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Episode 56 - Tactics Tuesday: Tottenham 1-2 Ipswich
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This week's Tactics Tuesday sees Rob, Tom & James dissect Town's first win of the season against Tottenham on Sunday. The lads explore Kieran McKenna's gameplan and how it was executed to perfection by the players. We also discuss the big improvement in game management that helps Ipswich finally get over the line.
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Transcript
Introduction to Podcast
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome back to the Daily Ipswich, brought to you by the Global Sports Podcast Network.
First Win Analysis
00:00:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's Tactics Tuesday today, and there's a lot more positive spin on it compared to some of our usual Tactics Tuesdays, as we are analysing an Ipswich town win for the first time since the podcast started.
Emotional Victory Discussion
00:00:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
We covered sort of our emotional aspects of things ah yesterday's episode, which no doubt that will come across again, but hopefully we're going to look a bit more of the analytical side of things today and dissect exactly how town and went went and got that result. And joining me to go through that is Tom and James. How are you doing lads?
Defensive Tactics Analysis
00:00:48
James
Go find your way.
00:00:48
Tom Crack
Yeah, good thanks mate.
00:00:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Lovely stuff. Right. So we're going to, the first thing we're sort of going to dive into, we're going to talk about the defensive setups of the back five or Johnson midfield, whatever you, wherever you want to call it. Cause it done the job. Then we're going to look at the other end of the pitch, the attacking side of things.
00:01:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we're going to talk about game management towards the the end of today's show, as that is. All three areas were things we've done very well throughout the game, and hence why we picked up that elusive first win. So, back five then, lads. That's the sort of main talking point. Something we've not seen so far that, let's say, we'll call it a back five, but like you say, when we were on the ball and we were attacking, it was the usual four, two, three, one set with Johnson stepping forward. so But the idea was, obviously we know Spurs' biggest threat is their wingers, because they have someone sit in the 10, they're cool as f-skiers, someone link the play, and then the wingers break forward, and or Salanke drops deep, and the wingers break forward, score the goals, Johnson and Son. And the system worked brilliantly. They hardly had a
Johnson's Performance Highlight
00:01:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
sniff, didn't they? So how did you find the whole sort of back five Johnson-Moom forward experiment, James?
00:02:00
James
Well, I mean, it was nice to see, to be honest. And I'm glad to see Johnson looking like a good player again, because there was obviously a lot of, I was buzzing when we first signed him and obviously he's not been too, he's not started off great. I don't think, um, I don't know how much of that is his fault really. Cause you know, obviously his first, I was against this his old club West Ham and we got absolutely battered. So I think you got a bit of a, a bit of a harsh start really. Um,
00:02:25
James
So um I was happy with today, to be honest here. Everything that was asked of him, he did to the absolute T. He was spot on Johnson today with everything. As, to be honest, as the whole black iron was for me, there was... I think we touched on it in ah in the last episode, obviously. I thought Bear just played quite well. ah But there was a couple of hairy moments with him, maybe. O'Shea stepped up as well. That was probably his best game in the Nips which share. And, there of course,
00:02:53
James
There's not really too much more I can say about Leif Davis. i ah We sing his praises each each episode, it seems. So, no,
Attacking Play & Defensive Concerns
00:02:59
James
I was happy with it. I thought we looked really good with it and they're hopefully going forward um will improve even more because there is obviously still room for it. ah And I'm looking forward to seeing it. So yeah, I was happy with it. What did you make of it, son?
00:03:14
Tom Crack
Do you know what? I'm going to do something quite sacrilegious here and maybe have a bad thing to say about Leif Davis on the podcast. I can't believe I'm saying it.
00:03:23
James
Oh my God.
00:03:24
Tom Crack
And it it comes with the territory, I think. And it's it's kind of a double-edged sword.
00:03:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is the clip
00:03:28
Tom Crack
in It comes with a double-edged sword in terms of what I'm going to say here. Because I think he's fantastic going forward. And you saw that against Leicester last last week of that goal and the many assists he's got for the club in recent seasons.
00:03:42
Tom Crack
And it's like I love seeing that part of his game, but you know Rob, you said it many times, when he goes forward, it leaves it open the back. And it's not just his runs that leave it open the back. A lot of the time, especially in the first half, he didn't go forward that much in a second because we were very much trying to hold onto that lead, which we did.
