Matthews, Lavelle, Leko I can see better days for, you’re playing along side dross, Matthews getting overlapped 100 times is not his fault, Lavelle has had to endure Pearce and Leko is giving it some at least.
Arter, Souare you are either outrageously unfit or terrible.
The rest of ya, including Adkins, no especially Adkins can look at yourself in the mirror and decide whether you give a shit or not, or alternatively fuck off, either is fine.
These draws are delaying the inevitable, after that first half can you honesty say things are slowly improving, I think that’s very generous.
Had enough of this season I don’t remember ever saying that this early.
The team just seems so ill thought out. Stockley has been awful but it's not like we have been getting in behind and delivering crosses to him is it? It's a clusterf***
Changed to front 2 second half and won the second half so we’ve only won with 2 up front and won second half today with 2 up front will this make Nigel change his mind and play 2 up front i bleeding hope so.not sure with arter and the left back soure unless it’s lack of fitness.
Can’t understand why we let pratley go maybe if we only wanted Watson but now we’ve signed Arter to me we got same 2 sort of players but pratley had more legs and fitness than Arter and Watson.
Thought Watson done ok today to be fair and perhaps Arter ain’t fully fit.
Thought it was a good game that showed the good, bad and ugly about us as a side right now.
Horrible, horrible first 45. Yet we still made more chances than we have done previously. Second half much better obviously. Thought Clare gave a good account of himself, don’t think you can blame their goal on him.
Gutted we couldn’t manage the winner, would have been huge for us.
Also hope we can chuck the 4231 in the bin.. we’re so much better with 2 up top.
Almost forgot about the ref not playing advantage for Gilbey... absolutely criminal.
If we hadn’t had such a disastrous start to the season then the reception to that performance would be more measured. It had good things and bad things, but that’s an improvement on it being just all bad as was the case vs Cheltenham. I can see signs of progress, although it’s all slower than I’d like. We do at least look like scoring! Our defending is still horrible at times though.
The 4231 just doesn’t work. I didn’t think Arter was any worse than Watson first half, but they both need some legs next to them to do a bit of the running for them and they get in each other’s way. I think Arter is probably our better long term bet (I know others will disagree), I’m still not sure if it’s Clare or Dobson who should be next to him. Clare did okay today though. Gilbey added something but, understandably tired.
Stockley needs to be dropped. Whatever you think of him, we know he’s better than this but he’s in horrible form and Davison looks hungry.
Soare clearly very rusty, but good that he managed 90 minutes. Surely there has to be a better right back than Matthews or Gunter somewhere in the youth setup?
CBT should have come on 5-10 minutes earlier. He scares defenders when running right at them. But he needed a bit more time to force another chance or two. I don’t think he should always start, but he should have the final 25-30 when it’s tight or we need something.
Positives: Gilbey , CBT, Josh’s goal. Negatives : Adkins tactically abysmal again , Arter hopeless. I’m glad Clare got the goal but his passing is atrocious .
If you’re looking for positives, don’t bother. That equaliser just keeps Adkins in the job a bit longer and papers over the Grand Canyon.
We’re 9 games in and Crewe aside we’ve been a shit show of an outfit both in terms of on the pitch and the manager that presides over it.
A lot wrong today and Pompey only have themselves to blame that they didn’t put the squeeze on us after they scored their first, we were there for the taking.
Adkins won’t last because the tide has turned against him and I see no signs of him being able to turn it around. Little things like saying he can’t give certain players like CBT 90 minutes because he has to bed him in, but Gilbey, only just back, got a full 90 today. It took an eternity for him to bring on Davison and CBT.
We’ve got a lot of players that add very little. Pearce looks like the most uncomfortable player I think I’ve ever seen receiving a ball, yet we decide to deploy passing it out from the back?? Watson is tired and doesn’t have the fight, he’s picking up a wage. Stockley has more to offer and I don’t put him in the same bracket, but he was anonymous today.
The only positive was taking Arter off, for Clare. He and Watson were getting cut through so easily. We’ve still got big problems being exposed down our wings when we play 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 or whatever formation Adkins is using at the moment.
If i were a Pompey fan I’d be kicking myself we got back into it. Then again I suppose that just highlights their limitations.
I genuinely don’t think we can have left long under Adkins. We’re prolonging the inevitable imo
Looked awful first half and subs made the difference second half.
Pace and energy in midfield and up front, a direct winger and a mobile striker and suddenly balls start getting played forward into space and across the six yard box - instantly look better.
Dobson isnt going to solve all our probalems but if we´re going to play shite then we might as well play shite with a younger fitter DM in the team than Watson, at least Dobson has the potential to improve and can move about a bit.
Gilbey, Lee, Leko, CBT and Davisson stand out players.
