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Matthews just seems to have a lot of indecisive movements and seems to lack a bit of confidence

no mistakes though, he just needs to strings some starts together. The raw material - a 194cm ball playing cb - is quite good

 

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Pompey dominating possession - nearly 70% - but they don't try and generate chances in the final third with any finesse keeping the ball on the deck.

Mind you a clean sheet is more important for pompey as they try and get their season on track

 

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half time, Matthews again growing into the performance and clearly looks nervy with aerial clearances and playing within himself but a solid performance

segecic dealing with a bit of hoofball in the final third despite pompey playing out the back. Come to think of it they have a lot of shorties in the final third, need to play circulation football rather than act like they have a bunch of yengis and cahills up there

 

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segecic laks speed and 1v1 as well as a good aerial cross, so he is really ill suited to the wing

he has almost been playing as a wingback, releasing players with well weighted balls in behind from wide areas rather than running onto a throughball himself

 

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not the only one that noticed

tikki takka at the back, hoofball at the front

probably means its just a work in progress but must not be the funnest things for fans to watch

 

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matthews with good anticipation there to get a crucial block in against a dangerous shot

 

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matthews subbed off for shaugnessy. Hopefully his return from injury doesn't cause matthews to miss out

 

[JS96]

matthews subbed off for shaugnessy. Hopefully his return from injury doesn't cause matthews to miss out

The sub scores. Massive good books with the boss now.

 

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Pompey score
sega took the corner which resulted in the goal so that will count as an assist

sadly it was matthews replacement scoring

 

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Irankunda on at 79

 

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irankunda with an assist!

 

[HonestSpursFan]

Irankunda on at 79

It’s unfortunate he still gets benched given I really thought he could one day make the jump up to the Prem. Same as Sega though he's back starting now.

 

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looking forward seeing this replay

 

[JS96]

Reading Irankunda has gotten the assist in 90min for a 1:0 lead and it sounds good too.

Fans unanimous that Norwich were deep and their front 3 had trouble so a 10min cameo for an assist and hopefully victory is all that counts here.

 

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It’s unfortunate he still gets benched given I really thought he could one day make the jump up to the Prem. Same as Sega though he's back starting now.

I suspect he will. Probably when he hits u24 assuming no injuries

so 29/30 season would be my guestimate. He is on a good trajectory

 

[JS96]

looking forward seeing this replay

That's the tweet I saw. Things blowing up now. Smart as Norwich were tiring and there's been a smash and grab here.

 

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Here we go


using his speed effectively on the counter is one thing, using it against a tight defense is super handy

 

[JS96]

Hull beat Boro and Ipswich beat Coventry. Horrible night for Boro.

Charlton level on 96 against Portsmouth ffs.

 

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It’s unfortunate he still gets benched given I really thought he could one day make the jump up to the Prem. Same as Sega though he's back starting now.

sega probably a few years away too and a lot depends on injuries. But mid 20s making the prem doesn't seem too unlikely