2022-23: Wycombe – Portsmouth 2-0

Et svakt Pompey-lag tapte fortjent mot Wycombe. Pompey likner ikke et lag som skal kjempe om opprykk.


For første gang på sju uker tapte Pompey en fotballkamp, og det var fullt fortjent. Dermed kryper Wycombe opp i ryggen på Pompey.

Wycombe tok ledelsen midtveis i 1. omgang og var nær å øke denne ledelsen ved flere anledninger. Pompey prøvde å komme tilbake i 2. omgang, men det ble sjelden virkelig farlig foran Wycombe-målet. Det var ikke ufortjent da Wycombe økte til 2-0 like før slutt.

 

Den offisielle kamprapporten

https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2022/december/match-report-for-wycombe-wanderers-vs-portsmouth-on-04-dec-22/

 

Ettertanken

Wycombe var bedre enn Pompey i store deler av kampen og hjemmelaget var nærmere 3-0 enn Pompey redusering. En kan gjerne se på at Pompey har kamper til gode på lagene rundt seg, men selv om fokus hos mange har vært på at Pompey knapt har tapt kamper kan en si at Pompey knapt har vunnet seriekamper de siste månedene.

Bortsett fra seieren mot Forest Green Rovers 22. oktober, har ikke Pompey vunnet en seriekamp siden bortekampen mot Burton 13. september. Det har blitt spilt svært mye uavgjort, og det gir lite poeng.

Hvis ikke brødrene Cowley snart får Pompey tilbake på vinnersporet, vil Pompey hektes av i toppen og stadig flere supportere blir utålmodige. Det Pompey har levert i serien de siste to månedene er ikke godt nok.

 

Kommentarer fra manager Danny Cowley

«We’re a proud football club and we underperformed, so we deserve the criticism that will come our way. We’re really disappointed. You know what to expect when you come to Wycombe and we didn’t reach our levels.

You have to earn the right to play and we didn’t do that in the first half. We were poor physically and didn’t win anywhere near enough duels. There was no platform for us to build on and then we conceded a soft goal. It was a great finish, but we should have dealt with the build-up. I did think that we improved in the second half and were able to wrestle back some control and momentum.

But we were still short of quality in the final third, whether that was the execution or the decision making. Reeco Hackett came on and was brave enough to take the ball – which we had lacked – while also giving us more energy. We’ve been really proud of our consistency and it’s only our third loss in a competitive division, but it wasn’t anywhere near what we expect.”

We have injuries to all of our right-backs, so we didn’t really have any choice with the formation. Zak Swanson has a stomach issue. He came off with it against MK Dons and hasn’t been able to train. He tried at the end of the week, but it wasn’t right.”

Wycombe – Portsmouth 2-0 (1-0)

14. min. 1-0 Mehmeti 

88. min. 2-0 McCleary

Pompey (3-4-1-2): Griffiths; Morrison (Koroma 84), Raggett, Robertson (c); Dale, Mingi (Tunnicliffe 46), Pack, Ogilvie (Hume 66); Curtis (Hackett 46); Scarlett, Bishop

Ikke benyttede innbyttere: Oluwayemi, Morrell, Pigott

Gult kort: Ogilvie, Robertson

Tilskuere: 6,306 (1,828 Pompey fans)

Danny Cowley.