Inform
O'Hara faces tough decision
10th May 2010
Jamie O'Hara admits he has a big decision to make later this week as a stress fracture in his back threatens to rule him out of Portsmouth's FA Cup final date with Chelsea at Wembley.
The on-loan Tottenham midfielder, who was ineligible for the semi-final win over his parent club, needed a pain-killing injection to take part in Pompey's last Barclays Premier League match at Everton on Sunday.
Despite the off-field problems at the financially-stricken Fratton Park club, O'Hara has enjoyed his loan spell, becoming one of the most influential players in Avram Grant's squad.
The 23-year-old, however, does not want to risk either the team's chances or his own long-term health by taking any chances to make the Wembley showpiece.
"I played 45 minutes yesterday (Sunday) and there was a bit of pain, and I am having another injection tomorrow to hopefully clear it up for the game on Saturday," O'Hara said.
"I am not sure what is going on, and will have a big decision to make towards the end of the week whether to pull myself out of it for the sake of maybe a longer-term injury, or to just go for it and see what happens. I would love to play, but it has come to the point now where I am really struggling and can't do anything, which is the most frustrating thing."
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| 4:00, Sun 9th May | ||||
| Everton | 0 | v | 0 | Portsmouth |
| 3:00, Sat 1st May | ||||
| Portsmouth | 0 | v | 0 | Wolverhampton |
| 3:00, Sat 24th Apr | ||||
| Bolton | 0 | v | 0 | Portsmouth |
| 4:00, Sun 18th Apr | ||||
| Portsmouth | 0 | v | 0 | Aston Villa |
| 7:45, Wed 14th Apr | ||||
| Wigan | 0 | v | 0 | Portsmouth |
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | David James |
| 2 | Linvoy Primus |
| 3 | Ricardo Rocha |
| 3 | Younes Kaboul |
| 4 | Aaron Mokoena |
| 5 | Jamie O'Hara |
| 6 | Hayden Mullins |
| 7 | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| 8 | Papa Bouba Diop |
| 9 | Frederic Piquionne |
| 10 | David Nugent |
| 11 | Michael Brown |
| 14 | Quincy Owusu-Abeyie |
| 14 | Mike Williamson |
| 15 | Antti Niemi |
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 15 | Sylvain Distin |
| 16 | Steve Finnan |
| 17 | John Utaka |
| 18 | Anthony Vanden Borre |
| 19 | Danny Webber |
| 19 | Niko Kranjcar |
| 20 | Tommy Smith |
| 21 | Jamie Ashdown |
| 22 | Richard Hughes |
| 23 | Kevin-Prince Boateng |
| 24 | Aruna Dindane |
| 25 | Dusko Tosic |
| 26 | Tal Ben-Haim |
| 27 | Nwankwo Kanu |
| 31 | Liam O'Brien |
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 31 | Asmir Begovic |
| 32 | Hassan Yebda |
| 33 | Angelos Basinas |
| 35 | Marc Wilson |
| 37 | Gael Nlundulu |
| 38 | Marlon Pack |
| 39 | Nadir Belhadj |
| 40 | Daniel Bogard |
| 40 | Joel Ward |
| 41 | Matt Ritchie |
| 42 | Gautier Mahoto |
| 43 | James Hurst |
| 45 | Ellis Martin |
| 46 | Leonard Sowah |
| 47 | Nadir Ciftci |
| Other Players | |
|---|---|
| Omar Koroma |