00:03:56
James
Okay.
00:03:56
Tom Crack
But in the first, when we were trying to go for a goal or two,
00:03:59
Tom Crack
and he would try and create something. He'd lost it like three or four times and then was immediately capitalised.
00:04:01
James
Good point.
00:04:04
Tom Crack
It wasn't necessarily someone else losing it near him. It was actually him doing that and he's out of position already because he's gone far forward. So it's kind of like I don't mind it when he goes forward obviously because he does more good than bad. But when he's causing the bad, when he's gone forward, it's like, maybe you shouldn't have gone forward in this instance.
00:04:19
James
um
00:04:20
Tom Crack
But I think for the most part, you know, you can't really fall, leave as a player, but that's the only thing really that I see from him sometimes. I'm like, didn't need to do it at that time, but got the win of the end, didn't
Manager McKenna's Game Plan
00:04:30
Tom Crack
we? That's the only sort of thing, small part about him defensively, I'm a bit squeamish about, I should say, squeamish, sorry.
00:04:30
James
It's a very good point. ye
00:04:35
James
I must say, yeah just quickly as I'm sorry there Rob, with air obviously going back to a bit positive, Twans AB is an absolute Rolls Royce of a player.
00:04:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's a fair fair point.
00:04:46
Tom Crack
Amazing. Yeah.
00:04:47
James
He was unbelievable. I didn't expect him, I don't think any of us expected him to start either, to be quite honest. I i certainly didn't. i So when we seen the lineup, unbelievable.
00:04:57
James
And he's, Yeah, he really was so good. he's He's so technically good on the ball as well, which is what we've been missing for a long, long time. ah So to have a player like him at the back for us, yeah, quality. He was, yeah, like I say, hell of a player.
00:05:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, so it's versatile as well, isn't he, that he can sort of, he's been the right back the majority of the time and then we want to try this system so at times he's been asked to slot in to sort of the right of a back three and didn't look face at all, did he?
00:05:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just took to it straight away and the idea of this setup, like we said, was to keep Son and Johnson quiet and Johnson had that chance ah very early on in the game that you, in all honesty, probably should have scored, but we got away with that one and then
00:05:27
James
Yeah. ye
00:05:41
Tom Crack
Hmm. Oh, yeah.
00:05:43
James
Eh.
00:05:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and then, well, Tom, they they kept them quiet the rest of the game, didn't they? They didn't have much of a sniff, did they? a Two Spurs wingers, so it credit to the the defense, really.
00:05:52
Tom Crack
Yeah, definitely. It's been of interest interesting moving forward. If we do actually have this five at the back formation, then one of them lingers back when the other four back goes forward because it worked really well. I was kind of thinking, are we just doing this because, you know, we're facing a team we aren't necessarily expected to get anything against. So let's just kind of hold the four and hope we can make a few goals, which is what happened.
Effective First-Half Performance
00:06:09
Tom Crack
I don't know if moving forward, we're going to do this against slightly small teams because it seems to work really well. But yeah, I mean, in the first half, I can't really obviously possession wise that was always going to be the case that Spurs had more but I think in terms of chances and the quality of those chances it was more in our favour I think we obviously got the two goals which shows that's the case but we hit the woodwork a couple of times they were just a bit flaky of their efforts I think either deflected or just weak shots that Murch was able to save so I thought on a Facebook we really thoroughly deserved to go, how can you not deserve to go 2-0 in the Premier League but
00:06:40
Tom Crack
Yeah, really really good performance defensively. Heart and mouth stuff in the second, which we'll touch on, but really great stuff in that first half, I thought, from all all five all five of them, and Murch as well.
00:06:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, so the game plan was fantastic, wasn't it? So, obviously we spoke about Davis already, someone we heat praise on all the time, someone else we heat praise on all the time and deservedly so again today is of course the man in charge, Kieran McKenna. So James, how much praise does he deserve for picking out this game plan and then making sure that that's executed to perfection to get that result?
00:07:14
James
Oh, he did, mate. I mean, what more else can we say about Kieran McKenna, really? I mean, he deserves all the products. I mean, to not only obviously keep his head up and the whole team's head up, and I feel like he's keeping our heads up as well, considering we hadn't won before this in 10 games.
