IT'S NO JOY FOR POMPEY JOHN
The Football League Paper|December 24, 2023
PORTSMOUTH boss John Mousinho admitted the league leaders were be low their best after being held to a frustrating draw at home by lowly Fleetwood.
Alex Crook
IT'S NO JOY FOR POMPEY JOHN

Colby Bishop’s penalty goal on his return from injury was not enough to earn Pompey all three points.

A visibly unhappy Mousinho said: “It was totally frustrating today.

“I thought we controlled the game in the first half and just about deserved to go in a goal up.

“We again didn’t have the quality in the final third to put the ball in the net and in the first 20 minutes of the second half we were awful.

“We were on the back foot, the passing was poor, the crossing was abysmal, and we got punished for it.

“We picked up a bit after the equaliser but looked vulnerable when they counterattacked us.

“It’s difficult to put a finger on anything in particular about what was wrong today. Although not an acceptable defence, it was like we were not playing a “Bolton”, and just took our foot off the pedal and switched off.

“We’re all better than that, and the players can perform a lot better.

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