Ince frustrated by Pompey loss

1st December 2008

Furious Paul Ince kept his Blackburn players back in the dressing room for nearly an hour after a 3-2 defeat at Portsmouth before emerging to admit: "I'm frustrated, disappointed."

The former England midfielder, in his first Premier League managerial job, saw Rovers crash to their sixth defeat in nine league games after fighting back from 2-0 down to level - only to concede a late winner to Sean Davis.

But Ince, who felt referee Mark Halsey made a "poor decision" when ruling a foul on Pompey goalkeeper David James as Matt Derbyshire netted at 2-2 14 minutes from the end, insisted: "There's nothing wrong with the spirit here. You can ask the players. I don't have to speak for them.

"And I'm not feeling any pressure. When you have four kids and live on your own with mouths to feed that is pressure - but you've got to enjoy being a Premier League manager."