Redknapp’s Pompey need cup to cheer

PERHAPS the prospect of playing at Wembley next month is playing on the minds of Portsmouth players.

Since booking a place against Cardiff City in next month’s FA Cup Final, Harry Redknapp’s side have scored two goals, and picked up just four points from a possible 12.

A second-half goal by Blackburn Rovers forward Roque Santa Cruz has ended any hopes of Portsmouth qualifying for the Uefa Cup through a fifth placed finish, so there is now more pressure on the players to book their continental tour by lifting the cup next month.