Vi fik 4-4-2 som vi ønskede, men ikke det resultat vi kloge hoveder ønskede.
Mangen en fan må have været lidt ambivalente. Nok ligger Pompey med fremme og har blot tabt to kampe i ligaen, men spillet har specielt ikke på Fratton Park været prangende.
Da de fleste fans betaler for at se os på hjemmebane, ja så har kritikken været lidt mere oppe, end hvis det nu havde været omvendt, at vi havde mindre gode på udebane.
4-2-3-1 har været Paul Cooks system, og mange en fan har på pubberne debatteret om det ikke burde være 4-4-2, specielt på hjemmebane.
Så Cook tog fusen på de fleste, og valgte just at spille 4-4-2.
Forventningerne var store, ville det virke, hvordan ville det gå.
Det korte svar er, samme mønster fra tidligere kampe, blot med den forskel at Pompey havde færre afslutninger på mål.
Ved pausen, havde Pompey mønstret en afslutning, og da de 90 min var slut, ja stod den stadig 0-0 og Pompey havde nu haft 4 afslutninger i alt.
Det mest spændende ved den kamp, var da fansene sang, for at markere, som deres hilsen til terrorangrebet I Paris, som fik 1 min stilhed før kampen started.
Gode med bolden
Pompey skal dog roses for igen at spille bolden fint rundt ude på banen, men det kneb gevaldigt mod et Dons hold der var indstillet på at stå langt tilbage på banen.
Faktisk kom der et mål, da Pompeys tidligere kaptajn Robinson scorede med hovedet, men det blev annuleret for offside.
Efter pausen startede Pompey godt igen, McNulty havde en god chance der blev reddet, og senere havde Burgess et hovestød i fri position, der røg over målet.
Det var højdepunkterne for Pompey, der nu ikke har vundet siden den 12.september på hjemmebane.
Pompey har nu hentet 14 point i de sidste 10 kampe, og røg ligeså ud af top 3.
På hjemmebanen henter vi i øjeblikket 1,33 point pr. kamp, hvilket er 13.bedste i ligaen…det rykker man ikke op af.
5 gange har vi hold nullet på hjemmebanen, det er bedst af alle, men ligeså ikke formået at score 4 gange, det er ligeså værst af alle.
Paul Cooks pointsnit efter 20 kampe hedder 1,70 point, det er trods alt et snit vi ikke har set i mange år…
Det bliver interessant hvad nu, Paul Cook har været ude og sige flere gange at sæsonen er lang, og han ikke ryster på hånden.
Pompey manager Paul Cook:
‘We aren’t winning enough at home but there is a long way to go yet.
‘If people want to get down I have no problems with that.
‘We have enough quality to win a game but you can see the tension coming into us at the end of the game.
‘Adam Webster comes forward late on and puts the ball out. You can see it happening.
‘It’s a big time now, so let’s all get behind the team if we can.
‘If anyone doesn’t want to do that it’s fine by me but we’ll keep going.
‘The players have to get the fans up for it.
‘We started the game well but then we drifted off it.
‘We haven’t really had the confidence at home yet that goals can give you. You have to be strong and have a mentality to play in front of our supporters.
‘It’s my job to generate that culture.’
Wimbledon boss Neil Ardley:
“The whole back four and the goalkeeper were solid. I was glad that they got a clean sheet. We defended brilliantly, including the players in front of the back four too. The midfielders were tigerish and we are happy because it’s a good point on the road. We did not come here for a point, we came here to win, but we have come away with a draw. We also had moments when I thought we could have nicked it.
“We have given them respect because they have good players in good areas, but I thought it was an even game. I know ‘Cooky’ has been frustrated with a lot of teams playing one up front and parking the bus, but today we played two up front with one in the hole behind so it doesn’t get any braver than that. We came here and played a diamond formation and tried to hurt them. We didn’t come hereÂÂÂ to sit back and I think that showed.”
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Let’s not forget where we were, where we are now and where we’re going. It takes a while to build a team. We’re only just getting into the season and our two upfront on Sat have not played a competitive game together. It will come good. Keep the faith in the team and in PC.
I said to my aged father that we would stroll the second-half playing against the wind. I know it’s not ‘pure football’ but a long ball over the top that didn’t run through the keeper would have had McNulty roasting Robinson time and time again. This is a simple game that we’re guilty of trying to be too clever at playing
I think the problem is the system cook wants to play when he came here. He has bought in players that he wants to groom to his idea’s and i’m afraid they cannot cope or understand it. I also think cook has a bit of arrogance when changing the system to 442 to please the fans, then cancels that out by playing 2 defensive midfielders, so he can say well iv’e tried it the fans way and it didn’t work, sorry cook we fans are not that stupid, put your best attacking side out and let them run riot, while you sit down and keep your mouth shut.
Another frustrating home match, im just hoping that Cook doesn’t get hounded out of Fratton Park because all is not perfect in a space of a few months, starting to remind me a little of Tony Pulis reign at Pompey, made improvements, turned a club/team that had a losing habit into one that doesn’t!…. i believe whatever happens Cook will go onto manage at a much higher level than league 2, im hoping its with us! Pup
League Two, Fratton Park, 15/11-2015
Portsmouth – Wimbledon 0-0
Pompey (4-4-2): Murphy; Davies, Burgess, Webster, Stevens; Evans (Clarke 58), Hollands, Doyle (c), McGurk (Bennett 66); McNulty, Lavery (Atangana 79)
Bænken: Bass, Boco, Tollitt, Chaplin, Bennet, Clarke, Atangana
Tilskuere:15,892 (794 away fans)