Danny Cowley's first week in the Portsmouth hot seat assessed - and when we can expect his methods to really bear fruit

He got off to a flying start with victory against Ipswich on Saturday – less than 24 hours after his appointment was officially confirmed.

And with another tough game coming up tomorrow at Shrewsbury, we’ve spoken to Pompey writer Will Rooney to get his thoughts on Cowley’s first full week in the job.

Q You caught up with the new boss on Thursday, how do you think that first week in the job went?

It sounded all positive.

It was what the Cowleys – Danny and his brother Nicky – needed after obviously coming in last week and wanting to impart their knowledge and footballing philosophy on the players and trying to get their demands across, really. I think that was the key aim.

What I took out of my conversation with Danny was that they want to learn about the players before they really start putting their methods into practice, though.

That’s been key – getting to know the players, getting to know their personalities and attributes better so they can tailor training around what is required and what will get the best out of the players who are currently in the dressing room.

Q So they’ve been trying to get to know the players better but is there any specific areas they’ll have focused their attentions on on the training pitch?

I think on Saturday you saw how they wanted to up the intensity, the pressing and how quickly Pompey pass the ball – being aggressive with it, taking as few touches as possible with it, and getting it up there on the deck.