What the papers say: Portsmouth

[Platypuss]

Agree with the fact that we didn't get a single shot on target all game.

Must have had 10 corners though.

[Arch]

Gary O’Neil was presented with another long-range shooting chance after Gary Johnson’s searching free kick was nodded down by Kanu, but again the effort was no more than speculative and ended high of the target.

Very harsh. That was a doozy of a shot that barely missed. The whole tone of the Times piece is far too negative. Reading, in particular, produced a lot more attacking football than it implies. it's a mistake to think the sum total of a team's attacking can be captured by the number of shots. Also, in a game where the defences flourished, how come so many defenders get 5 for their efforts. Articles like this aren't journalism, they're masturbation.

[Arch]

If the journos think our game was lacking in entertainment, what will they make of Villa-Liverpool. I'm crying with boredom at the moment.

[brendywendy]

10 corners wasnt it

no shots on target, 5 shots off

[Gordons Cumming]

I thought Coppell's comments after the match were a little hypocritical critizising Redknapp's tactics of playing counter attacking football.

hhhmmmmmmmmmm......................

[SpaceCruiser]

If the journos think our game was lacking in entertainment, what will they make of Villa-Liverpool. I'm crying with boredom at the moment.

No, the Villa v Pool game was rubbish.

[zac naloen]

I thought Coppell's comments after the match were a little hypocritical critizising Redknapp's tactics of playing counter attacking football.

hhhmmmmmmmmmm......................

We play attacking football all out. We don't sit back, let them attack us and then boot it up the pitch to a tall forward who can run at the two defenders left at the back. Which is basically what pompey were trying to do, and it makes for extremely boring football.

[RoyalBlue]

Agree with the fact that we didn't get a single shot on target all game.

Must have had 10 corners though.

So if Lita's very early shot wasn't going in, why didn't James let it go out for a goalkick, rather than sticking a hand out and conceding a corner?

I counted that as a shot on target but admit it was something of a rarity!

[Platypuss]

Agree with the fact that we didn't get a single shot on target all game.

Must have had 10 corners though.

So if Lita's very early shot wasn't going in, why didn't James let it go out for a goalkick, rather than sticking a hand out and conceding a corner?

I counted that as a shot on target but admit it was something of a rarity!

Which one was that?

I do remember a toe-poke behind by a defender which could be what you are thinking of.

[Banjax]

sportinglife.com

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STAT ATTACK
Reading.....Portsmouth
11 Shots On Target 2
6 Shots Off Target 0
5 Fouls (Conceded) 8
5 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0

Stats seem like bollox, only 5 corners for us !?

thats crapola we didn't have 11 shots on target

[Gordons Cumming]

I thought Coppell's comments after the match were a little hypocritical critizising Redknapp's tactics of playing counter attacking football.

hhhmmmmmmmmmm......................

We play attacking football all out. We don't sit back, let them attack us and then boot it up the pitch to a tall forward who can run at the two defenders left at the back. Which is basically what pompey were trying to do, and it makes for extremely boring football.

Portsmouth were counter attacking with the ball at their feet as I recall.

[zac naloen]

I thought Coppell's comments after the match were a little hypocritical critizising Redknapp's tactics of playing counter attacking football.

hhhmmmmmmmmmm......................

We play attacking football all out. We don't sit back, let them attack us and then boot it up the pitch to a tall forward who can run at the two defenders left at the back. Which is basically what pompey were trying to do, and it makes for extremely boring football.

Portsmouth were counter attacking with the ball at their feet as I recall.

I must have imagined those long searching balls that were intercepted by our defenders then.

[Gordons Cumming]

I thought Coppell's comments after the match were a little hypocritical critizising Redknapp's tactics of playing counter attacking football.

hhhmmmmmmmmmm......................

We play attacking football all out. We don't sit back, let them attack us and then boot it up the pitch to a tall forward who can run at the two defenders left at the back. Which is basically what pompey were trying to do, and it makes for extremely boring football.

Portsmouth were counter attacking with the ball at their feet as I recall.

I must have imagined those long searching balls that were intercepted by our defenders then.

Like the ones we were launching?

[zac naloen]

I thought Coppell's comments after the match were a little hypocritical critizising Redknapp's tactics of playing counter attacking football.

hhhmmmmmmmmmm......................

We play attacking football all out. We don't sit back, let them attack us and then boot it up the pitch to a tall forward who can run at the two defenders left at the back. Which is basically what pompey were trying to do, and it makes for extremely boring football.

Portsmouth were counter attacking with the ball at their feet as I recall.

I must have imagined those long searching balls that were intercepted by our defenders then.

Like the ones we were launching?

From our Goal-keeper yes. I've already expressed my disatisfaction with that tactic.

[Gordons Cumming]

I remember Gary ONeil running with the ball quite a few times.

[zac naloen]

I remember Gary ONeil running with the ball quite a few times.

I remember lots of players running with ball

Do you remember them trying to play the ball past our defenders? I recall lots of prospective punts and very few crosses or passes along the ground to players running at the box.

Something I dislike about 4-5-1 is that it leads to very ugly football

[Gordons Cumming]

Don't you me.

They were counter attacking with the ball at their feet a number of times and not just launching it up to Kanu.

End of.

[zac naloen]

Don't you me.

They were counter attacking with the ball at their feet a number of times and not just launching it up to Kanu.

End of.

I don't seem to recall ever stating thats all they did.

Nor did I say they never counter attack with the ball at their feet, but from what I recall their main method of trying to break us down was not to play the ball around our defenders.

[Gordons Cumming]

Oh .....................who cares?

[zac naloen]

Oh .....................who cares?

You do clearly, stop questioning me you know full well i'm going to explain myself.