00:07:32
James
I feel like we he was still managing to stay calm like he always has, which is obviously exactly what you need. He's not lost his head. And then just to wait the weight, the weight, the whole setup for the Spurs game was yeah brilliant. Every man knew what he was doing. Every man did the job right. And he, even when he made the subs, the couple of subs that he made when Clark came on and um who came on with him.
00:07:57
James
Yes. I thought they were great changes at the right time as well. Cause the lap, he was maybe looking a little bit tired as well. And he'd been booked as well. So there's obviously that threat because we cannot afford another red card. Right. We can't have that again. And, um, so yeah, I think the in-game management was brilliant. He made the subs at the right time. And like I could say, the whole setup. Yeah. Spot on. What a manager. What a man.
00:08:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Tom, do you echo those thoughts? um I assume you do.
00:08:25
Tom Crack
Yes, very much so. I think the the thing with him, and it's it it could be so easy for us as fans, which i've I've been guilty of this season, is to sort of be like, you get so negative and when's his wing going to come from? and But just the way he hammers himself, even after losses or even after today, it's just, you know, it's one game at a time. And there's there's a lot of positives to take from poor from poor results.
00:08:48
Tom Crack
And, you know, there's only so many times you can clutch on that.
Impressive Performances Praised
00:08:52
Tom Crack
We're victims of that on this podcast, many occasions this season, where you're sort of recapping something that wasn't necessarily the best thing about the weekend. But yeah, it's just, it's just so great seeing, and having faith in a lot of guys who aren't necessarily starters, a new formation, a tough place to play. We touched on Twansaby again, but you know, coming back from a freakish injury and then sort or trial-by-fire type situation, was able to handle it fantastically. Kijoost as well, big game for him, we'll touch him, I imagine, later on in the show but with Phillips' suspension, but he's another one who just was fantastic and it's's it's great to see that we can cook we can rely on people who may not necessarily be the first M on the sheet. There's a lot of great things to take away from this, as well as the win, which is crazy to think really.
00:09:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, so it's fantastic, isn't it? I think, in terms of game plan, I think, but Ken, we obviously know how good he is, but he's actually got the last three games perfect.
00:09:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just been individual areas, like we say, red cards, silly second yellow challenges and your mistakes and stuff.
00:09:48
Tom Crack
Yeah.
00:09:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
that It's been individual things like that that have cost us results in the end, or or referee rollver decisions in those games as well in all fairness haven't helped. but It's been things at the point being, it's been things outside of Kieran McKenna's control really in terms of his game plan and stuff.
00:10:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
He has smashed it out of the park, three games in a row. And we were so unlucky to only come out of that with a point from those
Efficient Counter-Attacks
00:10:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
last two games. And now it's got three points I deserve that. So say four points from that run of seven games isn't terrible, but say in terms of how Kieran set the side up, it very could have easily been sort of seven or nine.
00:10:23
Tom Crack
basket
00:10:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
But for a couple of things going against us that are outside of his control, certainly maybe not out of the control of certain players.
00:10:28
James
Yeah.
00:10:29
Tom Crack
oh
00:10:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I'd say we did get it right. Many, we you could say it was a perfect away performance. The first half, especially, you know, you keep it tight at the back. It's the number one priority, except you're not going to have the the majority of the possession as the away side.
00:10:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
But what you do is you hurt them on the counter attack. and get your goals.
00:10:53
Tom Crack
That's good.
00:10:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we've covered the defensive side, keep solid. So then naturally the next thing to do is cover for the counter attack inside and how we got those goals. But before we do, let's have a word from one of our sponsors.
00:11:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
and we are back for the second part of today's tactics Tuesday. So we're going to focus in on the attacking side of things from the game, which obviously has been a very up and down topic for us. but seems that so We it every week, don't we? Sometimes we're praising it, sometimes we're criticizing, but like I said in my sort of outro to part one there, the key to an away performance is keeping solid, except that you're not going to have the bulk of the ball, especially somewhere like Spurs.
00:12:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
and being effective on the counter or attack which is what we were because we had only a 33 percent of the possession only three shots on target Spurs had higher xg than us and the expected threat as well so unexpected threat it was on that logic of if those stats were accurate the way the games played out we'd have lost two nil but we made the most the other end one two one and we said a lot of the time clinicality hasn't been the problem in a lot of games and we were clinical with the chances we did have. Like we said, three shots on target, two goals, 30% possession, brilliant counter attack in performance all around, really. So plenty of positives. Tom, do you want to sort of dive into anything in particular or do you want to just continue to praise the attack as a whole, like I've just done there?
