| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing 09:47 - Apr 15 with 1330 views | Dubtractor |
As poor as we were last night, and we were pretty poor, it was another example of the fact that these aren't the games you want at the business end of the season.
Teams in the relegation mix picking up wins at the end of the season is a theme that happens every year. Blackburn, West Brom and Oxford are in the top 9 on current form, and that is successive wins for Portsmouth.
If we can continue our home form on Sunday it will still be a good week overall, but that game is huge now. |  |
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| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 09:52 - Apr 15 with 1304 views | Steve_M |
Blackburn beating Leeds away two years ago was pretty significant for us. |  |
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| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 09:59 - Apr 15 with 1253 views | seblue78 |
We need to hope that translates to WBA's next two, which are reasonably favourable, and Charlton who are away to Weds next. As based on last night and the season so far, they look pretty tricky fixtures for us right now if not. I'm far more confident at home with this team, even against the likes of Boro. Hopefully Charlton at least will have one foot on the beach and we can take 6 from the next 2. |  | | |
| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 10:01 - Apr 15 with 1249 views | SomethingBlue |
Yep, it always looked a really sticky one last night, I was amazed how many people simply priced it in as three points. Which isn't to deflect from the fact we were really bad.
Have to say Pompey were superb – the amount of running was extraordinary, and all only while making two subs. Completely swamped us, which is both our fault and a huge testament to how they went about it. Sometimes the opposition do a great job too; every team in this division is superbly coached, prepared and set up even if they aren't going to pop passes around like Pep-era Barcelona. | |
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| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 10:08 - Apr 15 with 1217 views | portmanking |
| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 10:01 - Apr 15 by SomethingBlue |
Yep, it always looked a really sticky one last night, I was amazed how many people simply priced it in as three points. Which isn't to deflect from the fact we were really bad.
Have to say Pompey were superb – the amount of running was extraordinary, and all only while making two subs. Completely swamped us, which is both our fault and a huge testament to how they went about it. Sometimes the opposition do a great job too; every team in this division is superbly coached, prepared and set up even if they aren't going to pop passes around like Pep-era Barcelona. |
They were the squad that was supposedly running on fumes, but you'd never have known it. I am concerned at how economical with the truth Kieran is being about the squad's general fitness and condition.
Furlong was another who looked absolutely shot. | | | |
| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 10:11 - Apr 15 with 1205 views | SomethingBlue |
| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 10:08 - Apr 15 by portmanking |
They were the squad that was supposedly running on fumes, but you'd never have known it. I am concerned at how economical with the truth Kieran is being about the squad's general fitness and condition.
Furlong was another who looked absolutely shot. |
Yep, completely ran us off the park. I was prepared for them to come out firing and confident, the way they approached it didn't surprise me at all, but I wasn't expecting us to be quite as flat in comparison. Agree re Furlong, looked well short. | |
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| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 10:14 - Apr 15 with 1183 views | portmanking |
| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 10:11 - Apr 15 by SomethingBlue |
Yep, completely ran us off the park. I was prepared for them to come out firing and confident, the way they approached it didn't surprise me at all, but I wasn't expecting us to be quite as flat in comparison. Agree re Furlong, looked well short. |
Re. Furlong and Matusiwa, I guess it's no surprise given that they are the two that've been flogged the most this season.
I *really* liked the look of Devlin. Proper combative right back. [Post edited 15 Apr 10:15]
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| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 10:18 - Apr 15 with 1163 views | SomethingBlue |
| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 10:14 - Apr 15 by portmanking |
Re. Furlong and Matusiwa, I guess it's no surprise given that they are the two that've been flogged the most this season.
I *really* liked the look of Devlin. Proper combative right back. [Post edited 15 Apr 10:15]
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He stood out for me too, hadn't seen that much of him before and didn't realise how young he is. One you'd think might be "on a list" if we don't go up.
I'd be comfortable with giving Johnson a game at RB during the hellish three-game week we have coming up. Charlton would make sense. Something is going to have to give, surely. | |
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| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 10:21 - Apr 15 with 1140 views | waveneyblue |
| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 10:01 - Apr 15 by SomethingBlue |
Yep, it always looked a really sticky one last night, I was amazed how many people simply priced it in as three points. Which isn't to deflect from the fact we were really bad.
