MATCH THREAD: " PORTSMOUTH v CARDIFF CITY " MATCH THREAD

Mannsverk seems to be a handful & likes to put himself about.

My choice of m o m first half. Working hard and clever player. Well done City last 15 mins O Dowda and Ashford working hard.

we are now on top but it feels we need that goal before HT else we will struggle.

Back to standard Robinson.......carried

Another weird game! We are lucky to still be in it and where TF was Murphy when he was in a Bluebird shirt?!?

Joel Bagan a little unlucky there and earns a Bluebird corner

After the referee sorts out the pushing in the box, the ball goes to Goutas, who is on his own and swallowed up by the Pompey defence

The Bluebirds finally starting to play but I think Salech would cause more problems for the Pompey defence right now!


HALF-TIME SCORE: PORTSMOUTH 2 - 1 CARDIFF CITY (45+1 mins)
Bluebird scorer: Callum O’Dowda, 22 mins)

That was a half of two halves!

Slow start but we grew into that and probably should be level.

Early goal and I think we can still win.

Mannsverk has been brilliant.

My blood pressure has taken a hammering.

We give away to many goals our defence is just not good enough nobody watching the runners we gift teams goals though we had a defence coach he needs to earn his money otherwise get my mum in to coach,
be first to the ball instead of watching its simple.

I wish to god we would stop going forward then going back every time. This back line passing back to the goalkeeper and back four is costing us, tippy happy thinking we are man city at times because we make mistakes or miss hit passes half the time. We don't follow runners either when we lose the ball it's embarrassing it really is. Lucky they didn't score again off the goalie and his shitty attempt to clear it the c**t looks half a sleep. Got to be better 2nd half. f*cking come on

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New striker and winger for me get them on

Salech

Some drama queens on here tonight

On the stats cardiff is on top, watching the game we are 2nd to everything

Back to standard Robinson.......carried

Sadly I have to agree. About 6 touches 2 misplaced passes and one offside, one chance taken off his foot. No challenges no tackles… lots of arm waving ( But if he gets a goal he’ll be voted m o m on here!).

But the big positive is Mannsverh and the fact that as a team we have built back into the game.
All 3 Jan signings have looked very good from what we’ve seen so far. We will need to have them in the 11 in future games.
Come on City!

67% possession somehow.

That's the problem with having Riza in the stands, by the time the adjustment was made from the first goal after it had filtered down to the bench they had already scored a second.

Robinson pulled out of at least 4 tackles & that was the most work he did all half, get him off & Salech on.

We are carrying Rinamohta, Chambers and Robinson tonight but I am pleased to be only going in at half time, one down. O’Dowda having a good game but should have squared to Robinson, when he was better placed. Very impressed by Mannsverk but should have done better with the through ball to Ashford, who is also playing well. Would definitely bring on NG, Salech, Colwill and possibly Alves later. Pompey look dodgy at the back and we need to intensify our attacking this half.

Pathetic opening 20 minutes costs us again. Or defending is abysmal. A point is possible but Riza is has got to make the right subs second half.

Lets hope we are not half asleep at the start of the second half and get caught early

We are carrying Rinamohta, Chambers and Robinson tonight but I am pleased to be only going in at half time, one down. O’Dowda having a good game but should have squared to Robinson, when he was better placed. Very impressed by Mannsverk but should have done better with the through ball to Ashford, who is also playing well. Would definitely bring on NG, Salech, Colwill and possibly Alves later. Pompey look dodgy at the back and we need to intensify our attacking this half.

Fratten park lot like ninian park was fans right at us fair play to Portsmouth fans
Hopefully we now get early goals all to play for common city

We need some creativity on the pitch. If we don’t make changes we’ll be 3:1 down soon enough

Robinson for Salech soon, please! Not a Robbo type game.

Can we stop giving the ball straight back to them?

Cardiff started slowly again.

Looking to give another goal away again.

Wow we haven't lost here since 1974 wtf

bizarre game, Portsmouth just kick the ball up and we let them through and have a chance time and time again

Sub Robinson now please

I'm pretty sure the commentators on citytv are watching a different game to me, they were just praising Robinson.

A lively start to the second half and a difficult one for Robinson is taken away and pumped upfield

LATEST SCORE: PORTSMOUTH 2 - 1 CARDIFF CITY (55 mins)
Bluebird scorer: Callum O’Dowda, 22 mins)