We still need new blood
Harry Redknapp has reiterated his desire for more new blood, despite last night's 4-1 victory at Bournemouth.
Club-record signing Peter Crouch grabbed a double while Jermain Defoe and Sulley Muntari bagged one apiece in the Dean Court friendly.
It was Pompey's best pre-season display so far and achieved without Niko Kranjcar, Lassana Diarra, Kanu, John Utaka and virus victims Sylvain Distin and Ben Sahar.
Meanwhile, David James featured in another Blues friendly last night at Dorchester Town, which finished in a 1-1 draw.
They will now head to Nigeria on Friday to play two matches, one against Manchester United.
In the meantime, Redknapp is adamant he is still on the hunt for further reinforcements to bolster his squad in the forthcoming season.
He said: 'Last night was about getting the players minutes on the pitch and it was a good win.
'We were missing Diarra, Kranjcar, Distin and David James, four massive players.
'Sylvain's got a virus, a lot of the lads have had it, he's been rough. He doesn't miss training, he never misses a game or anything.
'Despite winning, though, I still think we are one or two players short.
'Honestly, I think there are one or two areas we got away with a bit last year and if we can get a couple of top quality players in there we can be a very good team.'
Meanwhile, Sulley Muntari has been linked by the foreign media with a 15m switch to Inter Milan.
And defender Martin Cranie has become a loan target for Championship rivals Charlton and Coventry.
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