McKenna: Szmodics Injury Same Ankle..
Town boss Kieran McKenna has confirmed that the injury Sammie Szmodics suffered in the first half of this afternoon’s 4-1 FA Cup win at Coventry City was to the same ankle which had previously kept him sidelined.
The 29-year-old had missed the last five matches having picked up the knock at Fulham early in January.
The Republic of Ireland international had undergone treatment earlier in the match before indicating he wanted to come off in the 35th minute, Nathan Broadhead taking over.
“I don’t know about a recurrence but it’s the same ankle, so the chances are it’s probably linked,” McKenna said when asked about Szmodics’s injury.
“That’s a big blow, there’s no doubt about it. We really, really enjoyed having him back in training this week, he gives us a different dynamic, a different maturity, a different age profile, a different type of player, so we’ll keep our fingers crossed, but that’s the big downside from today.”
Coventry City 1-4 Ipswich Town: Stuart Watson’s verdict.
Ipswich Town won 4-1 at Coventry City in an FA Cup fourth round tie yesterday afternoon. Stuart Watson reflects on the action.
SIGN OF PROGRESS
It wasn’t long ago that very little separated these two sides.
Ipswich won a tight, nervy game at the CBS Arena last April to all-but-seal automatic promotion to the Premier League. Coventry, having almost made the FA Cup Final, fell just short of a top-six finish.
Fast forward nine months and the Blues were able to win 4-1 at the same venue against still strong Championship opposition having made 11 changes to their previous line-up.
It’s a reminder that, in spite of some top-flight struggles progress has continued to be mad
