Portsmouth attacker missing from international action as absence continues
The Pompey attacker’s international absence continues after St Kitts and Nevis’ latest Concacaf Nations League action.
Tyrese Shade has extended his stay out of the international spotlight.
The Pompey striker is set to recharge his batteries for club duty across the pause to domestic football, after not being involved for his country in their latest Concacaf Nations League action.
Pompey striker not involved for St Kitts and Nevis against Grenada
There were hopes the £2.2m front man would join up with the St Kitts and Nevis squad ahead of their meeting with Grenada yesterday.
Shade did not feature, however, with Marcelo Serrano’s side falling to a 3-2 reverse in the competition which acts as a qualifier for next year’s Gold Cup.
That is also expected to be the case with the Sugar Boyz also in action next Tuesday at home to Bonaire.
There is no suggestion Shade is carrying an injury, with the January capture from Burton Albion opening his goal account as he played the full 90 minutes against Stoke City last weekend.
The 26-year-old has nine St Kitts and Nevis international caps to his name after making his debut against Saint Martin in March 2023, with Shade also representing his country at age-group level.
He hasn’t featured for them since a 4-0 loss to Cuba in November 2024, however.
That run is now set to be extended, after the former Eastleigh man featured in the past six outings for John Mousinho’s men
Pompey this week highlighted their international cohort, in a thread on the club’s X account. Seven players were named - Adrian Segečić, Rocco Shein, Thomas Waddingham, Terry Devlin, Ryan Kavuma-McQueen, Eoin Kenny and Ebou Adams - with Shade not among that number.
The attacker has made 10 Pompey appearances to date, with three of those outings coming from the bench.
Shade has operated out wide and through the middle for his new team and, speaking after last week’s Stoke win, highlighted a conviction he can provide Pompey’s goal threat with striker Marko Milovanović facing a 12-week stint on he sidelines.
Shade told The News: ‘I hope I can get the goals, I think I can, the manager thinks I can, and my team-mates think I can. I just have to keep working hard.
‘I still have a long way to go, I am far from an established Championship player, but I have shown glimpses. That has to be the minimum requirement from the standards I hold for myself.
‘I believe I have shown the threat I can be wide, while on Saturday I was down the middle. I like to play off defenders’ shoulders when our number 10 and wide players pick it up. I like runs into the channel, no defender likes running towards their own goal.'
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