{"id":583737,"date":"2021-02-15T12:37:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T17:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=583737"},"modified":"2021-02-15T12:37:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T17:37:26","slug":"kenny-jackett-temporarily-steps-down-as-portsmouth-manager-for-health-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/15\/kenny-jackett-temporarily-steps-down-as-portsmouth-manager-for-health-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenny Jackett Temporarily Steps Down as Portsmouth Manager for Health Reasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/01\/charlton-athletic-sign-midfielder-matt-smith-on-loan-from-arsenal\/\" target=\"_self\">Portsmouth<\/a> have confirmed manager Kenny Jackett will temporarily step down from his role for medical reasons.<\/p>\n<p>The Portsmouth manager is set to undergo a medical procedure and will step down from his post on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Jackett\u2019s assistant Joe Gallen will oversee the first team in a caretaker role until Jackett returns. Jake Wigley will take over as assistant manager working alongside Gallen. Jackett has also confirmed former teammate Nigel Gibbs will arrive to help out too.<\/p>\n<p>Jackett will remain in regular contact with Gallen and the rest of the Portsmouth coaching staff while recuperating at home.<\/p>\n<h2>Kenny Jackett to Temporarily Step Down as Portsmouth Manager for Health Reasons<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Portsmouth Football Club can advise that, with effect from this Thursday, Kenny Jackett will not be in attendance at matches or training sessions following a medical procedure that will require a short period of rest and recuperation<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pompey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Pompey<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Portsmouth FC (@Pompey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pompey\/status\/1361284128939929600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Jackett Set to Undergo Minor Medical Procedure<\/h3>\n<p>The Portsmouth boss leaves his side fourth in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/15\/birmingham-city-at-threat-of-league-one-drop\/\" target=\"_self\">League One<\/a> table, just five points behind leaders Lincoln City. He will undergo a medical procedure and his assistant Joe Gallen will lead the side in his absence.<\/p>\n<p>Pompey are going well and the loss of Jackett will hurt the side but Joe Gallen will try to focus the team on the task at hand. Portsmouth are very much in the promotion race after a strong first half of the season. Pompey also have games in hand on Lincoln City and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/league-football\/league12\/hull-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Hull City<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0 the two sides which occupy the automatic promotion places.<\/p>\n<p>Jackett will be in contact from a distance and assistant Gallen where he can until he can return. It\u2019s a crucial period in Pompey\u2019s season and Jackett will do all he can while he is away.<\/p>\n<p>Gallen\u2019s first game in caretaker charge is a trip to struggling Bristol Rovers tomorrow evening. A great chance to collect a third win in four league games.<\/p>\n<h3>Jackett Believes His Squad Can Perform in His Absence<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portsmouthfc.co.uk\/news\/2021\/february\/jackett-players-will-still-receive-best-preparation\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Speaking to the Portsmouth website<\/a> about his temporary exit, Jackett said: \u201cI need an operation on my forearm and they\u2019re expecting that I\u2019ll need two weeks of recovery after that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a precautionary one and Joe will be in charge. He\u2019ll be assisted by Jake, while Nigel is also coming in for a short period.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are the telephone and video links available and I will be using that. I\u2019m not anticipating being out for any longer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel that we can negotiate this period as a staff and that the players can still have the best preparation for the upcoming games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an important batch of fixtures for us as we approach the run-in and we believe we have the right attitude in our squad to keep pushing hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"XsrpDaWST5db09r40aJjhw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1289603044\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'XsrpDaWST5db09r40aJjhw',sig:'BgylQgSkp_C6ac3D3jZAzJo27Ts2S3pApQUCiyUafSA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1289603044',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portsmouth have confirmed manager Kenny Jackett will temporarily step down from his role for medical reasons. The Portsmouth manager is set to undergo a medical procedure and will step down from his post on Thursday. Jackett\u2019s assistant Joe Gallen will oversee the first team in a caretaker role until Jackett returns. 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