MrEleganza
26 Aug 2007, 04:31 PM
I'm disappointed with the loss, but we weren't going to pull an Arsenal and go through the season unbeaten anyway, and Stamford Bridge is as good a place to lose as any.
We played pretty well. Possession and shots seemed to be about even, so that's a positive takeaway on the road at a Big Four club.
No one really stood out as either outstanding or poor for Portsmouth though. The announcers were giving DJ a RIDICULOUS amount of flak for the goal he gave up, but I didn't even see it as a bad miss for DJ. Yes, it glanced off his hand, but when you're fully extended, it's hard to make your hand brick-like enough to stop a cruise missile from close range.
He did actually fail to hang on to a couple balls that he was able to scoop up later, but I had no problem with the goal. Commentators just trying to stir up more controversy around England's #1 GK. I'm not particularly a fan of England on the national level, but I do want DJ to do well on the National team.
We played pretty well. Possession and shots seemed to be about even, so that's a positive takeaway on the road at a Big Four club.
No one really stood out as either outstanding or poor for Portsmouth though. The announcers were giving DJ a RIDICULOUS amount of flak for the goal he gave up, but I didn't even see it as a bad miss for DJ. Yes, it glanced off his hand, but when you're fully extended, it's hard to make your hand brick-like enough to stop a cruise missile from close range.
He did actually fail to hang on to a couple balls that he was able to scoop up later, but I had no problem with the goal. Commentators just trying to stir up more controversy around England's #1 GK. I'm not particularly a fan of England on the national level, but I do want DJ to do well on the National team.