Trods mangel på angribere, lavede Pompey 5 mål i dagens testkamp.
Dagens modstandere har nok en del defensivt at arbejde med, men godt at se Pompey få scoret 5 mål, selvom det ene var et selvmål. Kampen blev spillet uden tilskuere, men John PFC Westwood stod udenfor med klokken.
Portsmouth manager Danny Cowley:
“We created some really good chances and we were also incredibly clinical, while it was nice for Joe to get off the mark.
“There were some assists for Reeco and a great finish from Marlon – I thought it was really positive from us with the ball.
«It was warm out there, but we’re not moaning about that. It could be like that at Sheffield Wednesday, so it’s good preparation.”
“I was disappointed with the two we conceded – the first comes from a long throw and we didn’t mark the space well enough.
“The second one was an average cross and we had two players who didn’t deal with it at the near post.
“It was warm out there, but we’re not moaning about that. It could be like that at Sheffield Wednesday, so it’s good preparation.”
Sean Raggett, Joe Morrell and Jayden Reid all missed the contest and there was mixed news on the trio from Cowley.
He said: “Sean’s going to be fine and we’re expecting him to play on Saturday, while Joe has had an operation on his groin, but that should only keep him out for three weeks.
“He picked it up in the international break with Wales and it hasn’t quite settled, so it just made sense to tidy it up.
“Jayden had come back in such good shape, but it looks a hamstring tear. We hope for the best and expect the worse, but we’ll have to see what the specialist says.”
Testkamp, Brisbane Road, 19. juli 2022
Leyton Orient – Portsmouth 2-5 (1-2)
16 min 0-1 Ogie (selvmål)
18 min 0-2 Joe Piggot
44 min 1-2 Smyth
52 min 1-3 Marlon Pack
53 min 1-4 Ronan Curtis (straffe)
72 min 2-4 Happe
74 min 2-5 Joe Piggot
Pompey (4-2-2): Griffiths; Rafferty (Swanson 63), Mnoga, Robertson (c) (Trialist A 77), Ogilvie (Vincent 77); Hackett (Trialist B 63), Thompson (Mingi 63), Pack (Tunnicliffe 63), Jacobs (Bridgman 77); Curtis (Jewitt-White 77), Pigott (Gifford 77)
Bænken: Oluwayemi, Swanson, Vincent, Mingi, Tunnicliffe, Bridgeman, Jewitt-White, Gifford, Trialist A, Trialist B
Ronan Curtis.
Ryan Tunnicliffe
Haji Mnoga.
Louis Thompson.