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Ipswich Town: Kieran McKenna says Championship not easy after relegation
Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna says it is hard to acclimatise to the Championship again after relegation from the Premier League.
The Tractor Boys visit Leicester City on Saturday (15:00 GMT) for a meeting between two sides who dropped down from the top flight last season.
Town are fourth – five points off the automatic promotion spots – but the Foxes have endured an inconsistent season so far and sit 13th, three points back from the play-off places.
"It's probably different for different clubs but it is difficult and especially if you don't get off to a good start and you can't get that momentum and turn it around if you're coming off a losing season," McKenna told BBC Radio Suffolk.
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Wednesday night went from awesome to awful in the space of approximately 40 minutes for the Foxes. Sadly, the Leicestershire outfit relinquished a two-goal lead to Bristol City at Ashton Gate Stadium in midweek. The LCFC side evidently gave up following a mixed a message from boss Marti Cifuentes concerning an overly defensive-minded setup in the second half.
Due to Cifuentes not knowing how to motivate his side verbally or construct a plan in order for them to retain their winning position – they eventually lost it. The match with the Robins ended 2-2 when it probably should have finished 2-0, 3-0, or even 2-1 if we give the South West side a bit of credit. Though surrendering that margin is truly unacceptable.
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'I'd go to war for any of our boys' – Davis on two big wins and the trip to Leicester
Leif Davis believes things are 'starting to click' for Ipswich Town.
Following relegation from the Premier League, it's been an up and down season for a new-look squad that was assembled fairly late in the transfer window.
Defeat at Oxford (2-1) followed by a poor performance at Blackburn (1-1) led to questions about the direction of travel, but the Blues have responded with back-to-back home wins against high-flying duo Coventry City (3-0) and Stoke City (1-0) to climb to fourth in the Championship table.
"Against Oxford we actually played well in the game, but mistakes happened," reflected Davis. "Then Blackburn wasn't good enough at all. In probably the three years I've been here that was probably one of the worst team performances I've been involved in and I think a lot of people would say that as well. We reviewed that game and spoke at the training ground about what we had to do.
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