After two back-to-back promotions through high-pressing football, Ipswich Town faces a new challenge in the Premier League. Manager Kieran McKenna's tactics have proven successful, but maintaining this style with a squad largely unchanged from their League One days might be difficult.
Ask Kieran McKenna what style he wants his Ipswich team to play this season and he might surprise you. McKenna has built a high-pressing, goalscoring machine, racking up 194 points and 193 goals across back-to-back promotions to take a floundering League One side back to the Premier League in less than three years. Many of the players who started out on that journey remain at the club. Seven started against Liverpool on the opening day, but a ceiling has been hit.
'When you step up a division, knowing you can be hard to beat, get a clean sheet, defend when you need to - that's important,' says McKenna. 'It's about deciding each game and each week how aggressive we can be to give ourselves the best chance we have to be competitive. 'We're going to have to find other ways to be competitive and compete for points.
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