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Redknapp: Unimpressed
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has slammed the behaviour of 'diving' Sporting Braga players following his side's 3-0 Uefa Cup defeat.
Redknapp saw four of his players booked at Municipal Stadium on Thursday and he has admitted his frustrations.
The Fratton Park boss has also criticised Slovenian match referee Darko Ceferin for failing to control the behaviour of Pompey's Portuguese opponents.
"I got frustrated with the whole game to be honest," said Redknapp.
"Right from the start I thought the referee had no idea whatsoever.
"It's frightening, they were diving all over the place and nearly every decision seemed to be a booking."
Redknapp admits that his side deserved to lose in their opening game in Group E, but he was unimpressed by the 'poor' performance of Ceferin.
"A few weeks ago we had a great Turkish referee in Guimaraes near here and it was a good game. This time I thought it was very poor," Redknapp added.
"They (Braga) played well and deserved to win the game but some of the things they were doing were not right.
"It doesn't happen in our game in England.
"Where is the referee from? Slovenia? I'm sure they have a big league there and plenty of top matches."
Redknapp, though, is confident his team can still progress as they prepare for the visit of AC Milan on 27th November and Heerenveen on 17th December.
"We are still in with a chance of qualifying for the next round," he continued. "We've got two big home games in the group, one against AC Milan, and there's still all to play for."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 21st July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:45 | Havant and W vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 25th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 15:00 | Basingstoke vs Portsmouth |
| Monday 27th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:45 | Eastleigh vs Portsmouth |
| Friday 31st July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 21:15 | Guimaraes vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 1st August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 21:15 | Benfica vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 8th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Rangers |
| Saturday 15th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Fulham |
| Tuesday 18th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Birmingham vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Arsenal vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 29th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Man City |
| Saturday 12th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Bolton |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aston Villa vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Everton |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Wolverhampton vs Portsmouth |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 24th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 1 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Monday 18th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 3 - 1 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 9th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 2 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 2nd May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 0 - 3 Arsenal | |
| Monday 27th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Newcastle 0 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Wednesday 22nd April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 2 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 18th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 1 - 0 Bolton | |
| Saturday 11th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 2 - 2 West Brom | |
| Saturday 4th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 0 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 21st March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 2 - 1 Everton | |
| Saturday 14th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Tuesday 3rd March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 0 - 1 Chelsea | |
| Saturday 21st February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Stoke 2 - 2 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 14th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 2 - 0 Man City | |
| Saturday 7th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 2 - 3 Liverpool | |
| Saturday 31st January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Fulham 3 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Tuesday 27th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 0 - 1 Aston Villa | |
| Saturday 24th January | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Portsmouth 0 - 2 Swansea | |
| Sunday 18th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Tottenham 1 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Tuesday 13th January | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Bristol City 0 - 2 Portsmouth | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Manchester City | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 0 | 0 |
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