Keshi Anderson, Portsmouth’s attacker, is looking at up to eight weeks on the sidelines after suffering a hamstring tear. The news, straight from head coach John Mousinho, just dropped, and it’s a brutal blow for Pompey’s early-season depth.
Twenty Minutes, Eight Weeks Out
Talk about a tough break. Anderson, 31, was subbed into Pompey’s 3-2 win over Sheffield United on Wednesday. Less than 20 minutes later, he was off the field with the injury. This guy’s only seen action twice this league season, both coming off the bench. Now he’s done for what could be two months. Mousinho didn’t pull any punches, saying, “He has got a hamstring tear so we’re looking at six to eight weeks out for him.”
Squad Depth Gets Real Thin
The Anderson news isn’t even the only blow the squad has taken. Mousinho also shared that striker Colby Bishop withdrew from Saturday’s squad at the last minute for their away win against Norwich City. Bishop felt his knee wasn’t “quite right” during the warm-up. He’s been way more involved than Anderson, featuring 10 times across all competitions and bagging one goal already. Mousinho summed up the situation perfectly: “We’re really thin on the ground at the moment. We had two goalkeepers on the bench and lost a player in the warm-up today.” This kind of squad strain this early in the season? That’s going to make things tough for Portsmouth.
With Anderson out for a big chunk of time and Bishop’s knee being a question mark, Mousinho and his crew are going to have to dig deep into their roster. The coming weeks will be a serious test of Portsmouth’s resilience.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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