Source: Eurosport
No change of Hart for Pompey boss
Paul Hart says there is no chance of him resting on his laurels as he seeks to keep Portsmouth out of the Premier League relegation zone.Pompey are four points clear of the bottom three thanks to a string of performances that have been governed by Hart's attention to defensive detail and solid work-rate.Hart feels the side are looking good at the other end too, but he is not about to slacken the chains of team discipline just because they are in a position to push back up the table.His mantra is in contrast to that of Albion boss Tony Mowbray who has given his side licence to play expansive football whenever possible despite their struggles.Hart said: "Nobody can change my outlook on the last part of the season. It's tough and I think results over the past few weeks have confirmed that I should be keeping my head down with the players and not letting too much joy creep into this too soon."We've still got a hard job to do. You've only got to look at Manchester United's recent results."For 14 games they didn't let a goal in. Now they've let in 10 in four. If it can happen to the best team in the country you know that anybody who takes their foot off the pedal at either end of the table could be in for a shock."Hart is well aware that some clubs have fought their way out of relegation trouble when all seemed lost in recent campaigns - and he is certainly not writing off Albion's chances..He said: "West Brom did it after they were bottom at Christmas one year, Portsmouth did it three years ago, Fulham did it last year. I think we still have to be at our best not to get sucked back in."In all these games coming up we've got to make sure we are always hard to beat. Rather than looking at results we are better off looking at our performances because we know that if our performances are right we are a tough team to play against."This game has a habit of biting you in the backside and while I can't predict results I do know that if we are performing it's tough for the opposition whoever they are."What I want ideally is a performance just like the one here when we beat Everton a few weeks ago but to be fair we've been getting performances home and away and should have more points."I'm delighted that to have seen players here putting their heads above the parapet and standing up to be counted. Perhaps we've not been exactly sparkling going forward but in such a short space of time."The most important thing was to get out of the bottom three and now the crucial thing is to stay out of it."It's still a perilous situation but overall I've enjoyed it so far - even the weight of responsibility that goes with it but I don't want to be the person with the bad news blues at the end of the season. I want positive stuff."I've enjoyed it (being manager) but I don't know about anything with my position beyond the end of the season."I came in originally for just one game and now that's been extended but now I don't look beyond West Brom and when that's done I won't look beyond Bolton."Long-serving midfielder Richard Hughes who has worked under six managers at Fratton Park - including Harry Redknapp twice - and will continue to deputise for injured Sean Davis on Saturday, said: "Paul Hart and Brian Kidd have installed belief again and made us resolute, witness the performances at Middlesbrough and Hull."Pompey are bidding to extend their membership of the Premier League to a seventh season but tomorrow must do without suspended right back and England star Glen Johnson having not won any of the seven previous domestic matches he has missed this term.[LNB]
