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Tractor Boys breeze past the Shrews
KIERAN MCKENNA could not fault his Ipswich side after a sixth consecutive victory.
Town kept up the pressure on the top two in League One with goals from George Hirst and Massimo Luongo moving them two points behind second-placed Plymouth.
Mckenna said: “It was a good performance against a difficult team.
“We have done lots of good things, scored a really good goal to open the game up, had other chances in the first half, but it was never going to be easy against a Shrewsbury team that defends their goal really well.
“We had lots of pressure around their goal and lots of chances without getting big clear-cut chances because you don’t have many of them against Shrewsbury, but we created right through the game, looked a threat, scored a good second goal from Massimo as well and I thought we defended in general well throughout the game.
“You’re never comfortable at one or 2-0 even against a team like Shrewsbury. They put the ball in the box so quickly and every set-piece is an opportunity to load the box. You have to stand up to that and I thought in general we did that very well.”
Shrewsbury had a couple of chances, but Ipswich goalkeeper Christian Walton kept
out a
Luke Leahy header, while Chey Dunkley struck the crossbar.
Shrews boss Steve Cotterill said he was disappointed with the two goals his team gave away which he said were both “preventable”.
Cotterill said: “We’re disappointed with the goals given away. I think that our lads could have played a bit better than they did today.
“Ipswich are probably the strongest team we have played all season. They’re really too big a club to be in League One, so it’s difficult to compete when you come to places like this. The lads give what they can.
“It’s always disappointing to concede a goal. How we defended both goals today they were both preventable. When you come up against sides like that they can put five subs on and them five would probably get in our starting line-up and it’s a fantastic luxury.”