John Mousinho was happy with a lot of what he saw from his Pompey side against Charlton.
But he was left cursing a stoppage-time equaliser that allowed the Londoners to return home with a point.
They had already fought from behind once, with Alfie May cancelling out a stunning Abu Kamara volley.
Colby Bishop then restored the hosts’ lead from the penalty spot, only for Addicks substitute Conor McGrandles to reply in the closing stages.
But with Pompey also twice hitting the woodwork and having plenty of other excellent chances, Mousinho felt their display warranted more.
The Blues boss said: “The draw isn’t necessarily disappointing, but the manner of it is – we deserved to win the game and should have done.
“The nature of the second goal is really going to hurt us, although overall the performance was very positive.
“We hit the bar twice in quick succession and their keeper had probably the best game I’ve ever seen him play.
"The nature of the second goal is really going to hurt us, although overall the performance was very positive."
“Our finishing has to be a bit better, but he made save after save after save – some of them were excellent.
“If we create chances like we did in this game, then we’re going to score a lot of goals more often than not.
“Joe Morrell and Alex Robertson were excellent in the middle of the park and there were no eyebrows raised when the latter was named man-of-the-match.
“We were very positive, got the ball in the box early and there was a lot of attacking intent from us throughout.
“On another day Charlton’s second goal wouldn’t really matter because we would have a comfortable lead.”
Pompey now have a two-week gap before they return to League One action with another home contest against Blackpool.
Mousinho said: “We’ve got a couple of days off and it’s a well deserved break for the boys, but those who need a bit more fitness will be in.
“There’s a very hectic schedule after the Blackpool match right up until the new year and we have to be prepared.”