McKenna must axe Ipswich dud who was as bad as Johnson

Ipswich City have now lastly been put out of their Premier League distress with Saturday’s disappointing 3-0 defeat at Newcastle United formally confirming their inevitable relegation.

Kieran McKenna’s facet have managed to lift some smiles amongst their fanbase not too long ago with a draw on the highway at Chelsea one memorable outcome throughout April, alongside a 2-1 win away at Andoni Iraola’s powerful AFC Bournemouth outfit, however back-to-back defeats to Arsenal and the Magpies proved to be the deadly physique blow.

Ipswich’s process on Tyneside to attempt to decide up an surprising win was made ever harder by Ben Johnson’s dismissal deep into the primary half, with the quantity 18 letting his facet down massively on the massive event.

Johnson’s efficiency in numbers

Sadly, this can have soured Johnson’s fame amongst the Suffolk lots, contemplating he had been within the good books after scoring and aiding in that aforementioned 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.

However, at St James’ Park, the ex-West Ham United man misplaced his cool, with two quickfire bookings – the second being a petulant drag again of Alexander Isak’s shirt – ensuing within the 25-year-old despondently trudging off the pitch.

Quickly after, the thrilling striker he fouled would fireplace the Magpies into the lead from the penalty spot, with the outcome solely pointing in a single path from then on in.

When he was nonetheless on the St James’ Park turf, Johnson would throw himself about admirably with 4 duels gained, however that constructive quantity meant little or no after the purple card was brandished.

Nonetheless, he wasn’t the only underperformer from the away facet’s perspective, with considered one of Johnson’s teammates enduring an equally irritating afternoon as Ipswich’s Premier League destiny was sealed.

Ipswich dud was as unhealthy as Johnson

Ipswich have been hanging on for expensive life all through the primary half, with the direct aftermath of Johnson’s dismissal even seeing Luke Woolfenden clear a Newcastle effort off the road.

McKenna would have been praying that his group might maintain out till the half-time interval to regroup, however Julio Enciso would rashly tangle with an advancing Jacob Murphy within the field throughout first-half added-on time to his supervisor’s dismay, resulting in a spot-kick being given.

Away from this incident, Enciso struggled all through his uneven 71-minute spell towards Howe’s males, with the Brighton and Hove Albion loanee solely in a position to register one effort at Nick Pope’s web.

Furthermore, the 21-year-old attacker solely amassed one profitable dribble from 5 tried, on high of solely finishing a meagre eight correct passes from his unmemorable 31 touches of the ball.

The lacklustre numbers do not cease there, with Enciso, not like Johnson, timid when asserting himself into duels versus the Toon, resulting in a bumper 13 duels being misplaced by the Paraguayan.

It might properly be time for McKenna to axe the out-of-sorts South American regardless of beforehand notching up a formidable 4 aim contributions donning Ipswich blue, figuring out full properly the 21-year-old will simply return again to the comforts of the Seagulls shortly when his Portman Highway deal expires.

Conor Chaplin was given a quick run-out in his place towards Newcastle and is extra more likely to stick it out with the Tractor Boys when EFL soccer is served again up, with McKenna and Co bruised by relegation however already hopeful of a direct return when their Premier League journey ends subsequent month.