Hart slams poor defensive show

20 September 2009 11:41
Portsmouth boss Paul Hart bemoaned his side's poor defending as they slumped to a sixth successive league defeat in their 2-0 loss at Aston Villa.[LNB]Gabriel Agbonlahor, overlooked by England coach Fabio Capello for the recent games with Slovenia and Croatia, netted the decisive second goal just before the interval.[LNB]Another 2010 World Cup hopeful in James Milner had broken the deadlock from the penalty spot as Martin O'Neill's side cruised to victory to sustain their early challenge for a European spot.[LNB]Hart said: "I am not pointing the finger at anyone and we have a difficult job to do.[LNB]"I thought we played well in the first half and they did not give us many problems. But you are distraught if you give away two goals that you would be distraught about if you were an 11-year-old. That gave us a mountain to climb but overall we played extremely well.[LNB]"They were two errors that in terms of Premier League football I can't quite understand. I have got great belief in my players and I do think we will turn things around."

Source: Eurosport