Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp admits he has problems with the right-side of his midfield.

Redknapp told The News: "At the moment we are forcing the shape on the side. It's difficult. Big Papa is having to play tucked in off the right. It's not ideal for him. I haven't really got anyone who would want to play the position.

"It's not somewhere where a midfield player wants to play with no one outside them. They don't want to play there. It's a position for someone to play wide and then tuck in. John Utaka plays out there and stands there. Defensively you are as open as a barn door. He gives you nothing in that way.

"That's the problem. It's about getting the balance right. Lauren knows what he is doing there and defensively he'll thicken you up. He isn't going to do a lot for you going forward though. Papa's uncomfortable there and it was the same for Sean Davis against Chelsea. He's not happy there.

"Then I put Diarra there against Birmingham and it was the same for him. I just narrowed it up a bit against West Brom and it worked better. But it's not easy for a midfielder there."