Portsmouth
Manager: Harry Redknapp
Chairman: Alexandre Gaydamak
Portsmouth won promotion to the second division for the first time after winning the league in the 1923-24 season, and managed to gain top flight status by the 1926-27 season, gaining a record 9-1 win over Notts County along the way. However, Portsmouth's debut season in the top flight was a struggle, and their second season saw them fair even worse, even managing to lose 10-0 to Leicester City - a club record defeat to this day.
The present team, under the leadership of Harry Redknapp, certainly doesn't have the same problems, and are in fact a force to be reckoned with. Many pundits have even been quoted as saying that the 2007/08 season may well see Pompey break up the top four. Whilst this is about as likely as San Marino getting to a World Cup, Pompey still have a very talented squad capable of making the UEFA Cup.
2007-2008 Squad
1 David James (England)
2 Linvoy Primus (England)
4 Lauren (Cameroon)
5 Glen Johnson (England)
6 Djimi Traore (Cameroon)
7 Hermann Hkkeioarsson (Iceland)
8 Papa Bouba Diop (Senegal)
10 David Nugent (England)
11 Sulley Muntari (Ghana)
14 Matthew Taylor (England)
15 Sylvain distin (France)
16 Noe Pamarot (France)
Fratton Park
17 John Utaka (Nigeria)
18 Arnold Muemba (France)
19 Niko Kranjcar (croatia)
21 Jamie Ashdown (England)
22 Richard Hughes (Scotland)
23 Sol Campbell (England)
24 Richard Duffy (Wales)
25 Benjani Mwaruwari (Zimbabwe)
27 Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria)
28 Sean Davis (England)
30 Pedro Mendes (Portugal)
Portsmouth`s star player of the Premier League
The Nigerian Nwankwo Kanu has bn chosen to represent Portsmouth`s star player of the Premier League status becuase through all Portsmouth`s manager`s signings Kanu has been one of the best. Kanu is probably one of the hardest players in the Premier League to knock of the ball.
While Portsmouth are having a fantastic season, still well in the top half of the table and a chance of a Uefa cup spot, Kanu has helped to achieve this with his flexibility his great holding up of the ball, he has strengh, he his a player that is very capable in the air.
Kanu has been at some big clubs from the Italian champians at the moment Inter to a great Arsenal side. Kanu`s valuable experience will help his current club to end the season like they started it and hopefully for Kanu and Portsmouth push for a Uefa cup spot this season. Kanu is a very attractive player to watch with his silky skills on the ball.