Have to say Pompey were superb – the amount of running was extraordinary, and all only while making two subs. Completely swamped us, which is both our fault and a huge testament to how they went about it. Sometimes the opposition do a great job too; every team in this division is superbly coached, prepared and set up even if they aren't going to pop passes around like Pep-era Barcelona. |
Definitely not enough credit given to how Pompey played, but I guess thats become the norm to disregard the opposition in the post mortem.
Last night they were everything we werent and thats pretty much why they won quite easily |  | | |
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| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 10:23 - Apr 15 with 1124 views | Dubtractor |
| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 09:59 - Apr 15 by seblue78 |
We need to hope that translates to WBA's next two, which are reasonably favourable, and Charlton who are away to Weds next. As based on last night and the season so far, they look pretty tricky fixtures for us right now if not. I'm far more confident at home with this team, even against the likes of Boro. Hopefully Charlton at least will have one foot on the beach and we can take 6 from the next 2. |
Yep. Definitely feeling slightly nervous about those 2 games! | |
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| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 10:40 - Apr 15 with 1078 views | tractorboy1978 |
That's true but playing a team fighting for automatic promotion should be equally bad timing for them. You wouldn't have known it.
I think it is more than your point though - 6 points from 8 games away from home against the current bottom 10 tells a story. We've thrown in too many abject performances against very average sides that on the day have been up for the battle more than us. [Post edited 15 Apr 10:43]
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| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 10:53 - Apr 15 with 1012 views | Dubtractor |
| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 10:40 - Apr 15 by tractorboy1978 |
That's true but playing a team fighting for automatic promotion should be equally bad timing for them. You wouldn't have known it.
I think it is more than your point though - 6 points from 8 games away from home against the current bottom 10 tells a story. We've thrown in too many abject performances against very average sides that on the day have been up for the battle more than us. [Post edited 15 Apr 10:43]
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Don't disagree with your second paragraph, and it's a tough one to understand, as we've got plenty of fight in the team, as shown against Norwich.
One for a psychologist to work out! | |
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| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 10:58 - Apr 15 with 972 views | portmanking |
| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 10:53 - Apr 15 by Dubtractor |
Don't disagree with your second paragraph, and it's a tough one to understand, as we've got plenty of fight in the team, as shown against Norwich.
One for a psychologist to work out! |
I think it boils down to individual and collective desire. Do these players believe they can be genuine PL players? Or do they prefer being a bigger fish in a smaller Championship pond? Do they feel they'll be benched/flogged in the summer if they *are* successful? | | | |
| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 11:07 - Apr 15 with 927 views | tractorboy1978 |
| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 10:58 - Apr 15 by portmanking |
I think it boils down to individual and collective desire. Do these players believe they can be genuine PL players? Or do they prefer being a bigger fish in a smaller Championship pond? Do they feel they'll be benched/flogged in the summer if they *are* successful? |
I quite often feel like we go into these away games trying to be too controlled, which I know is McKenna's way but we end up being passive and really struggling to get going. When we go ahead we are generally very efficient but the first goal is too important to us and we end up being behind the 8 ball if we concede. | | | |
| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 12:41 - Apr 15 with 804 views | Guthrum |
| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 10:40 - Apr 15 by tractorboy1978 |
That's true but playing a team fighting for automatic promotion should be equally bad timing for them. You wouldn't have known it.
I think it is more than your point though - 6 points from 8 games away from home against the current bottom 10 tells a story. We've thrown in too many abject performances against very average sides that on the day have been up for the battle more than us. [Post edited 15 Apr 10:43]
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Deperation is a stonger motivator than desire. |  |
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| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 12:54 - Apr 15 with 757 views | tractorboy1978 |
| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 12:41 - Apr 15 by Guthrum |
Deperation is a stonger motivator than desire. |
Well our players should be desperate for promotion. Their pay rises will be larger if we go up than the Pompey players drops will be if they go down. | | | |
| Playing relegation battlers at this point of the season is always bad timing on 19:12 - Apr 16 with 490 views | armchaircritic59 |
It shouldn't be if you're playing for a place in the PL. Which is the greatest " prize "? If players can't motivate themselves for that, then when will they? Though of course there is an elephant in the room here. Many of those players would either be bit part players or not here at all if we get promoted. |  | | |
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