Match Thread Portsmouth vs. Coventry City Match Thread - Monday 22nd Apr (3 Viewers)

CCFCSteve · Apr 22, 2019

Unlucky. Great first half but as always, struggle at set pieces

We’re a young team and not far off

fernandopartridge · Apr 22, 2019

larry_david said:
Burge should never play for us again now. I'd also play Wakefield instead of Thomas last 2. Should have won that comfortably if Thomas could score.

Fucking fuming

Tbf without Thomas in the side we wouldn't be making such great chances, his running and movement is brilliant

SkyBlue_Bear83 · Apr 22, 2019

That guy on the left changed the game for them, his crosses caused us problems all second half

skyblueeyesrevisited · Apr 22, 2019

Look on the bright side it’s a shit result for Sunderland.

oscillatewildly · Apr 22, 2019

ccfcway said:
Great effort today but let down again by a player who’s future is elsewhere now.

I haven't been keeping up with stuff - Is he deffo out of contract at the end of this season?

skybluesam66 · Apr 22, 2019

A great performance let down by poor finishing and as I said earlier in the season and got berated ‘Burge again!,

Sick Boy · Apr 22, 2019

hinckley cov said:
How are they so high up the league we are a far better side than them if they go up they won’t last long in the championship

Consistency, scoring goals and having a decent keeper

Brighton Sky Blue · Apr 22, 2019

skyblueeyesrevisited said:
Look on the bright side it’s a shit result for Sunderland.

Hopefully Barnsley pip them both, the only one of the 3 to attempt playing football

Wyken Sky Blue · Apr 22, 2019

SkyBlue_Bear83 said:
Good effort from the team

If we can keep bright and get a good keeper we can make the play offs next year

We need another attaching midfielder and goal scorer on top of that.

I would bring in McNulty on loan for the season and sign Scannel from Bradford.

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fellatio_Martinez · Apr 22, 2019

The missed chances were a disgrace and Portsmouth rightly punished us for them. Should have been home and hosed by half time.

Ol' flappy bird burge needs to go.

The Penguin · Apr 22, 2019

The frustrating thing about Thomas is he does most things fairly well except for the most important skill required to win a football match. I didn't think his performance overall was terrible, but those two chances really should have been stuck away.

I've said enough about Burge. Give Addai the last two games, he can't do any bloody worse.

As for Bakayoko...he was dreadful largely through his complete anonymity. I reckon I only noticed him on the park maybe two or three times; other than that he might as well not have been there.

Oh well. I think a 7th-9th place finish is fair for us. At times though, you can see we can be so much better than we are...

Brighton Sky Blue · Apr 22, 2019

Sick Boy said:
Consistency, scoring goals and having a decent keeper

And putting the garbage teams away

Nick · Apr 22, 2019

We should let burge not bother going to games like grimmer and brown and just put a random outfield player in goal every half hour

oscillatewildly · Apr 22, 2019

skyblueeyesrevisited said:
Look on the bright side it’s a shit result for Sunderland.

And Southend are winning (just) - A ground I am yet to get to (85 and counting)

Terry Gibson's perm · Apr 22, 2019

Grendel said:
He averages a goal every other game for Portsmouth

Bakayoko links the play better and causes a lot of issues his problem is he is very hot and cold

nicksig · Apr 22, 2019

Fantastic performance first half. Should have been 2 or 3 up. Missed chances and a keeper who can’t come for crosses cost us. Should have won that one. Gutted

Magwitch · Apr 22, 2019

You don’t miss the chances Thomas did today and has done constantly and win games, we ran the show today but Pompey had two chances courtesy of poor defending and goalkeeping and scored twice. But not that concerned we are well equipped with a couple of quality additions to be a real force next season.

Liquid Gold · Apr 22, 2019

Terry Gibson's perm said:
I don’t think he is any worse than Pitman

I'm not a Baka hater but that is insane.

Winny the Bish · Apr 22, 2019

They have strength in depth and subs that can change a game.

We have Lee Burge. Simple as that really.

fellatio_Martinez · Apr 22, 2019

hinckley cov said:
How are they so high up the league we are a far better side than them if they go up they won’t last long in the championship

They've got results, we haven't.

