Portsmouth FC Portsmouth boss pinpoints the 'excellent' reason to be positive after heartbreaking Burnley defeat By Neil Allen Chief sports writer Comment Published 22nd Sep 2024, 04:55 BST Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now It may have been a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat, but John Mousinho still saluted his back four’s ‘excellent’ showing at Burnley. Restoring Regan Poole to the starting line-up for the first time in 10-and-a-half months, he partnered Tom McIntyre in the centre of defence.
It represented the fourth different centre-half pairing in the Blue’s opening six Championship matches so far, with the fit-again duo delighting their head coach. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Sign up to our Portsmouth FC newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues.
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. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Notice and Terms of Service apply. Mousinho also praised Zak Swanson, preferred to Jordan Williams at right-back, and Connor Ogilvie as the defence comfortably dealt with Burnley’s threat throughout, restricting them to barely a shot.
Tom McIntyre in the thick of the action against Burnley. Picture: Jason Brown/ProSp.