00:12:50
Tom Crack
I think in terms of looking at the way in which we counted, One person in particular which we've James touched on on Monday's show was I think Amari Hutchinson, not necessarily because he wasn't necessarily involved in either an assist or a goal on set on Sunday's gay inside his game, but one of the things he did so well in the first and second half especially in a second when we weren't really going forward that much was his hold-up play and like running across the face. I think that's what sort of led up to the the second goal and just like having the confidence to dribble either past people or just on holding onto the board really, really helped even people get forward or just calm things down a bit. And that was a really, really good thing to see. You know, we've talked a lot about him playing as a 10.
Players' Impact Discussion
00:13:32
Tom Crack
struggling to maybe compete with some of the big boys in the middle. And there were moments this week when he did have to run through the middle of the park to start something for the team. And he was fantastic at it. I really thought he held his own both in the middle and on the right, which is where I think he should say regardless of how good he was in the center of park on occasions. But he was really, really good. Was there anyone for you, James, alongside Hutchinson? Maybe like, you know, we've talked about Schmodix a lot. Really, really clinical, especially away from home it seems as well.
00:13:58
James
yeah definitely I mean yeah Hutchinson like like he said we've touched on before I know he was he was brilliant I think Richard said um in yesterday's episode that it was probably his best performance in an Ipswich shirt and i'd I'd probably I'd have to agree he he really was fantastic um um I'd say who stuck out as well again we we briefly mentioned his name Ella Caduste was
00:14:13
Tom Crack
yeah definitely
00:14:22
James
He looked really, really, honestly, really good, to be honest. i didn't Obviously, we know his pedigree, and we know he can play football. We know this, so obviously, we're coming from Napoli.
00:14:32
James
And Brentford, and that type of team, they're a bit like a Brighton. They don't just go for players you know sort of here, there, and everywhere.
00:14:39
James
They know what they're doing. They know who they're looking for. And it fell through at the last minute, and we've managed to pick him up. So he's obviously a good little player. um And judging on his performance on Sunday against Tottenham,
00:14:39
Tom Crack
Yeah, definitely.
00:14:53
James
I do think it's going to be difficult for Phillips to get back into the team to start against United. I think could use my edge just just to see how he does again, because why not? It obviously worked. And I thought he was brilliant. Mosey, I thought was good again. he've He's just been consistent, to be honest. There was a couple of times where a bit like you said with Leaf,
00:15:17
James
There was a couple of times where I noticed he did lose the ball a few times. And that's obviously very, very dangerous to do, especially in the Premier League. And he's losing it in very dangerous positions because we're going to get broken too.
00:15:28
Tom Crack
Well.
00:15:28
James
We're going to get counted. But, um, other than that, yeah, he didn't do too bad, but, uh, yeah, could choose for me along with Hutchinson.
00:15:30
Tom Crack
Hmm.
00:15:36
James
I think, yeah, I had a really good game and obviously Johnson as well. But we've mentioned.
00:15:41
Tom Crack
Can I quickly say something on Caduce as well? I don't know if you guys noticed it.
00:15:43
James
Hmm.
00:15:44
Tom Crack
One one of the things I didn't even realize about the guy, which we only saw on two occasions, which didn't lead to a goal, but it's definitely a nice secret weapon to have was that he's very good at long throws, which he had one on either side, which I didn't even know he had that in his locker.
00:15:52
James
yeah
00:15:56
Tom Crack
And that's something, you know, especially as a side like us two, maybe I'll have to rely on either corners or set pieces or this sort of thing.
00:15:56
James
love it
00:16:03
Tom Crack
That was a great thing to have. And you're not going to get that from Phillips as well. as I know it's only a small thing. But you saw everyone come up as if, it come up as if it was a corner. And that was a really, as you saw it happening. Oh, I didn't know you could do
Set-Piece Strategies
00:16:14
Tom Crack
that.
00:16:14
Tom Crack
um So I have a reason to have him on.
00:16:14
James
but It's weird having Rory delapse son in our team and not him being the threat of throwing.
00:16:19
Tom Crack
Yeah.
