Source: Team_Talk
Keane frustrated as Town draw again
The stalemate was Town's ninth at Portman Road in the Championship and leaves them hovering above the relegation zone.[LNB]Keane said: "Our performances generally haven't been too bad but it's another draw and draws don't get you anywhere fast.[LNB]"When you look back at all the draws we've had we might have been better to lose half and win the other half.[LNB]"Somebody must be making money out of us by predicting draws every week and we shouldn't begrudge them that.[LNB]"But this was a typical Championship game. Both teams had chances, it finished 1-1 and we all go home. Boring."[LNB]Ipswich had broken the deadlock after just 22 seconds.[LNB]The move started when Jon Walters picked up a loose ball and pushed it wide to deadline-day signing David Healy.[LNB]The striker's low cross took a slight deflection but reached Daryl Murphy, who muscled in front of David Wheater and turned a close-range effort into the Boro net.[LNB]The Irishman had also signed on loan from Sunderland on Monday and it was his first goal in two years - a barren spell spanning 45 games.[LNB]However, Town failed to build on their lead and Keane added: "Scoring goals has been a problem for us all season.[LNB]"In the second half we got in some really good positions but we just needed the final ball. The final ball is the most important one in football.[LNB]"If you look at what happens between the two boxes we do reasonably well. But what goes on in the boxes it what life's all about."[LNB]The Teessiders punished Ipswich when they equalised after 62 minutes.[LNB]Gary O'Neil swung in a corner and Wheater rose highest to send a header spinning into the Ipswich net.[LNB]Boro boss Gordon Strachan said: "I thought it was a fair result. Ipswich were the better team in the first half.[LNB]"We were getting used to a right-back playing in the middle of the park and a left-back playing on the left of midfield.[LNB]"We weren't ready for that type of game, with so many new players, and it was unsettling.[LNB]"Had it been a nice simple, passing game we might have been all right and we'd have settled in but it was ferocious to start with.[LNB]"The fact we then went a goal down so early on threw the guys who were playing out of position into a bit of shock.[LNB]"But our mental strength got better as the game went on.[LNB]"We showed we can play but we have to learn to be more professional in the first couple of minutes.[LNB]"Sometimes when a team score early on it's a brilliant goal and you can't do anything about it.[LNB]"But with this one we were so embarrassed, down the left-sided area, that we crumbled.[LNB]"It took us until half-time to settle everyone down."[LNB][LNB]
