Krisen kradser, og Pompey virker som en cykelrytter der er gået sukkerkold på en bjergetape og ser alle andre suse forbi.

Officiel kamprapport

League One, Fratton Park, 13. januar 2024

Portsmouth – Leyton Orient 0-3 (0-3)

30 min 0-1 Forde

35 min 0-2 Brown

45+5 0-3 Agyei

Pompey (4-2-3-1): Norris; Rafferty, Raggett, Shaughnessy, Sparkes (Lowery 46); Pack (c), Morrell; Kamara, Saydee (Devlin 46), Lane (Martin 77); Bishop

Gule kort: Rafferty

Bænken: Macey, Towler, Whyte, Scully, Lowery, Devlin, Martin

Tilskuere: 19.477 (1.197 away fans)

Portsmouth manager John Mousinho

“I thought we were awful. We just weren’t good enough – even when we huffed and puffed in the second half.

“The start was okay, but it’s not enough for us to be alright for just 25 minutes. We conceded and then we went under.

“To go in 3-0 down at the break after what had been a fairly even first half summed up where we were.

“We didn’t create enough when we got into the final third and we didn’t defend our box well enough when we needed to.

“Our job is to dust ourselves down, reconvene as a staff and nail down the reasons why we were so poor, then do something about it.

“The message to the boys is that the season can go one of two ways and we’re still in a fantastic position.

“By hook or by crook, we’re top of the league and that gives us something to hold on to. It’s easy to be negative and there are 19 games left to show what we can do.

“But that was the first time this season when we were completely unrecognisable. We were totally lacking.

“I thought that Tom Lowery coming through 45 minutes and playing pretty well was the positive of the day.”