Scott Brown admits his Fleetwood side 'didn't fancy the battle' as he pinpointed one key area that will be worked on after defeat to Portsmouth.
The Cod Army went down 2-0 in front of their home support to ten-man Pompey, who had Joe Morrell dismissed with the score line at 1-0. Colby Bishop opened the scoring for the visitors just two minutes before the interval before Joe Pigott wrapped up the three points with less than ten minutes to play. The result leaves the legendary Celtic skipper and his troops 17th in the English League One standings.
Next up is the romance of the cup as they travel to league rivals and high-flyers Sheffield Wednesday in the fourth round of the FA Cup. They two sides played it out at the same ground last weekend with the hosts coming out winners by a single goal. He told Fleetwood's official website: “Portsmouth deserved it to be perfectly honest, the lads didn’t turn up tonight. I’m disappointed in the way they started the game, their intensity was miles better than ours, they had men all over the park and we didn’t fancy the battle.