There's no point trying to play like Barcelona if we can't beat teams like Portsmouth.

covcity4life · Apr 22, 2019

We stopped going for 2nd and let thrm back into game

Mason refusal to cross rly hurts us in terms of attack

But ricoh deal prob more importsnt. Lets get that over line. Keep core we want of squad and aim for autos next season

And no more burge!

Grendel · Apr 22, 2019

Terry Gibson's perm said:
Bakayoko links the play better and causes a lot of issues his problem is he is very hot and cold

He’s shocking - as soon as the going gets tough he hides and doesn’t want to know

cc84cov · Apr 22, 2019

Terry Gibson's perm said:
Bakayoko links the play better and causes a lot of issues his problem is he is very hot and cold

Mate come on now he’s absolute dog shit end of

oscillatewildly · Apr 22, 2019

CCFCSteve said:
Unlucky. Great first half but as always, struggle at set pieces

We’re a young team and not far off

Trouble is "we're" not a team - We recruit loanees all over again in the summer.

SkyBlue_Bear83 · Apr 22, 2019

skyblue1991 said:
We need another attaching midfielder and goal scorer on top of that.

I would bring in McNulty on loan for the season and sign Scannel from Bradford.

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Depends who leaves in the summer, the current front 4 playing for a full season would score goals

Brighton Sky Blue · Apr 22, 2019

Nick said:
We should let burge not bother going to games like grimmer and brown and just put a random outfield player in goal every half hour

Our permanent keepers since Murphy left have been

Burge
RCC
O'Brien

It's a cheese nightmare

Terry Gibson's perm · Apr 22, 2019

Liquid Gold said:
I'm not a Baka hater but that is insane.

Pitman scored but did little else he is another player with lead in his boots

CanadianCCFC · Apr 22, 2019

Also, sky sports went on and on about Brett Pitman, he’s really not that good

duffer · Apr 22, 2019

oscillatewildly said:
Any decent GK coach could tell you that. Oh :sorry:

I don't think this is one to blame on the coach, either the player's confidence is shot or he's simply not capable. Zonal marking doesn't help relieve the pressure much for him, but that winner was an individual error imho...

Terry Gibson's perm · Apr 22, 2019

cc84cov said:
Mate come on now he’s absolute dog shit end of

He isn’t and is improving, I thought it was a terrible signing but can see benefits and he seems better when he comes slightly from the right of centre and seeps it into the other corner like at Sunderland

Brighton Sky Blue · Apr 22, 2019

Speaking of which can someone please compile all of Burge's howlers to a Benny Hill theme? As a parting gift for the end of the season

Sick Boy · Apr 22, 2019

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Our permanent keepers since Murphy left have been

Burge
RCC
O'Brien

It's a cheese nightmare

It's shocking it's been neglected for so long

Mucca Mad Boys · Apr 22, 2019

Such a frustrating loss. We were the better team overall, but Portsmouth deserved to win because they took their chances.

In open play, it was a good performance, Bakayoko was a bit of a blunt weapon today but our midfield played very well. Plenty of good attacking movement, and on another day, we get another chance. Thomas is one of the most exciting wingers ball at feet we’ve had in my time as a supporter, but his composure in front of goal is poor. A better winger scores both those goals and I don’t think he’ll be missed as much as we first feared. If we counted up the amount of clear cut opportunities he’s missed, I reckon it’s close to double figures. It’ll hold him back in his career if it isn’t addressed. Does 90% of the work really well, it’s that last 10% that lets him down!

Our set piece defence is just not good enough. In the last 2 games we’ve saved 2 off the line, and conceded 2 goals. From open play, we contain teams, but our set-pieces we don’t have a club. Burge will take most of the abuse for the goals, and he deserve some stick, but our defenders give away too many free headers. Free headers in the box should be goals — both defence and GK not good enough here.

We need a lot of luck to make playoffs now, so our playoff push is probably over. Despite the disappointment, Robins has done a good job this season and I hope we can build on this going into next season.

Terry Gibson's perm · Apr 22, 2019

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Speaking of which can someone please compile all of Burge's howlers to a Benny Hill theme? As a parting gift for the end of the season

Don’t send it to any of the clubs that might sign him though we need rid of him

kg82 · Apr 22, 2019

hinckley cov said:
How are they so high up the league we are a far better side than them if they go up they won’t last long in the championship

Do their homework on teams and more consistent. They knew we’re crap at defending set pieces and crosses into the box and that’s exactly what they did.

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