Portsmouth boss John Mousinho has been named Sky Bet League One Manager Of The Month for February.
The 39-year-old guided the Blues to 13 points from a possible 15, with four wins on the spin before the 0-0 draw against Charlton on March 24.
Pompey scored eleven goals during the second month of the year and conceded just four as their automatic promotion ambitions remain firmly on track.
Portsmouth enter final ten League One fixtures
Up next for Mousinho’s side is a tricky-looking trip to Bloomfield Road to face a Blackpool side with an excellent recent record against the Blues.
Pompey haven’t beaten The Seasiders since August 2018, when Kenny Jackett was at the Fratton Park helm.
Ahead of the fixture, Mousinho has one big selection headache in the centre of midfield.
Myles Peart-Harris was given the nod against Oxford United, replacing Owen Moxon, who had featured during the majority of February.
New signing Lee Evans isn’t ready to feature, with the former Wigan Athletic midfielder earmarked to play against Peterborough United on March 16.
Another option is to introduce Zak Swanson, a concept Mousinho has previously mentioned.
“There have been a couple of games this year where Zak has started as a right-back and moved into the middle of the park when we were in possession, so I think he is more than capable of doing that,” he told the Portsmouth News.
“He’s really, really comfortable on the ball, and it would be something we’d probably look to explore over the next couple of weeks, just seeing in training if that looks like something which works – and I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t.”