That’s The Way To Do It

I was very impressed with Town’s performance against MK Dons on Saturday. The Blues played exceptionally well and fully deserved all three points, and to be top of the table!

It was bordering on faultless display – apart, perhaps, from Luke Wolfenden dwelling on the ball too long, which almost lead to a goal for the visitors. It was another big crowd at Portman Road, as  23,000 + witnessed one of our best home performances in a long time. I guess in terms of months it is a long time, but it is only a few home games ago that we stuffed Charlton Athletic here 4-0 to end last season in style!

Manager Kieran McKenna was his usual good-natured self in the after-match interview when he said that our scrappy second goal was the pick of the bunch for him. He is a real pragmatist and never gets too high when we win, or too low when we lose. He has a calming effect on the whole squad I think. I guess the only disappointment was that Freddie Ladapo didn’t score, but his all-around play was good, and he never stopped running after lost causes. The crowd was very vocal too and served as our extra man.

I predicted that Town would win this one 3-1 and that Conor Chaplin would score the opener. And although he did not get our opener, he got on the scoresheet in the end, and thankfully, we did not concede any goals. There is a real understanding within the squad and when four subs came on, it did not have a detrimental effect on our performance. Everyone knew their positions, and everyone plays to their strengths. On Tuesday it is Burton Albion away, and as Conor Chaplin alluded to after our tremendous victory on Saturday, it has set the standard for the long old season ahead.