Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

stevendamico said:
The other question is, can he play RB in a pinch? That probably factors in as well. I have no idea if he can, but if he could, that makes the choice easier.
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Can't see it being a factor really, Ajer vdB and Frederick are all options even if we got a double injury to Kayode and Hickey
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

Bumbling fool said:
It's tricky cos if KLP and Hickey are needed/win a starting place in their natural positions, and Rico continues to struggle with injury, there could be loads of minutes for Jayden. But if not, he could be 4th choice LB and get zilch.
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Bearing in mind Hickey was injured again for Scotland, I’d argue he’s as injury prone as Rico
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

I’d say that, assuming Meghoma is looking the part at the end of the pre-season, then he and Henry are the two natural left backs in the position; the choice becomes a matter of fitness and training. Similarly, Kayode and Hickey on the right. IMHO, Lewis-Potter should be used as a right attacker – if he trains for that single position he should develop enough to be rotated there. I think he’d be pretty good at it.
 

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jlove said:
I’d say that, assuming Meghoma is looking the part at the end of the pre-season, then he and Henry are the two natural left backs in the position; the choice becomes a matter of fitness and training. Similarly, Kayode and Hickey on the right. IMHO, Lewis-Potter should be used as a right attacker – if he trains for that single position he should develop enough to be rotated there. I think he’d be pretty good at it.
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There's a case to be made that we've looked better on that right hand side when KLP or Jensen have played there, since Kayode likes to carry the ball inside in the final third it's good to have a right footed winger who can put a cross in on the outside if him. Thiago or Wilson as the target man in the middle, Schade arriving at the back post. I like dango in transitions and when he's driving into the box and winning his signature pen, but against a low block he doesn't offer as much, and the better we get the more low blocks we have to face.
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

Has anyone on here seen actually Jayden this year? Sounds like he was suitably impressive in his many minutes for Rangers last season and also captain of England U-20's. Maybe he's now ready to take his place as Rico's proper back-up and ahead of KLP, who has only been a stand-in after all, albeit a rather good one.

And given how injury-prone Henry and Hickey both are, having an extra upcoming LB in the squad would surely be of benefit (and provide some worthwhile competition). If Jayden is our future, maybe the future is now....
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

Untouchable said:
Would he be happy being Dango’s back up?
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We’ve played – it seems like for ever – with a narrow attacking style using "inverted wingers”, who are more like inside forwards, supplemented by overlapping full backs on occasions to give some width. Our “overload the box” style has been part of the way we play and is quite understandable… and predictable.

Signing Jaidon Anthony marks a change in that he’s a conventional winger. Having Lewis-Potter on the right, also as a conventional winger, opens up all sorts of possibilities to switch tactical formations and options for a game and in-game. Our Keith does love a bit of chaos.
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

Beefuddled said:
Has anyone on here seen actually Jayden this year? Sounds like he was suitably impressive in his many minutes for Rangers last season and also captain of England U-20's. Maybe he's now ready to take his place as Rico's proper back-up and ahead of KLP, who has only been a stand-in after all, albeit a rather good one.

And given how injury-prone Henry and Hickey both are, having an extra upcoming LB in the squad would surely be of benefit (and provide some worthwhile competition). If Jayden is our future, maybe the future is now....
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I watched about a game and a half of his Rangers spell (all on the TV), so pretty much an expert. In that extensive scouting, he looked decent going forward, but at times a little bit suspect to balls over his head and losing his man, cutting in behind him.

No doubt he will have learnt a lot in the rest of that spell, and will likely learn quickly at that age, with Premier League players around him. Still, I imagine there will be some adjustment time (both for him and for us fans) since he's likely to be a fair step down from Rico defensively, at least for a while.

But then what do I know? A year is a long time at that age, and who's to say he doesn't get a run early season and then look like a world-beater by Christmas? Here's hoping 🤞
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

jlove said:
We’ve played – it seems like for ever – with a narrow attacking style using "inverted wingers”, who are more like inside forwards, supplemented by overlapping full backs on occasions to give some width. Our “overload the box” style has been part of the way we play and is quite understandable… and predictable.

Signing Jaidon Anthony marks a change in that he’s a conventional winger. Having Lewis-Potter on the right, also as a conventional winger, opens up all sorts of possibilities to switch tactical formations and options for a game and in-game. Our Keith does love a bit of chaos.
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I don't think Anthony is a conventional winger. He's right footed but generally plays on the left I believe.
 

