Mousinho ‘to be delighted’ after Terry Devlin development away from Portsmouth
John Mousinho will be desperately searching for positives at the moment, and Terry Devlin has provided the Portsmouth manager with one.
It has been a tough couple of weeks for Pompey.
After a positive run of form, back-to-back defeats against Plymouth and Preston North End mean the threat of relegation from the Championship is once again looming large at Fratton Park.
Mousinho was left fuming with the Portsmouth players after they were beaten 2-1 by Preston at Deepdale on Saturday 15 March.
As a result, the March international break probably came at the perfect time for Portsmouth, with Mousinho and the players afforded a chance to press the reset button.
And it looks as though Devlin will be returning to Fratton Park full of confidence after a big development away from Portsmouth.
Devlin makes debut for Northern Ireland
Devlin wasn’t at his best for Portsmouth in the loss to Preston.
However, the 21-year-old appears to have quickly put that defeat behind him after he made his senior debut for Northern Ireland in a 1-1 draw with Switzerland in a friendly at Windsor Park on Friday (21 March).
| Appearances | Goals | Assists |
| 28 | 0 | 1 |
Devlin recently expressed his love for Portsmouth while on international duty, and he will no doubt be full of confidence and ready to kick on when he returns to the club after reaching such a huge milestone in his young career.
And it isn’t just the player himself who will benefit, with Mousinho also set to be boosted by this news.
Mousinho needs to utilise Devlin at Portsmouth
Mousinho needs to ensure he takes advantage of this recent Devlin development.
Pompey are set to battle for a place in the Championship over the next eight matches, and Mousinho needs players who are full of confidence and ready for the fight.
Devlin will surely tick those boxes. Therefore, he should be playing a lot of football in the coming weeks.