Nice performance - I was amongst those worried by the midfield, and there was an early moment where Ipswich broke quickly and got Delap in, but Ruben pushed him wide, slowed him up and despite then being turned, gave others time to cover - after that there was just the free header to worry us.
As has already been said, the difference was Kov & Gundo staying close to one another but also Nunes on the right wing allowing Foden to come in and became part of a 2x2 midfield box - that strengthened the whole centre and created the platform to attack from. And of course Foden starting in the centre put him in the right place for both goals.
Not sure this shows everything is getting back into shape - Ipswich are very poor and better teams will still expose our weaknesses. But there are promising signs and KdB and Foden returning to fitness and form and reinforcements arriving. It will be interesting to see how and when they fit in. And whether we can break away from the group sitting 5th-8th to secure a top four place and then become the dangerous lower seeded team no one wants to draw in the Champions League.
As has already been said, the difference was Kov & Gundo staying close to one another but also Nunes on the right wing allowing Foden to come in and became part of a 2x2 midfield box - that strengthened the whole centre and created the platform to attack from. And of course Foden starting in the centre put him in the right place for both goals.
Not sure this shows everything is getting back into shape - Ipswich are very poor and better teams will still expose our weaknesses. But there are promising signs and KdB and Foden returning to fitness and form and reinforcements arriving. It will be interesting to see how and when they fit in. And whether we can break away from the group sitting 5th-8th to secure a top four place and then become the dangerous lower seeded team no one wants to draw in the Champions League.
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