16-02-2023, 05:05 PM
(16-02-2023, 10:02 AM)Hammie Wrote:(15-02-2023, 09:40 PM)Cunninglinguist Wrote:(15-02-2023, 03:06 PM)bluetagagain Wrote:Lowery yes. Pack?(15-02-2023, 11:33 AM)Lawrence Wrote:I agree Lawrence it was bang average, not much to cheer about at all. Burton came to stop us playing and they were a pretty physical lot ( I think they picked up about 6 yellows). What we need most was creativity, we’ve got effort in bucket loads but not much else at the moment. Maybe Pack and Lowery in midfield will make a difference.(15-02-2023, 06:13 AM)Daniel Wrote: I’m really surprised by some of the negative reviews of last nights game. We were miles ahead of burton that had just won their last 3. The stats show that as well
You can see the progress on the pitch now it’s going to take a while to get out of cowleys habits and going to take a while for things to click properly.
I’m quite looking forward to moushino getting his own players in
It’s not as big a re-build as people (on Twitter) are making out most of the players out of contract you wouldn’t want to keep anyway
That was as bad a game a football I've seen this season - even though we won! Never heard the crowd at Fratton so quiet with not even any sign of booing or cheering. It's like people were being forced to watch bang average players for too long.
Must admit I thought any team that commits to putting 11 men on the goal-line stands a chance of getting at least a point. And Burton nearly grabbed all three. We are just too slow and have zero creativity. Aimlessly playing head tennis and hoping somebody makes a mistake. Get the ball on the floor and most of the krappy teams in this league can't handle it.
I do think Richard Hughes (let's be honest, he's the one doing the signings) will get some decent players in for next season.
Pack, more and more, displays signs of being disappointed with his lot. It’s as though he’d made up his mind that he’s a Pompey boy and a class above the rest and he wanted to come back to Fratton and be the modern day Merson, leading Pompey back up the leagues. Unfortunately, he hasn’t got the players around him to do it. Neither has he the qualities needed to inspire the players around him to do greater things than they are normally able. He’s a good player but lacking in the steel to lead others. The third goal conceded, against Plymouth, showed everyone what Marlon Pack is about. He needs to be led by a player/players better than him.
I would imagine he is far from the only player very disappointed by being signed for a promotion team and ending up in a mediocre mess as we have been for the middle of the season.
But he’s been made captain and he’s supposed to be one of our own. Would you have given up that challenge and then tried to blame a junior member of the squad? Reeco put him right, in no uncertain terms.