Portsmouth needed to become 'street smart'

Portsmouth have won their past two Championship games under John Mousinho

Portsmouth head coach John Moushino is pleased his side have lost their "soft side" in the Championship.

It comes after Stoke boss Mark Robins accused Pompey of using the "dark arts" in their 3-1 win on Wednesday night.

"I thought it was a really good compliment; I was really pleased to hear that," Mousinho told BBC Radio Solent.

"The opposite of that is a soft side who doesn't know how to manage a game, which we could be accused of at times this year."

Portsmouth have won their past four home games in the league but heads to West Brom on Saturday on a five-match losing streak on the road.

"We've spoken internally about being a bit smarter, a bit street smart. Sometimes we've been naive in games against clever Championship players.

"It's not something we're deliberately setting out to do to gain a competitive advantage, but we want to make sure we do things properly. I don't think there's anything wrong with that - we need to do things properly to win football games," he added.