00:16:22
Tom Crack
Maybe Rory came to the training ground, tried on with all of them. And Caduce came out as the best candidate.
00:16:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah it's a good weapon to have in your arsenal long throw because especially when you're chasing games maybe so not so much a game like sunday but
00:16:26
Tom Crack
He's like, right, that's all of the other go. Liam, come on, you can do it. But Caduce was better than him, I guess. for um But yeah, know it's a good trait to have as a player who you're not sure is going to start in that spot, for sure.
00:16:30
James
ah Thank
00:16:40
Tom Crack
Hmm.
00:16:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
A game like Southampton comes to mind where we're 1-0 down, we as the clock runs out, there's nothing you fear more, where as in the team defend onto that narrow lead, and you see someone go over and start sort of rubbing the ball, getting getting ready, and then so the big centre-afts come up and you just think, oh no, they're horrible things to defend, long throws, and they're like I say, if that's something we can add to our arsenal, because like you said, Tom set pieces and stuff like that, is
00:16:50
Tom Crack
Oh.
00:16:53
James
Rocket.
00:17:04
James
Yeah.
00:17:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
To be honest, it's something we need to improve at, really, because we're getting the chances. We're not taking them.
00:17:16
Tom Crack
yeah
00:17:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was showing Mr.
00:17:18
James
Yeah.
00:17:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
the Gold and one against Leicester. Bird just hit the bar this weekend.
00:17:20
James
Yeah.
00:17:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
It obviously didn't really matter in the end that it was early on. But we're at that point where we're making chances. We're not scoring them at the moment. So if that is something we can sort of turn around and start turning into goals, then that's another another avenue for us that will help in those tight games.
00:17:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
But we didn't need them, really, Saturday, did we, in the end?
00:17:39
James
yeah
00:17:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because we won anyway.
00:17:41
Tom Crack
Hmm.
00:17:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:17:42
James
but
00:17:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm talking about being clinical in front of goal. We mentioned it a bit on yesterday's episode, but that's Smodik's finish. I mean, I mean, Richard said ah he did effectively, he laid on the ground.
00:17:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's not like Rooney against Man City in terms of bicycle category, but technique is the is the placement of it.
00:18:00
Tom Crack
They will count.
00:18:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
there and say Considering he was, he was low to the ground, but he couldn't have put a further bottom corner if he'd hit it if he'd run onto it normally.
00:18:03
James
Yeah.
00:18:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
So the technique is there. And like you said, Tom, He's becoming the man away from home, isn't he? Delapse with perhaps the man generally, but we obviously know it's a lapse. The man at home that we don't Davis is the only other player to score at home so far.
00:18:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
The season Smodak's has become on the man for the away trips now, isn't he? Especially the ones against the big six. That's two in two against the away from home. He has the big six for him, isn't it?
Adaptation to Premier League
00:18:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
So his finishing is going to be a valuable and I can't think of the word I'm trying to say here, but it's going to be crucial for us.
00:18:33
Tom Crack
Oh yeah.
00:18:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
going forward, isn't it? If we can get him in the team and like you say, these half chances pop up that he's going to take them, isn't it James?
00:18:46
James
Absolutely. I mean, I'll be the first to hold my hands up because, you know, we've, I've always said, said he should be playing in the number 10. I think I do think that's the, the sort of role for him, but you know, in the last few weeks, to be fair to him, every time he's played, he's actually, he's really stepped up. He's looked really good wherever he's going to play. So, uh, mate, long mate continue, keep him in the team for now. need He's looking good, looking really good.
00:19:10
Tom Crack
One of the things with him as well is, you know, it's a narrative of guys, especially, we've you know, we've said this a lot, but it's a narrative for guys who have a great season of the championship can may step up up in the Premier League, because there's always that cliche, a lot of them can't, you know, like the likes of Adele Terat and people like that over the years who weren't able to do it, but he's done it so far.
00:19:20
James
Yeah.
00:19:26
James
Definitely.
00:19:27
Tom Crack
I think three goals, three really big goals, ah it was Brentford City and now Spurs, obviously those two games didn't go the way he wanted to, but this one did. And, you know, he was key in that. I think he's very much a,
00:19:38
Tom Crack
first half or 50-minute player. I don't know if he's got the legs for a hole 90. I don't know if maybe physically he doesn't hold much threat when we're trying to hold him to a lead but all those goals came in the first and he's really really clinical and you know he's but a key player for us as well so I really hope he can continue that form when we face United in a couple weeks time.
