DAVIS: TROUBLED POMPEY IN DOGFIGHT
Sean Davis admits Portsmouth are in a relegation "dogfight" and says they need to stick together if they are to escape the drop.
After Sunday's 1-0 defeat at Arsenal, Tony Adams's team have now lost their last four Premier League games.
Since Adams took over from Harry Redknapp, Pompey have gained only nine points from a possible 33 - and have been further rocked by speculation over the club's ownership and players leaving in January.
Owner Alexandre Gaydamak has admitted that he is looking to sell the club and is hoping to recoup some of the money he has invested in Portsmouth.
Lassana Diarra has already been sold to Real Madrid and rumours are rife over the futures of star players Jermain Defoe, Glenn Johnson and Sylvain Distin.
But midfielder Davis said: "We are in a dogfight but after the character and commitment the boys showed in the Arsenal performance we should be alright.
"I think we need six wins to stay up and the squad are more than capable of that. Our next league game, at home to Manchester City, is massive.
"We have got Bristol City in the Cup first, and we want a good run in the Cup. The FA Cup is not a distraction at all. We really want to go on a good Cup run again as it breeds confidence.
"If the club sell all our players it is unfortunate, but we have got to get on with it. If they keep players then it is a sign that the club want to go places and keep progressing over the years.
"There is always going to be talk [about transfers] with the players that we have got. We have big-time players here the likes of Jermain, Glenn, Peter Crouch and Sylvain.
"It might be frustrating for the fans that we sell our top players and seem like we are not trying to progress. But the players who are playing have got to play their hearts out. It is just disappointing for the fans because they wanted to continue the progress as well."
On his former midfield partner Diarra, who was sold to the Spanish giants for more than £20m, Davis added: "Diarra was a crowd favourite but I was not shocked at him going. Real Madrid are a massive club.
"The only way the club could have stood in his way would have been to say: 'We are going to get a new ground, we are going to get a new training ground, we are going to buy this player and that player'. But that obviously was not the case and he has moved onto a bigger stage."
Sean Davis admits Portsmouth are in a relegation "dogfight" and says they need to stick together if they are to escape the drop.
After Sunday's 1-0 defeat at Arsenal, Tony Adams's team have now lost their last four Premier League games.
Since Adams took over from Harry Redknapp, Pompey have gained only nine points from a possible 33 - and have been further rocked by speculation over the club's ownership and players leaving in January.
Owner Alexandre Gaydamak has admitted that he is looking to sell the club and is hoping to recoup some of the money he has invested in Portsmouth.
Lassana Diarra has already been sold to Real Madrid and rumours are rife over the futures of star players Jermain Defoe, Glenn Johnson and Sylvain Distin.
But midfielder Davis said: "We are in a dogfight but after the character and commitment the boys showed in the Arsenal performance we should be alright.
"I think we need six wins to stay up and the squad are more than capable of that. Our next league game, at home to Manchester City, is massive.
"We have got Bristol City in the Cup first, and we want a good run in the Cup. The FA Cup is not a distraction at all. We really want to go on a good Cup run again as it breeds confidence.
"If the club sell all our players it is unfortunate, but we have got to get on with it. If they keep players then it is a sign that the club want to go places and keep progressing over the years.
"There is always going to be talk [about transfers] with the players that we have got. We have big-time players here the likes of Jermain, Glenn, Peter Crouch and Sylvain.
"It might be frustrating for the fans that we sell our top players and seem like we are not trying to progress. But the players who are playing have got to play their hearts out. It is just disappointing for the fans because they wanted to continue the progress as well."
On his former midfield partner Diarra, who was sold to the Spanish giants for more than £20m, Davis added: "Diarra was a crowd favourite but I was not shocked at him going. Real Madrid are a massive club.
"The only way the club could have stood in his way would have been to say: 'We are going to get a new ground, we are going to get a new training ground, we are going to buy this player and that player'. But that obviously was not the case and he has moved onto a bigger stage."
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