It was nice to be back at Portman Road. I think many of us needed the break towards the end of the last campaign, but I felt ready and excited to be back at the place we all call home.
I was also glad we managed to get a point – our first at Portman Road this year!
It was a half decent game overall. Both sides huffed and puffed and a 1-1 draw was probably how it deserved to finish, although I’d argue Town looked the team more capable of winning it.
Suffolk News’ Ipswich Town columnist Joey Sadler
I’ve seen mixed reviews on the performance from fans, but I was relatively happy with it to be honest.
We look like a side with an abundance of talent within the ranks, but we just haven’t clicked yet – that’s probably exactly what we are.
I know 10 out of the 11 starters on Sunday afternoon were signed in previous seasons, but this is still a group who hasn’t had a lot of time shared on the pitch together, which I think has radiated in the way we’ve been performing so far.
Ipswich Town picked up their first point of the year at home at the weekend. Picture: Barry Goodwin
Ipswich Town picked up their first point of the year at home at the weekend. Picture: Barry Goodwin
It reminds me a little bit of when Kieran McKenna first took over. The talent is there, but it just needs time. Time to build partnerships, time to build a way of playing and the dreaded saying of ‘time to gel’.
I was nervous going into the game, but I left the ground feeling that maybe we aren’t a million miles away from where we need to be after all.
Transfer wise we still need more. I always felt we’d lose more players than initially thought this summer, but I’m surprised with just how many we’ve allowed to let go without replacing them.
I think we may be talking about the void of Sam Morsy a lot this season and although I see some attributes in Azor Matusiwa to suggest he could play that role, the leadership side worries me, as does the quality of depth in that area.
A lot of other clubs are still set to do some big business this summer and I think that will be the same for us.
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