Source: SKY_Sports
Keane bemoans 'horror show'
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Roy Keane blasted his Ipswich side's defending following the 3-1 defeat to Middlesbrough but insisted there was no reason to panic.[LNB] High-flying Boro took the lead in the first half with a Gary O'Neil header and wrapped it up late on with two strikes from substitute Jeremie Aliadiere.[LNB]Ipswich got a stoppage-time penalty consolation from Jon Walters and they also had some good spells of possession but Keane was left to rue costly lapses at the back.[LNB]"When you look at the goals we've conceded all season, it has been a horror show," said Keane. "And there have been another three today.[LNB]"We have had decent possession and always looked a threat but as soon as we lose it we are in trouble and we've conceded a goal. We can't keep on giving the ball away.[LNB]"And up the other end too. We have put good balls into the area but not made them count.[LNB]"If it was about corners and balls into the box we'd be well clear at the top. We can't keep on making excuses."[LNB]No panicIpswich have picked up just two points from their opening six games of the season but Keane insists his men can turn the situation around.[LNB]"I wouldn't call it a crisis," he stressed. "Supporters may call it that but I would call it a challenge.[LNB]"We are certainly not panicking. Are we disappointed? Yes. Are we frustrated? Yes. But we are not panicking.[LNB]"We have a decent squad here and between the boxes we are playing some good stuff. [LNB]"Maybe we are lacking a bit of confidence at the moment because of the lack of a win but it will come, it will gel. It is early days yet."[LNB]Southgate reactionBoro boss Gareth Southgate admitted his team were not at their best but felt the quality of their finishing was key to the outcome.[LNB]"I thought we were laboured at times, particularly in the second half when they had so much of the ball," he said.[LNB]"I thought the quality of the goals was excellent and I was delighted that Jeremie came off the bench and made an impact like that. It is nice for a manger when a player makes his point like that.[LNB]"But the game wasn't as easy for us as the scoreline suggests. We were made to work hard and we lost concentration at the end and gave away a soft penalty and the clean sheet. We need to be more ruthless."[LNB]
