still looking at the table above us, rather than the teams below.

I reserve all rights to change my mind in a few weeks time.
 
Lord Didsbury said:
I'm still in denial I'm pleased to report.

We are too good to go down and I'm still looking at the table above us, rather than the teams below.

I reserve all rights to change my mind in a few weeks time.
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My Lord your confidence pleases me, but unlike you I look at the bottom of the table with trepidation
Looking way ahead in matches to play, I hope we are secure by the Newport game with just Luton & Stevenage left to play I wouldn’t fancy our chances
 
If we win both games in hand then we stand a really good chance of staying up, if we lose them then we might aswell get ready for conference
 
Lord Didsbury said:
We played a much larger club today. A team doing better than us. Plus, they played at home.

I wasn't there so can't comment on the performance but I doubt if I'd agonise over this match too much.
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Thanks for that Di, The sentence should have made it clearer that I meant we had played well in other games and lost. But we had a few attacking spells in the pompy game where we could have snatched an equaliser. We have seen our team play as good as any team in league two and as badly as a Sunday league club. My question is the consistency acceptable? I suspect not. What bit I saw on channel 5 was exactly what I have witnessed this season. Lack of killer instinct in front of goal. Pompy may be a big club in terms of support but at our best we are as good or better than them. We are at a point of do or die.
 
AccyMad said:
Erm, Chris - you said in your original post 'we played well and lost', think that could be what Chimer is referring to?
I too, not being able to get to Portsmouth, followed the live text & radio updates today but wouldn't ever make comments on how the lads have played unless I'd been there to see for myself as otherwise all I'd be going off would be other people's opinions.
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Thanks for that Di, The sentence should have made it clearer that I meant we had played well in other games and lost. But we had a few attacking spells in the pompy game where we could have snatched an equaliser. We have seen our team play as good as any team in league two and as badly as a Sunday league club. My question is the consistency acceptable? I suspect not. What bit I saw on channel 5 was exactly what I have witnessed this season. Lack of killer instinct in front of goal. Pompy may be a big club in terms of support but at our best we are as good or better than them. We are at a point of do or die.
 
Chrisr said:
But we had a few attacking spells in the pompy game where we could have snatched an equaliser.
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Are you quite sure about that? Apart from a goalmouth scramble, we never looked like scoring. The stats say we had 1 shot on target - that may have been part of the scramble.

I travelled back as far as Southampton with some Pompey fans. They were mystified at the failure to substitute McConville and Billy Kee who seemed to spend more time on his backside than on his feet.
 
I am struggling to work out the second division this year !!

Acci are playing some decent football and generally haven't got their rewards their approach play deserves.

Morecambe,lose their centre forwards,so they have no focal point,lose their best player to Preston and eleven games ago decided to go long,three at the back contest the second ball !!

On paper its suicide,but in reality.they have won 5,drawn 4 and lost 2,which is automatic promotion form !!!.

Goes against the grain for me,but maybe a plan B is an alternative?
 
Phil Whalley said:
Thought Jordan looked sharp when he came on, I'm not sure we've got the best out of him yet.
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He's a young lad who needs a confidence boost. A certain wide player seems to be first on the sheet sometimes deserved sometimes not.
He sees O'Sullivan go and then what happens ? He gets dropped and sees two lads turn up on loan who on the face of it are in front of him in the queue.
Tuesday Coley has a selection dilemma. Pearson and Brown back plus Saturdays squad.
Who will make it ?
Who will only make the bench ?
Who will sit in the stand ?
Big call. That's what hes paid for. Interesting.
 
football19 said:
I am struggling to work out the second division this year !!

Acci are playing some decent football and generally haven't got their rewards their approach play deserves.

Morecambe,lose their centre forwards,so they have no focal point,lose their best player to Preston and eleven games ago decided to go long,three at the back contest the second ball !!

On paper its suicide,but in reality.they have won 5,drawn 4 and lost 2,which is automatic promotion form !!!.

Goes against the grain for me,but maybe a plan B is an alternative?
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FA !...perhaps you'll agree with me when I say that the difference between the Shrimps and the Reds yesterday appeared to be the threat emanating from their left side midfield. As I saw it Kevin Ellison's desire to see the ball in the net was frightening, whilst little or nothing came from our left wing at all if reports are to be believed.
Ellison is not universally accepted at the Crown, but his example of sheer industry and effort displayed yesterday was one which our left side players (no names, no pack-drill !)could well use as an example of what is required in the cut and thrust of games at the foot of the entire Football League .

Am I also wrong in thinking that the Stanley seem to be a collection of reasonably good footballers who are, unfortunately, not a Football team ?.
 
yonmon said:
FA !...perhaps you'll agree with me when I say that the difference between the Shrimps and the Reds yesterday appeared to be the threat emanating from their left side midfield. As I saw it Kevin Ellison's desire to see the ball in the net was frightening, whilst little or nothing came from our left wing at all if reports are to be believed.
Ellison is not universally accepted at the Crown, but his example of sheer industry and effort displayed yesterday was one which our left side players (no names, no pack-drill !)could well use as an example of what is required in the cut and thrust of games at the foot of the entire Football League .

Am I also wrong in thinking that the Stanley seem to be a collection of reasonably good footballers who are, unfortunately, not a Football team ?.
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Not a lot maybe, but more than came from the right until Clarke came on at 60 mins, or through the middle at all.
 
I think F19's question about Plan B is very apt. Continually doing the same thing and expecting a different result is one definition of insanity.
28 is a consistent supporter of Clarke and I agree with both what he says (and what he doesn't!). Clarke seems to me to be as effective as was O'Sullivan.
Yonmon's summary is spot on, as is the comment about the absence of a 'driving force' at the heart of Stanley. Having Matty Pearson back can only be a plus, but the back line is not Stanley's major problem at the moment.

If Brown is to come straight back in I'd drop the captain and keep Husin, and ask the former to break up the opposition and the latter to feed the wings.
Put Clarke on the left wing, and Boco on the right (or vice versa), and tell them to keep wide, and to look to run behind the defenders, and get crosses into Kee and Edwards and anyone else who has the legs to get into the box.
 
If I was a betting man I would expect only two changes. Pearson for Rodgers and Boco for Edwards. They both drop to bench with Shaw Sykes and Davies left in the stand and Brown on the bench.
Not my choice I hasten to add but trying to second guess the Manager.
 
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