It would just be to say that the last few weeks have been difficult for Ipswich Town.
The Kieran McKenna team has undoubtedly played the best football of the three teams promoted to the Premier League this season, but after their 2-1 defeat against Southampton last Saturday, their fourth on the rebound, they meet in 19th and three points of security .
Nevertheless, the fourth round of the FA Cup this afternoon at the championship team, Coventry City, the tractor boys are fortunate to forget their form of dull league and to win a very necessary victory.
The recent results of Ipswich | ||
|---|---|---|
Competition | Opponent | Result |
Premier league | Southampton (H) | 2-1 (L) |
Premier league | Liverpool (A) | 4-1 (L) |
Premier league | Man City (H) | 6-0 (L) |
Premier league | Brighton (H) | 2-0 (L) |
FA Cup | Bristol Rovers (H) | 3-0 (W) |
However, McKenna must bring a key change to the starting range and drop one of the worst performers against the saints to ensure that this happens.
The star of the city of Ipswich who must be abandoned
He is probably not surprising for many of you that the player we are talking about is the goalkeeper Arijanet Muric, who joined the Burnley club in summer for a Costs of 10 million pounds sterling which could reach 15 million pounds sterling.
Unfortunately for all games, if these higher costs are based on the way the 26 -year -old works, it does not seem to be hit, because the Kosovan stop has been poor for some time now.
This was certainly the case last weekend, because his attempt to stop the opening of the saints was at best laughable and although the second was not as bad, he should always have the ball in a safer zone .
It may seem hard, but it is a opinion shared by the Alex Jones of the East Anglian Daily TimesWho awarded him a full -time 4/10, and even this note seems kind when you look at his statistics.
In 98 minutes, He only made two stopsprevented 1.55 negative goals, which means that the shots he had to cope with an expected goal figure of only 0.45, maintained a pass accuracy of only 76% and was exact in one of his ten Long balls.
In short, it was a Shambolic projection of Muric, and although the captain of the club Sam Morsy is probably fair to claim that he Become something of a “Scapegoat”, which is largely until its terrible form, and therefore, it must be abandoned.
The Ace Ipswich which must replace Muric
The player McKenna should turn to Muric’s place this afternoon is the last signature of the club, Alex Palmer.
Stop the 6 feet 3 shots joined the club Transfer transfer day for around 2 million pounds sterlingAnd although you often want to give newcomers time to settle in the club, it should be more than ready to come directly in the departure training.
For example, before moving to Suffolk, the Kidderminster original goalkeeper had already done 30 appearances for West Bromwich Albion This season, in which he had kept 11 clean sheets.
He was just as impressive last season, keeping 19 clean leaves in 48 gamesAnd there is no need to worry either of his temperament, like the old manager Carlos Corberán described it as someone who plays “with a lot of maturity”.
In addition, in this same article, athletics described it as a soothing influence ” on his teammates, which resembles the kind of number one of a team in a relegation.
In the end, there is always a slight risk to sign a goalkeeper in a lower league, but given how poor the Muris was poor, it is a risk that the club had to take, and to His turn, McKenna should start this afternoon.
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