00:19:55
James
Absolutely.
00:19:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, so he takes his goals really well, don't he? All three goals, really good finishes, knows what he's doing.
00:20:01
James
Yeah.
00:20:01
Tom Crack
Yeah
00:20:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I can say the same, Liam delaps like that as well, I suppose, on this one. that So we had 1.38 XG, and I think Liam delaps got to be the one of that, because he did effectively put it in on the goal line.
00:20:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
sir but no He's had harder finishes, but It was going in anyway, if we're being honest, it was going to be an own goal, but it's nice to see the instincts kicking in, that he was there turning it in, that he didn't need to be, but he was, which means that, so, you know, that's a good thing to see, because maybe next time a ball breaks in that sort of area, it will need touching in, it won't be going over the line anyway for an own goal, and that, you know, he's going to be there, that the positive signs, and obviously from his personal side of things, you know no one likes seeing an own goal on the scoreboard, do they?
00:20:27
Tom Crack
Yeah.
00:20:31
James
yeah
00:20:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
like Everyone prefer their own if their own player gets a goal, and
00:20:50
James
ah for Yeah.
00:20:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Dragison wouldn't have wanted it against his name anyway.
00:20:54
Tom Crack
ye
00:20:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
So nice one for a nice little freebie for Dilap to have on his tally right on the goal line as well. And the counter attacking performance was fantastic, wasn't it?
Counter-Attacking Execution
00:21:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah All from the carry inside of things ah you that you've spoken me through there with Hutchinson and bringing the ball forward and the finishing as well.
00:21:10
James
Yeah.
00:21:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's nice to do one of these Tuesdays and dissect all these really positive things and how we won a game, isn't it? we Hopefully we get a lot more of these rather than trying to pick out like
00:21:20
James
nice change
00:21:20
Tom Crack
You can come in.
00:21:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, he played quite well, to be fair. We did lose.
00:21:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
We lost two now at home. to he He played quite well, but it's not more fun this one, isn't it?
00:21:24
Tom Crack
Yeah, yeah.
00:21:28
Tom Crack
Hmm.
00:21:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
But part of the reason why, yeah.
00:21:31
James
Hmm.
00:21:31
Tom Crack
It's one of the things with the lap as well. Oh, sorry, Rob. It's one of the things with the lap as well before we ah move on.
00:21:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
There you go.
00:21:38
Tom Crack
James, you touched it, I think yesterday, but I love the way, and it's obviously the way he runs of it is great. He was just going to run aimlessly to get fouled, like a tactical foul, but the way he holds up the ball, it's just like you just know he's going to win it or just cause an issue of someone and he's just so confident the second he gets the ball or the second it goes near him you know he's going to have a good chance of creating something from it.
00:21:51
James
Yeah.
00:21:58
Tom Crack
I just really really like you know he's usually up there on an island by himself especially when we play against a bigger side like Spurs so he really has to do a lot and just holding it before everyone else can kind of get to either side of him. And he does such a great job of that.
00:22:09
Tom Crack
And it's really one of the reasons why he's been so successful this year. Just such a big fan of the guy.
00:22:11
James
Yeah.
00:22:13
Tom Crack
And he's only 21.
00:22:13
James
Hey, mental.
00:22:14
Tom Crack
It's ridiculous. He's only 21. I keep forgetting that. But yeah, love, love, love the guy.
00:22:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, like as knock I said yesterday is i got say yesterday, he's got an incredibly high ceiling, we've just got to hope that he hits that while still wearing the Ipswich Blue rather than going off somewhere else.
00:22:18
Tom Crack
Please don't get injured.
00:22:19
James
Hmm.
00:22:19
Tom Crack
it's
00:22:27
James
Yeah.
00:22:28
Tom Crack
Yeah. Yeah.
00:22:29
James
Yeah.
00:22:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that, we're going to have another word from one of our sponsors now and when we come back we'll be talking about the sort of game management side of things that we saw a big improvement on on Sunday afternoon.
