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Kieran McKenna believes Ipswich City can take “so many positives” from their 2-2 draw in opposition to Aston Villa.
The Tractor Boys, who’re again within the Premier League after 22 years away, prolonged their unbeaten league streak to 4 matches, after Liam Delap’s strike secured a share of the spoils at Portman Highway.
Delap had given Ipswich an eighth-minute lead, however targets from Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins noticed Villa flip the match on its head simply after the half-hour mark.
However, the hosts dug deep with Delap levelling within the 72nd minute to safe their fourth successive draw, which strikes them out of the relegation zone to fifteenth place.
And McKenna was thrilled with the character his gamers demonstrated.
“I feel we created the higher probabilities within the sport, however once you come again from 2-1 down, some extent is an effective outcome,” he stated. “The crew, at 2-1 down, by no means dropped their heads, and we have been at all times aggressive within the sport.
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“I assumed the sport had a extremely good move to it with two good sides. To be competing with a crew who’ve been collectively for 3 years with a prime supervisor, I feel there are such a lot of positives to take for us.
“4 video games unbeaten doesn’t come simply within the Premier League. It’s a incredible first step, and we nonetheless really feel there may be a whole lot of enchancment to return.”
Villa missed the prospect to maneuver degree on factors with leaders Liverpool and, although dissatisfied with the outcome, Unai Emery acknowledged it was an correct reflection on the stability of play.
“We managed the primary half higher than the second half,” he stated. “We began the primary half very properly; we got here again, and we managed the sport very well. However within the second half, they have been pushing.
“We had our probabilities, however we conceded greater than regular, and we didn’t management issues like we did within the first half. I’m not pleased with the purpose, however I’ve to simply accept it as a result of I feel it’s honest.”
“They at all times put a whole lot of stress on us, and we couldn’t actually implement our sport plan,” Watkins added. “We didn’t get it proper within the remaining third. We may have been extra ruthless – myself included.
“They saved placing stress on us. They’re right here at dwelling; they made runs in behind and we grinded the outcome out ultimately.”
