Source: Eurosport
Hart `delighted' as Pompey prevail
Portsmouth manager Paul Hart was not just relieved but delighted with his side's 3-1 win over Carlisle in the Carling Cup - and insisted his team are showing form that suggests their perilous Premier League position is false.
The visitors overcame an early scare at Brunton Park to seal a victory which brings them welcome respite from the record-breaking run of six defeats with which they have opened their Barclays Premier League campaign.
Hart's job looked to be on the line when Ian Harte stepped up in the second minute to give the League One side the lead from the penalty spot. But Aruna Dindane, Danny Webber and Anthony Vanden Borre all scored their first goals for Pompey who recovered well to run out comfortable winners.
"I was delighted to be honest," Hart said.
"Lower-league clubs are never easy and you have to go about it in the right way. We got off to a bad start - you probably expected the worst at that point. But we rallied well and came back very strongly.
"There's nothing like winning, and it doesn't half make you feel better. It's not as if we are playing badly. We had something like seven changes, and four people cup-tied."