Game Management Improvement
00:23:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we are back for the final part of today's Tactics Tuesday diving back and going a bit deeper into Town's 2-1 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday. And now I sort of was alluding to it at the end of part two there, that it's nice to have one of these games that we talk about a win. And the big difference this time round is how we managed the game, wasn't it? That they'll throw some stats at you before I get your thoughts on it is that ah came out during the week so prior to the Tottenham game we'd only been winning for nine percent of the season or ahead of games which is less than anybody else and we'd also conceded the most points from winning positions where so effectively we're struggling to get in front and when we are we're throwing it away and we're throwing it away quickly as well because we've not been leading for long periods of time in games i mean case in point Brentford where the first one went in the second one followed in a couple minutes later
00:23:57
James
No.
00:23:57
Tom Crack
Yeah.
00:24:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
things like that. We have a tendency to sometimes sort of roll over when we get in front and sort of not really like we've struggled to sort of maintain that but that is something we've done very very well against Spurs. Yeah the once they got one back that was slightly sloppy Markham from a set piece but It was a nervy end, but the key is it was a nervy end that got the job done, which wasn't the case in previous games. Did you spot any sort of key differences, Tom, in sort of how he managed to do that, or was it just a confidence thing, would you say?
00:24:39
Tom Crack
One of them was just a bit of a ah messing about from a lot of us in terms of yeah tactical time, which is what you need game management wise. You know, we've seen last two weeks, it was very much third time to charm and not conceding a late goal. Because we had Brentford and Leicester. And, you know, they just did a lot, they did all they did everything right, I think, in those latter stages of the game when Spurs were trying to get that equalizer when they were 2-1 down.
00:25:04
Tom Crack
A lot of it was Muric being really smart and just holding up the ball after he's either grabbed it from across or got it from a save. He did that the entire game to be fair, whether it was minute one or 98, which was really good to see. That's one of the things he was very good at this past weekend was his game management. But one of the other things we saw going forward in the latter stages of the game, I think it was, I think it was a Murray Hutchinson when he was on the like edge of Spurs box, almost five yards foot away from it. And instead of trying to just go for a silly shot and either score or just most likely give Spurs the ball back straight away.
00:25:34
Tom Crack
going straight through, but I was like, I'm going to turn my back here and try to run for corner and got fouled in doing so. And that was around the 95th minute, I believe. And that's the sort of stuff you need to do to come away with a win. And that was really, really good to see. And, you know, other end of the pitch again, you saw really good save from Maric against Solanke. And that was, I did say to myself, like, Oh, that's, that's the game. That's their chance. But then, you know, I kind of thought that a bird just last week when he made that clearance before they went to equalize.
00:25:59
Tom Crack
really, really good game management. I think that's the big key there and they did it successfully. James, what what stood out to you? I kind of listed a few of them there, but I'm sure there's a few more.
00:26:08
James
No, well, I mean, for starters, yeah, well said. I absolutely agree with you because it was it was finally nice to see us manage to so see a game through.
00:26:18
James
um Excuse me.
00:26:19
James
Do you know what I mean? Because the last couple of weeks have obviously been an absolute heartbreak. And when that first goal went in, ah what I won't lie. i was I was panicked.
00:26:19
Tom Crack
Yeah.
00:26:30
James
I was worried. I was really, really scared. i was I thought it was coming just because of the way the last few weeks have gone. and I thought we were going to crumble. I thought our heads may go down.
00:26:41
James
But ah credit where credit's due to every single one of them. It didn't happen. They managed to see the game through. ah Like you said, it was ah it was nice to see the the proper tactics come out, like the little time wasting bits here and there.
00:26:56
James
Because like you said, that they are the bits that you do need. They're they're a massive help to get them wrong.
00:27:00
Tom Crack
Yeah, you need him. Yeah.
00:27:01
James
That's why we've been conceding. ah So to to turn around and get them sort of things right, yeah, spot on. So I think you touched on it all brilliantly, Tom, to be honest, mate. Not too much to add.
00:27:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think it's massive, isn't it, to get that right. But what sort of effect do you think that will have psychologically once we get back to the international break and we start playing
Psychological Boost from Wins
00:27:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
again? Because Brentford was obviously heartbreaking. You're trying to hang on for a point last minute. that You think, oh, a bit of them, like we could have done better there, that we'll go again next week. And then to happen two weeks in a row, obviously that time trying to defend a point, to prevent of three points, sorry.
00:27:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
and just happened to settle for a draw. When it happens two weeks in a row, I was like, when something happens once, it can be a mistake or a fluke. When it happens twice in quick succession, it's a problem.
