Tony Adams insists there is no keeping crisis at Portsmouth - even though David James is carrying an injury.
No keeping crisis here says Portsmouth manager
Portsmouth boss Tony Adams is insisting there is no goalkeeping crisis at the club - even though David James is carrying a knee problem.
The 38-year-old had an injection in the problem joint last week and was fine to play against Spurs.
But former Pompey manager Harry Redknapp said that James had told him he is struggling and was worried he would end up out of action.
If that were to happen, Portsmouth would find themselves worryingly short on experience between the sticks as Jamie Ashdown is a long-term absentee after tearing ankle ligaments, and the other two options - Asmir Begovic and Jon Stewart - are both untested at Premier League level.
Under control
But Adams is insistent that James will not need surgery, and there is no crisis imminent.
"I've had the same injection in my knee and I'm looking super-fit on the touchline," he told
The News.
"He will be absolutely fine - not a problem. If I get ten in front of him working their socks off then he can just stand between the sticks.
"He's had the same knee for the past 38 years and he has done perfectly well with it. I certainly don't think it will keep him out tomorrow.
"I have 100 per cent no worries whatsoever - he is as fit as any other player at the club."
