Match Thread Portsmouth FC - Coventry City Match Thread - Tuesday 21st Oct (18 Viewers)

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They bullied us last year and JDS, MVE and Collins were culpable along with below par performances all round.
JDS and MVE gave Blackburn their two main chances. They need to be on it at Pompey this time.
Pompey are a side who raise their games against the better sides. They have beaten Middlesborough and even Liverpool lat year.
Win the battle first and we will win the match.

 

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[NortonSkyBlue]

KHH to come in for Saka

Saka simply doesn’t turn up in away games

what follows is sarcasm. You mean the last away game at Sheffield Wednesday where he was instrumental in our 5-0 away win. Shakes head…

 

[fatso]

EMC very meh recently

The 2 goals came from he's Crosse's.

He put in 2 very poor crosses, both of which were straight onto the head of Blackburn defenders.

Fortunately for us the defenders made the basic error of not heading the ball into safe areas, and chose instead to find City players in dangerous areas on the edge of the area who vollied home.

His end product all game was piss poor which is becoming a bit of a habit just recently, maybe hes still not 100% fit yet.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

KHH to come in for Saka

Saka simply doesn’t turn up in away games

In the biggest away game of last season he worked his absolute arse off and was our best player on the pitch.

 

[fatso]

They bullied us last year and JDS, MVE and Collins were culpable along with below par performances all round.
JDS and MVE gave Blackburn their two main chances. They need to be on it at Pompey this time.
Pompey are a side who raise their games against the better sides. They have beaten Middlesborough and even Liverpool lat year.
Win the battle first and we will win the match.

I realise there's absolutely no way this will happen, but for this particular game I'd play Bidwell at LB and move BTA to LW (in place of EMC) and bring in either Eccles or Allan into MF.

This would make us far more solid and competitive against what I think will be a very physical opposition.

 

[blunted]

I realise there's absolutely no way this will happen, but for this particular game I'd play Bidwell at LB and move BTA to LW (in place of EMC) and bring in either Eccles or Allan into MF.

This would make us far more solid and competitive against what I think will be a very physical opposition.

Think Eccles is still out. I agree if fit, I would play him

 

[Briles]

At least Lang wont be playing

 

[pusbccfc]

I still have nightmares over that game last year.

The irony is, if Bassette wasn't such a headless chicken, we'd have been 3-0 up in 15 minutes.

 

[Snaily]

Bidwell for Da Silva. Thought he looked off the pace yday

 

[Danceswithhorses]

not having any of this settle for a point stuff. we're top of the league and should have bags of confidence. should be going into every game looking for 3 points.

Absolutely - lets get a 1-0 win, so we have 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0 and 5-0 for our last 5 results.

 

[wingy]

Emc wasn't superb or anything yesterday but he did get 2 assists pretty much. Not sure why some trying to put him down

I did wonder it was a tactic to scoot those crosses over even if they were likely headed away by defenders and it paid dividends.

 

[wingy]

Bidwell for Da Silva. Thought he looked off the pace yday

Yeah but he'll be back on track by Tuesday night.

 

[Speedies_Chips]

I realise there's absolutely no way this will happen, but for this particular game I'd play Bidwell at LB and move BTA to LW (in place of EMC) and bring in either Eccles or Allan into MF.

This would make us far more solid and competitive against what I think will be a very physical opposition.

Allen is the last person I’d play when up against physical opposition.

 

[xcraigx]

I saw on another thread that Portsmouth's home form this year is 10-4-4. This is going to be a very tricky game, 3 points here and I will really start to believe. I'd take a point.

 

[fatso]

Tats is the one I’d drop from the front four once Rudoni is back, but I think unless BTA’s form continues then him and Sakamoto will take turns in that RW role depending on our opponents.

Rudoni sits on the bench when fit and waits for his chance.

Win % with Rudoni = 50%
Win % without Rudonu = 100%

The lad can wait, no need to rush him back just yet, let's get him 100% fit first

 

[Londonccfcfan]

We lose an element of control with BTA in the 10 but it’s hard to drop him when he keeps scoring

I assume it’ll be the same team and would take a draw

Definately this as we were light in midfield.

Eccles has to come in for EMC...

To get another body in midfield to control the game. Got away with at home vs Blackburn.


Asante/Wright/Sakamoto
Eccles /Torp
Grimes
Da Silva/Kitching/Thomas/Milan.
Rushworth.


Then

EmC on as sub for Asante
Ellis on for Wright
Kesler on For Saka


Only team that makes. Be very stupid to go with same team as Blackburn as it clearly didnt work.

 

[skybluecam]

Rudoni sits on the bench when fit and waits for his chance.

Win % with Rudoni = 50%
Win % without Rudonu = 100%

The lad can wait, no need to rush him back just yet, let's get him 100% fit first

Nah Rudoni straight back in when fully fit. But he'll take a bit of time to get there yeah.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

He put in 2 very poor crosses, both of which were straight onto the head of Blackburn defenders.

Fortunately for us the defenders made the basic error of not heading the ball into safe areas, and chose instead to find City players in dangerous areas on the edge of the area who vollied home.

His end product all game was piss poor which is becoming a bit of a habit just recently, maybe hes still not 100% fit yet.

Ok, but his runs to the byline stretches their defense leaving space on the edge of their area to get shots on Goal.

 

[Dougin]

Can’t be going anywhere for draws when you are top of the league, need to keep good
Mentality.

 

[Londonccfcfan]

Can’t be going anywhere for draws when you are top of the league, need to keep good
Mentality.

100% this.

Next 3 games rather win 2 and lose 1( fuck the unbeaten record). Than win 1 and draw 2.