DERBY: POMPEY "EXCITING TEAM"
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What are the latest updates from Pompey?
The latest Pompey news updates every day from the Pompey Sound News Desk. Derby boss John Eustace has been telling journalists about his side's expectations, but first reminding listeners that he's a big fan of Pompey. He told BBC Radio Derby, Every game is very, very difficult. I think that's been proven in the Championship already. Portsmouth are a really exciting team. I've seen the last three or four games and they play an exciting brand of football. John's doing a great job there, he coaches the team very very well so we know it's going to be a really difficult game on Saturday.
What does Derby boss John Eustace say about Pompey's performance?
When you look at the home results we could have had two or three more victories. Over the course of the season it will level itself out. I've been happy overall with the home performances, we haven't won as many, of course we haven't. But over the course of the season I'm confident we will get some more victories. Certainly not for myself, different pressures of playing at home, the players who are playing in front of 30,000 at home, there's big expectations I suppose. But that's what we're here for, that's what the players get paid for, and that's why we get paid to coach. I don't think there's been any terrible games at home where we haven't been competitive, even the Leicester game. If we had scored the second, we could have got a third or fourth.
The most important thing for me is, over the course of the season we get judged on our home and away form, and we'll see where we end up. Derby coach John Eustace is of course a distinguished and highly respected footballing figure. Had a good playing career, a very solid playing career. One or two injuries earlier in his career kept him out of the Birmingham first team because he was a Birmingham youngster, Birmingham born youngster. Birmingham youngster from the age of about seven but then he managed 393 appearances for clubs as distinguished and solid as Coventry Stoke and Watford the Coventry seasons three of them were spent in the Premier League so he's played football at the very highest level a central midfielder who could do it all was very professional very reliable you wouldn't want to face him every week
And then he moved into management, had to take his coaching badges and had to start at the bottom and work his way up, which is what he's pretty much done. Starting out with Kidderminster Harriers and then ending up at the club that he played for on 48 occasions, scored two goals, Derby County, 2013 to 2015. And now he's been managing them. Well, not for long, but he's a good guy. He rates our manager. He's got nice things to say about the way we play football. We like him. But not enough not to want to beat him on Saturday.
How is John Eustace's coaching impacting Derby's expectations?
Numerous news sites and sports agencies have seized on the story linking Minhoc Yang's possible links to Real Madrid. Here's what the Spurs web is saying. Portsmouth boss John Mazzino has revealed what he has heard from Tottenham Hotspur about Yang Minhoc's future, amidst speculation linking him with a move to Real Madrid. Yang has been a live wire down the wings for Pompey this season, with the 19-year-old looking more and more at home in English football with each passing game. His exploits have not gone unnoticed across Europe, with one of the biggest clubs in the Contient reportedly expressing interest. It was reported in Spain earlier this week that Real Madrid are plotting a shock £6.1m move for Yang in January, with Los Blancos impressed by his potential.
Messina has now admitted that he has seen the speculation linking the South Korean with a move to the Santiago Bernabeu. He revealed that Tottenham Hotspur do have the option to recall the winger from Fratton Park in January but insisted that the North London club have not given any indications they are going to cut short his loan. When asked about the rumours over Yang's future, the Portsmouth boss told reporters, I've heard the story about Real Madrid, but there's nothing I've heard from Tottenham or Real Madrid. I think Minhock will be here for the rest of the season.
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