Kranjcar: No fear of in-form Everton

[Sharpys top lip]

NIKO KRANJCAR cranked up the heat on Everton and insisted: We're not afraid of you.
Pompey travel to Goodison Park on Sunday to face their in-form rivals as the race for Europe hots up.

David Moyes' men are currently in a Champions League spot and six points clear of seventh-placed Blues.

But they escaped Fratton Park with a goalless draw when the sides met in December.

And Kranjcar believes Pompey have nothing to fear from the return fixture.

He said: 'It's a massive game for us but we are confident in our away form and we believewe have quality players.

'When we played against them at home we had chances to score.

'Okay, we didn't manage to score, but we had plenty of pressure.

'We know it will be a difficult game but we are not afraid of them. We know our qualities.

'It takes some time to get to know each other, but we have so many quality attackers and different types of goalscorers.

'We always look solid defensively, but we also have matchwinners.

'We are focused on every game to try to win.

'We've shown in our away games that we keep the ball very well and can control the game.

'I think it would be a great bonus to win at Everton, especially with our next two games at home to Birmingham and Villa.

'We've got six home games that we're looking forward to and our away form is great.

'We haven't set a target, but if we go on a good run of games, we believe we can get into Europe.'

Did'nt Dunne say the same last week, An look what we did to Chitty.

Dont care how good there away form is, i fancy us to do them by a couple of goals.

 

[Vim Fuego]

Be afraid Portsmouth, very afraid .

 

[GrandOldTeam]

The fact he feels the need to say 'hes not afraid' is a compliment in itself.

 

[Chris]

He contradicts himself twice in that interview.

They are worried. Bring em on.

 

[SuitsBlue]

a few of them remember getting hammered at goodison last game last season. i suspect a few will recall the crowd as well.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I went to the game at Pompey and we didn't play well. We're much, much better now though and they have every right to be afraid.

 

[Rich316]

we will batter them on sunday and another yak trick would be nice

 

[Vim Fuego]

we will batter them on sunday and another yak trick would be nice

With one of his goals from the penalty spot !

 

[dgdean]

Now you're just being silly...a penalty? for the blues?

 

[Vim Fuego]

Now you're just being silly...a penalty? for the blues?

It was a dream that i had, and all my dreams come true, except the ones with top models, a tin of baked beans and a pair of love eggs are involved.

 

[Prawn]

Yes. Portsmouth, fresh off two "scintillating" 1-nil thrashings of Preston and Sunderland.

 

[TX Bill]

It'll be interesting to see how his attitude changes in the match when he figures out that Portsmouth has no answer for our defense.

Maybe he'll pull a Petrov on someone.

 

[Neiler]

Expect Kranjcar to be strecered off in the first 15 mins, silly boy! Right after the card amnesity too!

 

[TheDevils2001]

Haha, this is well funny, so who's next after this Roy Keane would say he could beat us after losing 7-1 to us away, then what Davies says he could beat us again because we tend to lose to Fulham away.

Don't want to go on to the West Ham match, if any of them dare to come out say they could beat us after we beat them twice in a week, we are going to beat them all, first of all bring it on Kranjcar.

 

[Cal]

I'd love us to buy Kranjcar, brilliant player.