Pompey boss John Mousinho takes concern with Plymouth aim and says defeat is hard to take
Pompey boss John Mousinho takes concern with Plymouth aim and says defeat is hard to take

Pompey boss John Mousinho takes concern with the Plymouth aim and says to the media that the 1-0 defeat is hard to take.

Michael Obafemi scored within the 82nd minute to seal a a lot wanted three factors for Rooney’s struggling aspect at House Park on Tuesday night time.

Portsmouth noticed Regan Poole’s aim disallowed only a minute into the primary half, with it deemed offside. Mousinho’s aspect additionally did not take advantage of from their probabilities.

The end result lifts Plymouth out of the relegation locations into twentieth within the Championship desk whereas Pompey keep backside and 5 factors from security.

The Blues boss stated, per the membership web site: “It’s most likely the hardest one to take this season due to our efficiency and the way a lot we restricted Plymouth.

“To return away with nothing from the sport is an actual blow and the distinction between the perimeters is that we couldn’t put the ball at the back of the online.

“We simply gone finished by an actual sucker punch after not dealing effectively sufficient with the lengthy ball excessive.

“For all of the world I believe it’s a foul on Regan Poole – it will get given anyplace else on the pitch and I can’t perceive why it wasn’t given.

“However we now have to be higher to ensure these refereeing selections or a slip from us doesn’t make a distinction.

“I believed the vitality was there from us from the very first minute – it was chalk and cheese from the dross we served up at Stoke and Cardiff.

“We confirmed high quality on the ball and combined issues up by going direct on the proper instances, whereas additionally coping with every part Plymouth threw at us, till the one time on the finish.

“It’s simply not fairly going for us in the intervening time and I’m much less involved about this sport, however we do have to be a bit higher.”

He stated to The Information: ‘Why we misplaced is fairly easy. We didn’t put the ball into the again of the online after we had the possibilities and we didn’t create the higher alternatives after we broke and nicked the ball again excessive up – however we nonetheless created lots sufficient to win the sport.

‘Plymouth most likely solely had Plymouth had three probabilities, one the place we lose a deal with within the right-back space, the opposite when Tom McIntyre dwells on the ball and it finally ends up being offside.

‘After which the opposite is the aim, after we don’t take care of a protracted ball and it finally ends up at the back of the online.

‘It’s a bizarre one as a result of the performances away from dwelling have been so far-off from what we have to produce and that has been an actual headscratcher. You have a look at these outcomes and suppose okay they’re truthful sufficient.

‘However this one is the reverse nearly as a result of we performed so effectively towards Plymouth off the again of a very good efficiency towards Hull. Now we have not put the ball into the again of the online and never stored the ball out of the online – and we’ve been punished.

‘We didn’t deserve it primarily based on the efficiency, we pressed excessive up the pitch, we obtained some actually good alternatives to harm them on the counter, we harm them on the turnover, we performed some actually good soccer, particularly within the first half.

‘It was a very, actually good efficiency. I’m simply dissatisfied we haven’t taken at the least some extent – and what we deserved was all three.’

He stated Regan Poole was fouled by Obafemi inside Pompey’s penalty space: ‘We didn’t defend the aim effectively sufficient. I do suppose the place the aim comes from is a matter and I’ve taken up with the referee. He provides the foul of their field towards Regan Poole, it’s actually, actually gentle, after which they go up the opposite finish and we don’t get the rub of the inexperienced on that one.

‘Regan does get shoved within the again, it takes him away from the place the ball is, he’s by no means simply going to go to floor in that second of his personal accord – and it finally ends up at the back of the online.

‘Now we have to take care of the primary ball a bit higher, but when the edge for a foul is what’s given of their field, then it must be given the opposite means as effectively.’

“It wasn’t our biggest efficiency, to say the least, however tonight was all concerning the end result,” stated Rooney.

“I stated to the gamers earlier than the sport: No matter occurs, we now have to ensure we come off the pitch with three factors after our current run of type, so I’m delighted for the lads as a result of they caught in there at present. They labored extraordinarily onerous to get the win and fortunately we’ve finished that.

“Tonight was a bit extra primary than a few of the performances we’ve had right here at House Park, nevertheless it’s simply as efficient with us getting the three factors.

“I believed we tried to play an excessive amount of within the first half. We knew Portsmouth have been going to come back and press us. They’ve finished that in all their video games. If we play with a tempo and we play fast sufficient, you will get via that press – and we weren’t enjoying fast sufficient.