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cliffbee said:
I don't think Anthony is a conventional winger. He's right footed but generally plays on the left I believe.
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OK, what I’ve seen of him (i.e. very little) he was going to the dead-ball line on the left and crossing.
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

jlove said:
OK, what I’ve seen of him (i.e. very little) he was going to the dead-ball line on the left and crossing.
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Kicking with both feet isn't cheating. 😉
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

poor f***er is probably crying himself to sleep after watching that performance
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

damsgard.szn said:
poor f***er is probably crying himself to sleep after watching that performance
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I’ve said elsewhere that Mousinho hasn’t got long to go, at this rate. Everything is going against him at the moment. Big chance for our boys to step in and help turn it around….
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

My neighbour is a season ticket holder at Portsmouth. Spoke very positively and based on comments sounds like Jayden has been learning from Kayode.
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

'Jayden Meghoma stated his Pompey attacking intent after a blazing man-of-the-match Fratton arrival.

And the Brentford speedster promised this is just the beginning after his flying Blues bow in Saturday’s 2-0 success over Cardiff City"

Evening News
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

Cannot see an obvious pathway to our first team given our new left back.

My Pompey s/t holder pal raving (positively!) about our boys on loan there.
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

Beecareful said:
Cannot see an obvious pathway to our first team given our new left back.

My Pompey s/t holder pal raving (positively!) about our boys on loan there.
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There’s always a path to playing time if you work hard enough. Nothing will ever be handed to anyone. Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. Those that come in on big fees still have to earn their place.

Opportunities will also always present themselves. Players may get hurt, suspended, or the manager may choose you for a cup tie to see what you are capable of.

Careers are made by outworking those around you. That’s how you get promotions in life, not just in sport. We are about to learn a LOT about who has the work ethic and who doesn’t in the coming years, especially in our young defenders.
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

Living down here, I know a few Pompey fans. The bloke I spoke to last night reckons that Meghoma is the best full back he’s seen at Fratton Park in his lifetime (he is only 26 but…). He can’t believe we let him go on loan to a team as bad as they are this year. 🙂
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

Have they realised he used to play for the Scummers :sorted:
Brentford Bob said:
Living down here, I know a few Pompey fans. The bloke I spoke to last night reckons that Meghoma is the best full back he’s seen at Fratton Park in his lifetime (he is only 26 but…). He can’t believe we let him go on loan to a team as bad as they are this year. 🙂
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HantsBee said:
Have they realised he used to play for the Scummers :sorted:
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Apparently not! That youngster though has only known Pompey in a steady decline this century, so it’s a relatively low bar to beat.
I still believe our 2 lads going on loan, have kept Mousinho in his job - so far.
 

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HantsBee said:
Have they realised he used to play for the Scummers :sorted:
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There are plenty of players and managers with Southampton connections who've ended up being welcomed at Pompey, going back to Ron Davies, Mick Channon, Alan Ball - not to mention 'Arry.

Ex-scummers only get picked on when they're playing for the opposition!
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

They only love Arry because he took Saints down in 2005 ....... :ROFLMAO:
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

JANORAK said:
Apparently not! That youngster though has only known Pompey in a steady decline this century, so it’s a relatively low bar to beat.
I still believe our 2 lads going on loan, have kept Mousinho in his job - so far.
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Possibly pedantic but seven years in the Prem, FA cup winners and runners-up and two promotions and a period of fan ownership so far this century are hardly a steady decline.
 

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MrB said:
Possibly pedantic but seven years in the Prem, FA cup winners and runners-up and two promotions and a period of fan ownership so far this century are hardly a steady decline.
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To fall from the heights enumerated to league one obscurity looks like quite a fall to me. If not a steady decline then a sharp fall, one or the other.
 
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TadB said:
To fall from the heights enumerated to league one obscurity looks like quite a fall to me. If not a steady decline then a sharp fall, one or the other.
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Down to league 2 and nearly out of the league iirc.
 

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GuyBee said:
And won Pompey the FA Cup
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I believe the FA Cup win was Avram Grant but H did get Pompey into the Prem and kept them there quite a while.
 

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TadB said:
To fall from the heights enumerated to league one obscurity looks like quite a fall to me. If not a steady decline then a sharp fall, one or the other.
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Yes it was a very rapid decline after the crooks were kicked out and the fans bought the club but it strengthened fans’ allegiance even more.
 

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MrB said:
I believe the FA Cup win was Avram Grant but H did get Pompey into the Prem and kept them there quite a while.
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It was Redknapp. Until Eddie Howe won the 2025 Carabao Cup he was the last English manager to win a major English trophy.
 

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super J said:
It was Redknapp. Until Eddie Howe won the 2025 Carabao Cup he was the last English manager to win a major English trophy.
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Yes. And his spending and player contracts (which to be fair, he was allowed to do) came close to bankrupting them.
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

Starts for Pompey at St Mary’s in the South Coast derby. On ITV 12:00 kickoff.
He’s played in some big games, Glasgow derby and Europe, despite not yet really featuring for us.
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

Oh dear.
 

Jayden Meghoma (on loan to Portsmouth)

Caught ball watching for the Southampton goal against Portsmouth.
 
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