En dårlig indsats fra Pompey der ikke leverede på dagen.
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Portsmouth care take manager Simon Bassey
“We weren’t aggressive enough in the first half and lost too many duels – ultimately we’ve conceded a really poor goal.
“It was a good situation for us, but the counter-attack hasn’t been defended properly and it’s cost us in this instance.
«You need to work on that mental side because for the best players, the game slows down when they get the ball on the edge of the penalty box.»
“We turned the ball over four or five times, but lacked the quality and decision making to find that killer pass.
“I thought we addressed that at the break and were the better team in the second half, but were left chasing it.
“We got into some good areas, but were again missing that detail in our passing to really find those scoring opportunities.
“It’s an area that we certainly need to improve on because the boys are looking a bit anxious in the final third.
“You need to work on that mental side because for the best players, the game slows down when they get the ball on the edge of the penalty box.
“There’s a lot of attacking talent in our squad, but they have to produce in those moments because that’s what they’re paid to do.”
EFL Trophy kvartfinale, University of Bolton Stadium, 10. januar 2023
Bolton – Portsmouth 1-0 (1-0)
17 min 1-0 Bödvarsson
Pompey (4-2-3-1): Griffiths; Swanson (Freeman 64), Raggett (c), Ogilvie, Hume; Pack, Morrell (Thompson 64); Curtis, Koroma (Jacobs 64), Scarlett (Hackett 72); Pigott (Bishop 72)
Gult kort: Curtis
Bænken: Oluwayemi, Tunnicliffe, Freeman, Thompson, Jacobs, Hackett, Bishop
Tilskuere: 4,413 (304 Pompey fans)
