Kieran McKenna, the manager of Ipswich Town, was not taken aback by Sheffield Wednesday’s tactics during their 6-0 loss on Saturday at Portman Road.
Following their crushing, the Tractor Boys moved up to second position in the Championship standings. On Sunday, Leeds United is set to host Millwall. The team’s second consecutive loss, both to opponents for the championship, on Wednesday did not increase their one-point deficit on the safety spots.
For the match, Owls manager Danny Röhl selected a front-foot starting lineup, playing four forwards in front of a midfield two and a back four. On a punishing afternoon for the German relegation scrappers, Ipswich took the lead in the fifteenth minute and scored five more goals. They will try to use the international break to get over the shock of their worst league loss since they were defeated by the same score at Reading in September 2008.
Regarding Wednesday’s setup, McKenna remarked, “We saw from the team sheet that they tried to take an aggressive approach.” “We weren’t really shocked when the team arrived; we just assumed it may be a possibility. They had mentioned that they felt we end games stronger than we begin, but we believe we play our home games incredibly well from the outset.
“Well, it’s evident that they made an effort to start the game very aggressively, and they have done it consistently throughout all of their games. We were, in my opinion, the superior squad today. Although I still think they’ve done a great job and made some great progress, to be honest, today’s focus is more on the caliber of the Ipswich performance. Many teams would have struggled mightily to defeat us today.”