“I used to be making an attempt to get messages on to the lads to be extra direct, land on second balls and so I used to be completely satisfied to get in at half-time and I might change that up. Andre did a great job competing, after which clearly Michael comes on and also you’re hoping he makes use of his vitality, his velocity, his energy and will get you one thing out of the sport. Fortunately, he’s finished that.

“He’s finished very well [for the goal]. He used his physique effectively. I’m positive Portsmouth shall be dissatisfied with the defending, however he’s finished all of the onerous stuff in getting the chance to get a strike off and it’s a very good end. I’m delighted for him.

“I believed the lads who got here on did very well. I believed Callum gave us a little bit of composure and held on to the ball very well, and Moose gave us a bit extra of a presence on the pitch. The lads who come on actually did make an affect.

“I believe it has to offer us a bit extra confidence. Particularly within the first half, I believed the lads appeared a bit of bit nervous tonight, so we needed to determine a solution to come away with the three factors, and we’ve finished that.

“It’s a really tough sport on Saturday, towards a great Derby County staff, similar to Portsmouth really, in how they need to go and press the ball.

“Hopefully we are able to flip our type round away from dwelling and go into the worldwide break with a optimistic end result.”

Followers gave their response as Pompey boss John Mousinho takes concern with the Plymouth aim and says defeat is hard to take…

@WebbJ96: Sorry John however we had likelihood after likelihood after likelihood. If we had a reliable striker we’d have gained that comfortably. Blame the ref all you want, that loss is on our incapacity to transform an opportunity.

@Iain_Macdonald7: Jesus Christ this bloke is pathetic, it was by no means a foul and I’m a Portsmouth fan, we’re all taught as children to not let the ball bounce and are CB did precisely that and was punished. Excuse after Excuse now and I’m getting bored with listening to it from him.

@lwestlake7: Your defender was simply weak, by no means a foul, ref gave you fouls all sport which wasn’t

@CMpafc: Foul 😂😂😂😂 Poole obtained fucking bodied and extremely pretty, take your shite staff and fuck off

@olpafc_: Cry

@jezzurps: Pompey fan however was by no means a foul, Poole and Ogilvie simply tousled. He’s irritated as a result of a foul was given towards Poole within the different field for little or no up the opposite finish just a few seconds earlier than. Might need some extent on that however he’s clutching at straws concerning the aim.

@StansburyDarren: Appeared like a foul from our angle going by what the ref had given every now and then. However, Grey was battered all night time and obtained nothing. So perhaps, swings and roundabouts

@keariss: Completely gutted. Didn’t deserve that in any respect.

@DoddJayden: Didn’t see the quite a few fouls on Andre gray then 😂 handy that 🤣🤣

@jm_bell95: What I’ll say, in defence of Mousinho, given what the referee was giving all sport, I’m stunned he didn’t name a foul on Obafemi – Having stated that, the defender HAS to be stronger, easy case of Obafemi wanting it extra for me #pafc #Pompey

@ShitArgoChants: Mousinho, like his Pompey squad, is out of his depth. A one dimensional staff like I’ve by no means seen earlier than, I’d be frightened if I used to be one among their followers. #pafc

@selnor1983: By no means a foul. The defender was terrible.

@rocksherpa: Clutching at straws

@argyletweet:
Expensive John Mousinho,
Down in England South West,
Is the county that’s greatest,
Filled with rolling inexperienced hills,
And a coast that’s been blessed,
And inside the sound,
Lie the three Plymouth cities,
The place everybody’s referred to as a Janner.
#pafc

@M4ttF0g: What a child

@steviebwoy: I don’t suppose he speaks badly in any respect, to be truthful. On the stability of play, I believe Portsmouth had the higher probabilities and if there was to be a winner, it most likely ought to have been them. Argyle have been off it once more, however we gained ugly. Hope we are able to maintain doing so till the accidents subside.

@PupDaz2791: We ain’t scoring, don’t have a striker simples. No excuses on to the subsequent one. PUP

@rubenstorey15: Not me for me mate Poole simply will get out strengthened, if that was a foul given towards us in the identical scenario we’d be fuming

@PAFCtrey: What about all of the instances that Grey was getting dragged to the bottom and jumped on, guess he didn’t suppose they have been fouls then #pafc

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