'Portsmouth had our pants down': Preston North End faithful all say same thing on ex-Blues man as struggles continue after £2m move

Preston North End fans have been discussing Callum Lang’s form as his Deepdale struggles continue.

The 27-year-old registered just his eighth appearance for the Lilywhites since his record move from Pompey - a deal said to be around £2m in the January window - during Saturday’s 3-1 defeat to Wolves.

In fact, the attacker is still yet to complete a full 90 minutes for Paul Heckingbottom’s side, with his longest stint coming in a 89-minute showing against Millwall in February.

After registering five outings following his Fratton Park exit, Lang, who struggled with three separate hamstring issues during his two-year stay on the south coast, was forced to miss the remainder of last term with a fresh hamstring setback.

Despite returning to full fitness at the start of the new campaign, the former Wigan Athletic man has struggled to hit the heights many at Deepdale expected following his multi-million pound switch.

The versatile forward has failed to score in any of his eight outings to date and is yet to pick up a league victory during his seven-month stay in the north west.

Pompey are, of course, in the market for a flexible attacker in the final week of the transfer window as John Mousinho looks to bolster his front-line in Thomas Waddingham’s absence.

The head coach admitted the Blues are looking for an attacker in a similar mould to Lang, who can play either centrally or out wide ahead of the September 1 deadline.

However, Lang himself has continued to struggle away from PO4, with Preston fans highlighting their concerns following Saturday’s defeat to Wolves.

Here’s what some supporters have said on social media.

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Preston fans all say same thing amid Callum Lang struggles

@TCowey26: Has Callum Lang ever done anything in a north end shirt? Grim all round today.

Chased him all January and I’m yet to see what the actual plan for using him is

@_OnTheConcourse: He is absolutely gone! We can't play balls up to him because he can't hold it up. He has to play centrally or not at all.

@TC7123: Was saying earlier doesn't really suit our system. Best as a 10, but realistically doesn't start over Devine. Wasted on the wing.

@NorthEnd1978: He’s played 7 games for us!

@pete_eccles: Headless chicken springs to mind. Not sure what his best position is or what he brings Certainly not much of a goal threat from what we’ve seen so far!

@LDNnorthend: 3 point review; Harry Clarke is a player; Lindsay, Hughes, Storey would all sign for League 1 if we released them - cannot start as a 3 again; Callum Lang looks like a false prophet, Pompey laughing all the way to the bank.

@PR4PNE: Also Portsmouth had our pants down for Lang.

@Jb_sorare: I genuinely didn't realise he was on the pitch, was confused when he was being subbed off.

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