Ipswich A.. Boxing Day.

[weller54]

[Strokes]

Win it!!

[Stevosevic]

Looking forward to this one. 
 

Huge opportunity to build a big gap. 

[Daggers]

[KingsX]

ESPN going all in on boxing day.  Showing Boro instead of Southampton (or Sunderland) seems an odd choice though.

 

Of course the mighty Foxes are the must-see match of the season.

 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Let's have it. Win.

[lnkstern]

Looking forward to this so very, very much.

 

Despite the spanking earlier today, Ipswich are a solid squad and will be tough to beat at home.

[Mike1983]

We’ll batter them! Hows our Boxing Day stats?

[Daggers]

You boy! Have we banked the three points yet?

 

 

[Lillehamring]

7 minutes ago, lnkstern said:

Looking forward to this so very, very much.

 

Despite the spanking earlier today, Ipswich are a solid squad and will be tough to beat at home.

They're poor at the back and are unlikely to park the bus.  leeds scored some very soft goals against them - personally i think they're there for the taking, as long as we keep it nice and tight at the back.

[Number 6]

Looking forward to this one. Ipswich will be wary after recent results. If they come out and attack us is could be a good game.

[Vacamion]

 

I know everyone wants Ipswich to do well (i.e. better than Leeds, and rightly so, generally) but I want us to grind Ipswich away, heap misery upon their recent form, and add a bit more insulation to ease our potentially difficult upcoming Afcon-affected January.

 

COYB.  

 

[DesertFox]

[Jattdogg]

Will be a tough game not helped by xmas festivities for players. A win by any means is massive. Let's hope for the 3 points, think we can do it!

[Trav Le Bleu]

4 minutes ago, Daggers said:

You boy! Have we banked the three points yet?

 

 

Gonna bah humbug this if we lose.

 

[KFS]

Pass round their kick and run style. 2-0 win.

[David Hankey]

The 'Tractor Boys' are quaking in their boots after today's matches.

[Noahfence]

There will be plenty of space for us in this 

[Lionator]

We need to start this game fast. They’ll be nervous and will probably want a statement response to today, so quietening the crowd down early will do half the job. 

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Unchanged hopefully 🤞 

[StriderHiryu]

I'd expect a big reaction from them after today's loss, but Leeds gave us the perfect blueprint in how to beat them, and we were able to give some players extra minutes to recover in today's game.

 

We want to start fast and aggressively target Sam Morsley when he receives the ball. At times, they build up their play with just a back 2, which means that the high press could be absolutely deadly. At the same time, Ipswich themselves press hard and will put our back 3 and keeper under immense pressure. But that can work into our favour because if we play out of their press, then there are gaps all over the place to exploit.

 

It all points to a high-scoring and explosive game, similar to the Southampton one. On paper, we should win because both teams attempt to play a similar style, but we are better man for man than them across the pitch. But a vociferous crowd on Boxing Day could make things tough, so won't take anything for granted.

 

Based on current form I think we will win, but this is a game where we have to put in a good display. If we play like we did in some of the first 10 games of the season, that won't be good enough.

[STEVIE B]

27 minutes ago, Mike1983 said:

We’ll batter them! Hows our Boxing Day stats?

Not great unfortunately. 

[Lionator]

2 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

I'd expect a big reaction from them after today's loss, but Leeds gave us the perfect blueprint in how to beat them, and we were able to give some players extra minutes to recover in today's game.

 

We want to start fast and aggressively target Sam Morsley when he receives the ball. At times, they build up their play with just a back 2, which means that the high press could be absolutely deadly. At the same time, Ipswich themselves press hard and will put our back 3 and keeper under immense pressure. But that can work into our favour because if we play out of their press, then there are gaps all over the place to exploit.

 

It all points to a high-scoring and explosive game, similar to the Southampton one. On paper, we should win because both teams attempt to play a similar style, but we are better man for man than them across the pitch. But a vociferous crowd on Boxing Day could make things tough, so won't take anything for granted.

 

Based on current form I think we will win, but this is a game where we have to put in a good display. If we play like we did in some of the first 10 games of the season, that won't be good enough.

This will be a good indicator of where we’re at. Our attack has clearly improved in the past 4 games but it’s been against team we should be beating. If it’s just as smooth against Ipswich then it’s going to be quite the fun second half of the season as we dismantle every single team we play. 

[StriderHiryu]

5 minutes ago, Lionator said:

We need to start this game fast. They’ll be nervous and will probably want a statement response to today, so quietening the crowd down early will do half the job. 

Further to this, Enzo has said "sometimes we need to keep the ball for 4 minutes before attacking."

 

That might sound mental, but this is exactly the sort of game he is talking about. Prevent them from building up any momentum, get their fans jittery and quiet. Make their players frustrated so when they jump, they don't do it collectively so we can pick them off by playing through the press.

 

But as per your point, and evidenced in the Southampton game, winning the ball high up the pitch to force Ipswich back is the best possible way to start the game!

[Lionator]

5 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

Further to this, Enzo has said "sometimes we need to keep the ball for 4 minutes before attacking."

 

That might sound mental, but this is exactly the sort of game he is talking about. Prevent them from building up any momentum, get their fans jittery and quiet. Make their players frustrated so when they jump, they don't do it collectively so we can pick them off by playing through the press.

 

But as per your point, and evidenced in the Southampton game, winning the ball high up the pitch to force Ipswich back is the best possible way to start the game!

We were relegated on the back of our team crapping themselves whenever we faced any sustained pressure, so it makes a lot of sense. Control the ball, control the environment on and off the pitch. Enzo gets the psychology of football and that’s why he has been such a great appointment. Especially compared to Rodgers who is psychologically one of the worst football managers going.