Portsmouth keeper David James has voiced his Steve Kasper Jersey concerns regarding how European commitments could affect the clubs league performance.Pompey had their best ever campaign last year after finishing 8th in the league and winning the FA Cup. By beating Cardiff in the final, Pompey qualified for Europe for the first time in their history. They now face a difficult season trying to Reggie Leach Jersey cope with the demands of both league and cup competitions.Fans are wishing for an even better season than last with some dreaming of UEFA Cup succe s, whilst others are thinking about a top six finish. However David James believes the squad will be stretched to the limit with the amount of games that will be coming their way.James told The Mirror, Weve a UEFA Cup bid and thats going Milt Schmidt Jersey to put a strain on us with the amount of games and the size of our squad,Middlesbrough proved in 2006 you can go so far in the UEFA Cup but unle s you win it, it becomes a bit of a fruitle s Johnny Mckenzie Jersey task.Its going to be important we keep our players fit to do well in Europe and on the other front to do well in the league.James emphasises the need for focus and believes that succe s in the cup competitions can enable players to take their eyes off the ball when it comes to the league. Pompey lost their last four league games of the season before beating Cardiff Charlie Coyle Jersey in the FA Cup final.James added, As we found in the FA Cup last season it is easy to take your eye off your league position.Arguably we could havefinished fifth, but with the FA Cup we didntand we ended up eighth.