Special mention to Jason Pearce for acting as our Cruyff turning, ball playing CB. Please, NEVER AGAIN. Defended "okish", didnt football well. Surprised? No, didnt think so.
I dispute 'Watson doesn't have the fight'. I think he does try. He doesn't have the legs. At least he didn't walk around for 45 minutes like his slightly younger midfield partner
I dispute 'Watson doesn't have the fight'. I think he does try. He doesn't have the legs. At least he didn't walk around for 45 minutes like his slightly younger midfield partner
Do wonder if his lack of legs is contributing to how easy we are to carve through on a turn over. In certain situations when the balls in front of him, especially in the air, he defends really well.
Other times I swear I just see oppositions glide past him whilst he looks like he is running backwards.
Initial thoughts - not as disappointed as others. I’d give Adkins more time. Not great getting a draw at home but after the previous results two draws is a start. More positives than negatives for me.
Soare clearly very rusty, but good that he manages 90 minutes. Surely there has to be a better right back than Matthews or Gunter somewhere in the youth setup?
Clare, especially if we play 352?
I know he didn't like playing RB at Oxford, but his energy and mobility would seem ideal for a modern right back/wingback
Adkins won’t last because the tide has turned against him and I see no signs of him being able to turn it around. Little things like saying he can’t give certain players like CBT 90 minutes because he has to bed him in
To be fair, he said in the post-match comments that he was flagged as a risk by the sports science people and shouldn't even have been on the bench.
Soare clearly very rusty, but good that he manages 90 minutes. Surely there has to be a better right back than Matthews or Gunter somewhere in the youth setup?
Clare, especially if we play 352?
I know he didn't like playing RB at Oxford, but his energy and mobility would seem ideal for a modern right back/wingback
In many ways it’s a shame because when we get on the front foot we do look a threat , it just seem our timing is always off, we seem panic when defending especially when conceding mad going behind , I still think a change is needed
Soare clearly very rusty, but good that he manages 90 minutes. Surely there has to be a better right back than Matthews or Gunter somewhere in the youth setup?
Clare, especially if we play 352?
I know he didn't like playing RB at Oxford, but his energy and mobility would seem ideal for a modern right back/wingback
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Matthews, Lavelle, Leko I can see better days for, you’re playing along side dross, Matthews getting overlapped 100 times is not his fault, Lavelle has had to endure Pearce and Leko is giving it some at least.
Arter, Souare you are either outrageously unfit or terrible.
The rest of ya, including Adkins, no especially Adkins can look at yourself in the mirror and decide whether you give a shit or not, or alternatively fuck off, either is fine.
These draws are delaying the inevitable, after that first half can you honesty say things are slowly improving, I think that’s very generous.
Had enough of this season I don’t remember ever saying that this early.
It's a clusterf***
We were better than that? I don't think so.
Horrible, horrible first 45. Yet we still made more chances than we have done previously. Second half much better obviously. Thought Clare gave a good account of himself, don’t think you can blame their goal on him.
Gutted we couldn’t manage the winner, would have been huge for us.
Also hope we can chuck the 4231 in the bin.. we’re so much better with 2 up top.
Almost forgot about the ref not playing advantage for Gilbey... absolutely criminal.
Soare clearly very rusty, but good that he managed 90 minutes. Surely there has to be a better right back than Matthews or Gunter somewhere in the youth setup?
He's doing exactly what he was brought in to do.
A lot wrong today and Pompey only have themselves to blame that they didn’t put the squeeze on us after they scored their first, we were there for the taking.
We’ve got a lot of players that add very little. Pearce looks like the most uncomfortable player I think I’ve ever seen receiving a ball, yet we decide to deploy passing it out from the back?? Watson is tired and doesn’t have the fight, he’s picking up a wage. Stockley has more to offer and I don’t put him in the same bracket, but he was anonymous today.
If i were a Pompey fan I’d be kicking myself we got back into it. Then again I suppose that just highlights their limitations.
Pace and energy in midfield and up front, a direct winger and a mobile striker and suddenly balls start getting played forward into space and across the six yard box - instantly look better.
Dobson isnt going to solve all our probalems but if we´re going to play shite then we might as well play shite with a younger fitter DM in the team than Watson, at least Dobson has the potential to improve and can move about a bit.
Gilbey, Lee, Leko, CBT and Davisson stand out players.
Special mention to Jason Pearce for acting as our Cruyff turning, ball playing CB. Please, NEVER AGAIN. Defended "okish", didnt football well. Surprised? No, didnt think so.
Other times I swear I just see oppositions glide past him whilst he looks like he is running backwards.
Huh.
I know he didn't like playing RB at Oxford, but his energy and mobility would seem ideal for a modern right back/wingback