21-08-2021, 09:53 PM
Another unconvincing performance against a team destined to struggle this season, the fixture list turns somewhat more difficult between now and the end of September and the demands on the team will now confirm our real abilities.
We should be grateful to Robertson, Raggett and Bazunu, they stood firm when their colleagues so often faltered. Ogilivie and Freeman no more than workmanlike, Tunnicliffe and Morrell (so very disappointing) never in control, Adhadme and RHF peripheral, Marquis…..was Marquis, slow, inept, posing minimal threat.
I thought the game was, in many respects summed up by the fact that Close, (deemed not good enough for Pompey), was probably the most influential of the midfielders on display.
I note that fans appear to believe that Ben Thompson is not required at Fratton Park (Tunnicliffe v Thompson thread), hmmm, let’s wait and see, sterner tests lie ahead for our midfield.
Things did improve somewhat when Williams appeared and Ahadme came into the game more but William’s penalty was shockingly awful lacking power, direction and conviction.
I am uncomfortable with the fact that the Cowleys seem currently seem content to go through the season with Marquis, Harrison and Hurst as our strikers, goals win matches !
If it is true that DC is happy to see Johnson leave then I am disappointed, there are many less able players in our squad than Johnson and I doubt that Mnoga currently has the positional sense to play at right back for the first team if he is to be Freeman’s understudy.
We should be grateful to Robertson, Raggett and Bazunu, they stood firm when their colleagues so often faltered. Ogilivie and Freeman no more than workmanlike, Tunnicliffe and Morrell (so very disappointing) never in control, Adhadme and RHF peripheral, Marquis…..was Marquis, slow, inept, posing minimal threat.
I thought the game was, in many respects summed up by the fact that Close, (deemed not good enough for Pompey), was probably the most influential of the midfielders on display.
I note that fans appear to believe that Ben Thompson is not required at Fratton Park (Tunnicliffe v Thompson thread), hmmm, let’s wait and see, sterner tests lie ahead for our midfield.
Things did improve somewhat when Williams appeared and Ahadme came into the game more but William’s penalty was shockingly awful lacking power, direction and conviction.
I am uncomfortable with the fact that the Cowleys seem currently seem content to go through the season with Marquis, Harrison and Hurst as our strikers, goals win matches !
If it is true that DC is happy to see Johnson leave then I am disappointed, there are many less able players in our squad than Johnson and I doubt that Mnoga currently has the positional sense to play at right back for the first team if he is to be Freeman’s understudy.