Match Day Thread Plymouth Argyle v Pompey

F/T Plymouth Argyle 2-2 Portsmouth

I thought that was a pretty entertaining game, and great that we're still two points clear in second rather than the one it would've been had you clung on

 

Thank you Woopert's for your great service. Disappointed Pompey continue their winning run away from home, but satisfactory to get something from what seems like a good Plymouth side, who always seems to up their game in this particular fixture. At least Pompey are where they should finish at the end of the season, In the play-offs. Now the trick is to stay there for the duration. And I like the play-offs, as sooner or later, Pompey's fortumes will change in this end of season festival of football.

 

Why were Nicolaisen, and Ben Close.subbed so early? Were they trully worse than the others, or had KJ set the team up wrongly to begin with?

 

If Pompey can continue this good away form and win 12 away, and win a similar number at home, a play-off place will be the end result. This time we will do it

 

I read this thread and the write up in the News before watching the replay I had recorded on television.
The half time changes have been given much credit for the change in Pompey's fortunes.
Certainly Whatmough had a very good second half, Nicholaisen having been caught out of position a few times in the first half. This was a straight like for like swap -not a tactical change.
the possession statistics were 50 -50 at half time but deteriorated for Pompey to 55-45 by full time. So the removal of a mid fielder for a striker reduced our possession percentage - as you might expect.

The difference between the two halfs was, in my view, that Plymouth created much less in the second half. In the first half they created some good chances which were not taken. Their two goals came from errors. Raggert's was unfortuneate. When you try to block shots you are playing the percentages - the occasional one will deflect into the net. The second was a goalkeeping error for which I think we can forgive MacGillivray - because he does not make many!
Our goals also came from errors but were very well taken. My impression was that our to goals came 'the run of the ball' rather than tactics so I would not exaggerate the effect of the the Harrison for Close substitution.
That said it was good to see Harrison fit again. If we continue the Harrison - Marquis partnership I would like to see Harrison being the more forward of the two - it appeared to be the other way round in the 2nd half.

 

Always good to go to the home sides website its strange how the same game is viewed differently.
The referee didn't fit into the critique on this website as opposed to the Plymouth board.
Game over honours shared a satisfactory result for both - onwards and upwards.........