00:27:48
James
Yeah.
00:27:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it's a problem they've obviously acknowledged and solved.
00:27:49
James
Well.
00:27:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
So what do you think sort of psychologically that will do for the lads going forward, when they're holding these winning positions again, James?
00:28:00
James
It's a massive boost, huge, because if it was safe they did equalise, and we we even said on the crossover we'd have taken a point, so fair enough, but if it did happen from being 2-0 up, um that would have been three weeks in a row, then going into an international break, horrible. That is that would have been that would have been the worst case scenario, I think. So the fact that we've come through with the three points,
00:28:23
James
Again, it's annoying that the international break is here, because I would have liked to have gone straight on to... who's like yeah Our next game's united, isn't it?
Anticipation for Future Matches
00:28:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:28:31
Tom Crack
Yeah.
00:28:32
James
Yeah, I would have gone i would have liked to have gone straight through and played them next week, new manager or not. I think now would have been a good time, but um even so, even with the break, yeah, it's huge.
00:28:44
James
it's such a It's such a boost that we finally got it on the board and yeah actually managed to hold out. So, yeah. um I'm looking forward to you United as well. I think it's going to be a good game.
00:28:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah tom where do you think this sort of sets us up for united it and then going forward, the boost that will be to have seen one of these over the line and experiencing that winning feeling and wanting to experience that again.
00:29:12
Tom Crack
Yeah, well, I think starters, you know, Portland Road is going to be absolutely rocking against United in a few Sundays' time. It's one of the big boys coming to town. This is one of the reasons why we're so excited to be back in the Premier League. I think it's also one of the reasons why this is like, you know, it's a bit of a cliche, I think, of United in recent years. But, you know, a lot of people think they can get result against United these days, which wasn't necessarily the case 10 or so years ago. So I'm very, very confident about that. And I think just, yeah, going to this last international breakdown until March, I believe.
00:29:41
Tom Crack
Football's coming thick and fast now. You kind of need to have that consistency. And just getting that win is just massive. I think it was our worst start in the top flight without a win, maybe, I'm not sure. But yeah, just to get up that Richard called it on Monday, the monkey off our back, it' it's such a big thing. And I think closing out games now as well, it's just, I think as James said, it's just, they know they can do it now. I think as fans, we know they can do it and we have the confidence in them to do it. And It wasn't, you know, it wasn't even, as I said, it wasn't necessarily the tackles they made in those last few stages that were like, yeah, they're doing it. It was just, just the the little moments where tactically falling down or I said, I said it a few weeks ago, but there's no shame in just huffing it forward as well. It's great to play out from the back when you need to, but like there's a moment when Davis got a 97th minute and he had it in the corner near our goal.
00:30:28
Tom Crack
And he just booted it forward. It's like, that's what you need to do sometimes to get a
Positive Outlook Post-Break
00:30:32
Tom Crack
result. And they did it perfectly. I was really, really, really chuffed for the lads and the fans in London this week. It's just fantastic. So good.
00:30:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
actually And of course that's another thing to heap praise on Kieran McKenna for, as we were saying with the setup of the ah initially and getting the job done. And then like I say, that game management all starts from the manager.
00:30:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's yet another thing onto the long, long, long list that we could sit and praise him for that.
00:30:53
Tom Crack
Hmm.
00:30:53
James
Yeah.
00:30:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm not going to get, I'm not going to go into it because we'll be here for another hour. And we've got probably even longer than that, but certainly the first wins under the belt.
00:31:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Some fantastic things to take forward into the future games. The only annoying thing is we have to wait two weeks. where The difference in feeling today to take the last in the national break when it was realized we had two weeks to get over that West Ham game. we were We were happy to see it, but not as fortunate time in this time round after a performance such as that, but certainly a lot to look ahead to when we do come back from the Pointless Nations League games.
00:31:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
That is the end of today's episode, though. Thank you, Tom. Thank you, James, for joining me here for today's Tactics Tuesday. You can keep up to date with us on our socials at GSPN Ipswich. We're going to have a bit of a break, as we normally do, over the international period. It won't be as usual episodes going up. We'll chuck them in as and when, like we do. And then we'll come back next week with a build up for Man United. But for now, from all three of us, we will catch you next time.