Neil Allen's Portsmouth post-match verdict after 1-0 win over Leeds

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Neil Allen's verdict on Pompey's 1-0 win over Leeds.

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00:00Okay, greetings from Fratton Park. I'm still here in Southern Grounds from there.

00:05See there? Working very hard on the pitch.

00:10Oh, wow. What a day, really. Not just the result, the manner of the result, the players' performance.

00:20It was just the atmosphere. It was just a special, special day.

00:25Beautiful South Coast sunshine. Packed Fratton Park.

00:30ITV showed it. Sky showed it. Everyone wanted to watch it, didn't they, really?

00:36And a Leeds United side that came here, 16 matches unbeaten in all competitions.

00:41We all would have been thankful for a draw, really, before the game. A draw would have been great, wouldn't it?

00:47But Pompey had other ideas. It was just a special, special day.

00:52No doubt people who watch it on telly could hear the atmosphere.

00:55Those present could hear the atmosphere and feel the atmosphere.

00:58It was just Fratton Park at its finest, really.

01:02Sam Matterface is here today with ITV and I texted him earlier on and he said it just reminds him of the old days

01:12when Sam used to cover this for the key, really, isn't it?

01:15It was just that special. It was wonderful, wasn't it? It really, really was.

01:20Everyone left with such a buzz. John Messino said it was the best performance of the season.

01:25And he's right. It's just everything about it.

01:29You look at that Pompey team. To a man, they were outstanding, weren't they?

01:35So many good performances. I gave them the match to Dezel.

01:40Swanson, Ogilvy, Smith, they all were in the running, weren't they?

01:47So many great performances and it was a proper, proper team effort.

01:53Working for each other, backing each other up, putting the tackles in, the aggression, the pressing, the hard work.

02:01To a man, just absolutely outstanding.

02:04And yet again, we're shown that you don't have to spend millions upon millions upon millions to play well.

02:10This Pompey team, the manager, the head coach, the team is assembled, the players, they've gelled.

02:19And the atmosphere, they beat Leeds United.

02:22They kept a clean sheet against Leeds United at Fratton Park.

02:26Regan Paul and Marlon Packham, the centre-half pairing, kept a clean sheet.

02:31Outstanding. So many good performances as well.

02:34I should have mentioned them earlier as well.

02:37Cole Bibish has finished as well in front of the Fratton end.

02:41Magnificent. Great day. Everyone must be buzzing after that because it's wonderful.

02:46And Pompey are now 10 points clear of the relegation zone.

02:51Wow. Followed up with a win over Plymouth on Wednesday night.

02:58It's got to be it, isn't it really? I don't know.

03:01I mean, Jobison is still saying 50 points, but they don't expect that many, I think.

03:05It's normally 46, isn't it? Pompey on 42 at the moment.

03:08So, yeah, what a day. Special, special day.

03:12It's just magical. Absolutely magical.

03:15So, sorry, I don't mean to rub it in for people who weren't here, but it really, really was.

03:19Yeah, great. Brilliant. So, yeah, time to go home now.

03:23It's lovely, isn't it? Plenty of day left. Plenty of sunlight left in the day as well.

03:28But, yeah, what a day. Thank you.

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