Source: Eurosport
Moyes backs Hart to keep Pompey afloat
David Moyes backed Paul Hart to steer Portsmouth out of trouble after Everton condemned the Barclays Premier League's bottom club to a seventh successive defeat.[LNB] French striker Louis Saha struck in the 42nd minute to stretch Everton's winning run to four matches as Pompey missed a host of chances and remain anchored to the foot of the table.[LNB] But Moyes has backed Pompey to turn their season around and said: "Paul is doing a great job. His squad was only put together at the last minute and he had a lot of things taken away from him."[LNB] He added: "You could see the attitude of his players - they gave him everything right until the last minute. It's also good to see how the supporters backed their team.[LNB] "Portsmouth are only seven games into the season and football changes around very quickly."[LNB] Pompey created enough chances to win the match several times over with Aaron Mokoena hitting the crossbar, Tal Ben Haim failing from point-blank range and Hassan Yebda seeing his effort cleared off the line.[LNB] Hart believes it is only a matter of time until they start climbing the table.[LNB] "We played tremendously well, creating really good chances in the first half and in the second we should have scored," said Hart. "But with a spirit and performance like that, I thought the players were fantastic. [LNB] "We can't keep shooting ourselves in the foot but if we retain that spirit and continue to work like that we'll turn it around.[LNB] "The players have been excellent and I don't see any reason why they won't keep that going."
