Palsson looks ahead to Portsmouth test

Argyle defender Victor Palsson says that he and the Pilgrims’ squad want to take the momentum from the second half against Preston North End in Argyle’s most recent home fixture, and take that into Tuesday night’s encounter with Portsmouth.  

Pompey, bottom of the Sky Bet Championship, head to Home Park to meet Argyle, third from bottom, live on Sky Sports. As both sides reach approximately a third of the way through the season, it already feels like a big game for both sides.  

Against Preston, ten days prior to Portsmouth’s visit, Argyle were under par and 3-0 down before they hauled themselves level at 3-3, claiming an unlikely point whilst being roared on by a rejuvenated Green Army.   

Although having gained just one point on their travels, Argyle have lost just once at Home Park this season, getting 11 of their 12 season points inside PL2.  

Palsson says that knuckling down, getting the fundamentals right and believing in themselves will help earn more home points on Tuesday evening.   

“We've shown that this season that we can get points and win at home,” he told Argyle TV. “It's a big game. For us, it’s a really important game. Both teams have been struggling, so it’s just a massive game, for both teams.  

“My first home game was against Preston and it was a mixed feeling for myself. It was a great comeback, but obviously not an acceptable performance. The last 30 minutes were good, and you could hear how the crowd then went with us, gave us that momentum and helped us.  

“I’ve been on the bench and seen how the crowd gets behind us; it is remarkable. It is a really good crowd. We've got great fans; you can see how many fans travel to every away game and they're really passionate.  

“Preston was an off day, but we got to 3-1 and then you could just feel how it changed. 

“Football is a momentum game, it's a detail game. You could hear the fans being unhappy for 60 minutes and then from that one moment, everything can change. I think that's important.  We can understand the frustrations. You're 2-0 down, 3-0 down and you can understand the frustrations. 

“But the good thing is that we don't give up. We get that momentum for ourselves and then we start to believe - and the crowd starts to believe. The two things make something great.  

“Doing the running, tackling, winning your duels, being on the front foot, playing positively - if we do that, we'll win the game.”