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Former Portsmouth defender Nathan Thompson has been reflecting on Pompey's attacking issues during their 1-0 loss to Hull City on Saturday - and thinks the problem lies with positioning.
"When you were seeing the ball going wide, the bodies in the box - it tended to be just Colby [Bishop] in there," Thompson told BBC Radio Solent. "That becomes very easy as a defender to mark if you've only got one guy to worry about.
"When you are getting in the wide areas, you need bodies in the box and that just wasn't happening on Saturday."
The loss means the gap between Portsmouth and the relegation zone remains a nerve-wracking five points.
However, Thompson is not worried about the side's potential for survival.
"The manager will be disappointed from Saturday but ultimately he will go, 'there's certain stuff we can work with here that will give us a real chance'," he said.
"Two weeks ago, the back-to-back wins gave them a really good opportunity in many ways."
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