Pompey V TLO

[Belle_Vue]

Where are you watching today?

[goalkick]

What is the team today

[Belle_Vue]

Hope this works

[PDX_Rover]

5-4-1?

[bedale rover]

3-6-1

[andy didcott]

I’m in Akbuk Turkey, gonna tune in soon on ifollow, come on rovers.

[dknward2]

Defend

Looks like hoping to contain them and hit on the counter attack.

For me whoever scores first wins

[Metalmicky]

James and John in line up - John to push up I presume...?

[RoversAlias]

ITEN's Match Preview: https://www.intotheemptynet.com/post/league-one-match-preview-portsmouth-a2021

Opposition Talk with Jake Smith: https://www.intotheemptynet.com/post/opposition-talk-portsmouth-jake-smith-2021

I'll be interested to see how we line up today. I will admit I'm disappointed Smith isn't playing because I really feel we need that extra protection in midfield, and support for Whiteman, that just isn't Gomes' strength, but we'll see how they get on.

[PDX_Rover]

He might play CJ in front of a back four?

[Colemans Left Hook]

amazed to see Copps starting  surprised but pleased to see Lokilo on the bench

looks like DM is going for a midfield switch on 60 minutes at 0-0 but what do i know 

[jamesrover17]

Veeeeeery strange line up if you ask me, but DM knows what he is doing!

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Not sure what to make of the line up. As said, perhaps looking for a solid base first and foremost.

Hope to see Fejiri shaking a leg and really working hard for the team otherwise, he could easily get isolated.

[sedwardsdrfc]

Maybe worried about Pompey at set plays. Only real reason i can think to play John at left back for extra height on set plays

[RoversAlias]

This referee doesn't look like someone you want to mess with!

[silent majority]

Anybody know who did get that yellow card?

[Metalmicky]

BBC says James

[dknward2]

Sky says James hopefully it was harness

[Metalmicky]

Wilks scores for Hull

[DonnyBazR0ver]

So far so good. Couple of decent chances but Copps seems to be in that extra touch mode instead of having a go.

Ref doesn't seem to be giving us the free kicks we should be getting.

[Alan Southstand]

Another biased ref. A grand total of 3 fouls in the game at the time of a James booking!

[RoversAlias]

Sky says James hopefully it was harness

It was James for the foul. Commentators must not have understood the rule, if it's a dive the referee blows immediately for a free kick and books the player. This time, the ref adjudged no dive by Harness and so it was play on.

[jamesrover17]

I think Taylor Richards and his upfield pressing would have suited todays game

[DonnyBazR0ver]

You wonder who's reffing this game!

Fejiri needs to work harder to get a challenge in. Bursik opting to punch instead of catch plus ref giving them everything. All these working to give them the initiative and keep the pressure on!

[Metalmicky]

Wright booked

[steve@dcfd]

Coppinger andTaylor need to do more also Okenbiere not bad but need to to better.

Sims or lokilo and Richards should not be long coming on.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

We just don't seem to smell blood do we in the final third!?

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

Tend to agree again. Good football until the last 3rd where it hasn't clicked yet.

[Alan Southstand]

I’m not sure we have a goal scorer, as I wrote before the game started - who is going to score?

We need to find/develop a game changer from within our ranks.

[Metalmicky]

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