Match Day Thread Portsmouth FC v Sunderland AFC - Saturday 31st August 2024 - KO 15:00

[Essayyeffcee]

Portsmouth boss John Mousinho told BBC Radio Solent:

"Sunderland thoroughly deserved to win and I’m disappointed to lose the game.

"There was only very small margins in it I thought, we played quite well up until the goal but there were small bits in the second half we didn’t get quite right.

"You get punished by good sides like this, I think there was lots of small moments that once added up created a gulf between the two sides, it’s nothing I don’t think we can bridge at some point but we have to be better than that.".

 

[Culinary]

We are unbelievable

But you want Speakman out, surely you have to acknowledge that he's played a pretty significant part in getting us to this point?

 

[safcfansofaraway]

It dawned on me halfway through the second half that I was actually stressing about conceding a goal. There was no stress at all, even from the start that we might not win, this group just gives me so much confidence.
So I guess that now we’ve conceded, there will be nothing left to worry stress about in future games.
I’ve never experienced this feeling before watching the lads.

 

[Southern A]

Portsmouth boss John Mousinho told BBC Radio Solent:

"Sunderland thoroughly deserved to win and I’m disappointed to lose the game.

"There was only very small margins in it I thought, we played quite well up until the goal but there were small bits in the second half we didn’t get quite right.

"You get punished by good sides like this, I think there was lots of small moments that once added up created a gulf between the two sides, it’s nothing I don’t think we can bridge at some point but we have to be better than that.".

rare I read an opposition managers thoughts and agree

 

[LD19SAFC]

Fantastic Sunderland

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[Daz]

A bit of tinkering at HT from RLB.....

https://x.com/Phil__Smith/status/1829924899231572250?t=DXEBRQzo86axmVv5nHvmLQ&s=19

Just read that, he really knows his stuff and seems really good at getting instructions over the the players.

 

[Oliver's Army]

Just read that, he really knows his stuff and seems really good at getting instructions over the the players.

To have such a big impact tactically in such a short space of time is pretty remarkable. Credit to the players as well who have obviously bought into it and have the footballing intelligence to implement it.

 

[cumbrianmackem]

Love you Regis, you beautiful man

Hands off mate, I asked to marry him when the third goal went in

 

[The Redbaron]

What gets me is Rigg and Jobe are still children.

Mundle 19 I think as is Mayenda.

 

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[DH4]

Just read that, he really knows his stuff and seems really good at getting instructions over the the players.

Tbhe antithesis of Dodds and Beale

 

[Culinary]

Tbhe antithesis of Dodds and Beale

They're obviously playing their part in this too. They're very good coaches.

 

[Mikki Disco]

Just read that, he really knows his stuff and seems really good at getting instructions over the the players.

Fair play making any sense off an echo article - must be the IT skills

 

[Southern A]

Just a random quirk. No team we’ve beat have won since playing us yet.

 

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[LD19SAFC]

Chris Rigg is special.

 

[Daz]

Fair play making any sense off an echo article - must be the IT skills

I have an ad-blocker running at home, otherwise it's impossible

 

[Daydream Believer]

Me and my son are on the way back home now absolutely buzzing watching this team at the moment,spoke to a few pompey fans after the match and they were all massively complimentary about our performance. Dare to dream....
Also met @Smug in Boots briefly,didn't realise we shared the same surname,seems a canny lad.

 

[Culinary]

Just a random quirk. No team we’ve beat have won since playing us yet.

It keeps making me paranoid that we're not as good as I occasionally allow myself to think we are.

Then I come to my senses and realise that we've just mentally destroyed them with how class we are!

 

[Robertson]

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