McCarthy: Anything That Could Go Wrong, Went Wrong
Saturday, 9th Apr 2016 18:31

Town boss Mick McCarthy admitted that “anything that could go wrong, went wrong” as his Blues side was beaten 3-1 by Brentford at Portman Road.

Luke Hyam was red-carded just before half-time after a clash with Bees’ midfielder Ryan Woods, having been booked in the early stages for a tackle on Alan Judge, which led to the Republic of Ireland international being stretchered off with what’s thought to be a broken leg.

Brentford manager Dean Smith felt the challenge was “a bit of a naughty tackle”, a view with which McCarthy didn’t concur.

“I’m disappointed that he said that,” the Town boss said. “I don’t think it is, I think he’s won the ball. I’ve just gone and complained at the referee as to why it was a booking if you win the ball.

“I don’t think it was naughty at all. Surprises me that, and disappoints me. But we all have opinions on it.

“I feel really sorry for Judgey, I know him and I had him in here and was going to sign him [in 2013] and he signed for more money at Blackburn.

“He’s a great kid and a lovely player, so I feel really sorry for him. The injury actually affected us more than it affected them.

“It affected Luke Hyam, his game is about getting about, winning tackles, having a presence like that and he couldn’t do it then.

“And ultimately, it’s cost him because I’ve no doubt he was targeted with the tackle that he got.

“But then he shouldn’t have reacted the way he did, he can’t do anything about that, it is a second booking and he is going to get sent off.

“He was going to come off at half-time. I would have hoped he could get to half-time, knowing he’d been booked, you can’t react in any way like that and you’ve got to be careful.

“And he had been careful by not going into tackles like that, so I thought he’d got his head around that and I’d make the decision at half-time. In hindsight I should have taken him off but that’s 20/20 vision that.

“He’s apologised, he’s sicker than anybody else because he’ll feel that he’s contributed more than anybody else in a way that it’s cost us the game.

“It hasn’t cost us the game, I think the first decision of the referee’s had a big part in costing us the game.”

Regarding the challenge from Konstantin Kerschbaumer on Cole Skuse in the lead-up to Brentford’s first goal, McCarthy was in no doubt it should have been given as a foul and that referee Phil Gibbs was close to giving a freekick.

“Everybody and their f******g grandmother thought it was a foul. And I’ve just been to see the referee and he goes to put the whistle in his mouth to blow. He said, ‘No, I didn’t put it to my mouth’. He still did, I just watched it.

“The linesman has said that his foot was planted and he slipped. It was a foul, he hasn’t given it. Anything that could go wrong has gone wrong.”

He added: “We gave it a go in the second half. I can only take something out of the sense of pride the players had the way they went about it in the second half. That was good with 10 men against a good team.

“I’m still disappointed with the manner of the goals, the second Brentford goal certainly. The third goal was even worse because we had the ball.

“The lads showed a lot of pride in the shirt and not letting their heads go down, they kept going until the very end, so that’s something to take out of the game. We had a few chances, but we didn’t take them unfortunately.”

McCarthy admitted it was a difficult decision to drop Tommy Smith as he looked to add a greater attacking threat from his full-backs.

“It was a tough decision for me to make,” he continued. “[It wasn’t a reflection on Tommy’s performances] whatsoever, and having had two clean sheets, it’s a difficult one to do, but we were playing at home and I wanted us, if we could, be a bit better with the ball.

“I thought Kevin Foley started great with the ball, he’s a very good footballer and I thought Jonas was excellent, certainly in the second half.

“He was really an example to anybody to how you keep going, he got better and better. It was with a view to having two more attacking footballer-based full-backs.”

Regarding Town’s prospects of getting their play-offs push back on track if they beat Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough next week, he said: “Aunty and bollocks come to mind.”

Asked about reports that a phone call from Ainsley Maitland-Niles’s mother had led to the on-loan Arsenal winger’s omission from recent squads, before returning to the XI today, he said: “What we do is private, whatever goes on, I wouldn’t comment on, to be honest with you.”

McCarthy confirmed that Teddy Bishop was fine, despite having been left out of the 18.

Brentford boss Dean Smith said he isn’t yet sure of the extent of Judge’s injury: “I’ve not heard the finality of it at the moment.

“He’s gone to hospital so we’re just waiting to hear. I’m hoping it’s not as bad as I fear because I heard something and I’m hoping it was the shin pad rather than the crack of bone.

“I thought it was a bit of a naughty tackle, personally, and I thought it deserved a red card.”

He added: “I just thought that the ball was there to be won, but I think he knew he was going to go in and do Alan as well at the same time. He was very reckless in my opinion.

“But I also felt there were a few talking points. I thought the tackle on Ryan Woods by Luke Varney later on was naughty as well and was deserving of a red card.

“There were a few talking points because Kersch maybe fouled their lad in the build-up to the first goal.”

Reflecting on his side’s performance, he said: “I’m really pleased. We’ve had a lot of injuries as well. Nico Yennaris pulled out last night with illness, he’d scored two goals in the last two games and had been instrumental in centre midfield.

“We’ve got Josh McEachran out with a fractured metatarsal and John Swift out, who got injured on U21 duty, so we’ve been light on the ground.

“I’m very proud of the players to come through the games that we’ve had in the last week and to score three goals in each of them and get three wins. Excellent.

“At 11 v 11 I thought we looked the likeliest to score. I knew coming here I knew in the first 15 minutes it would be very much a second ball game and we’d have to go and compete.

“The incident that happened with Alan, I thought the lads reacted really well, they were very disciplined, they never got involved with anything really, never went jumping into tackles and kept their discipline very well.

“We scored a good first goal, Kersch made a good run and pulled it back for Sam Saunders and it was a good finish.

“And then their lad gets himself sent off and I thought in the second half we created a number of opportunities. Towards the end I thought we had some tired legs and gave them some opportunities.”

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cartman1972 added 19:25 - Apr 9 See u next Tuesday
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Michael11 added 19:26 - Apr 9

So disappointing when you think back to the reverse fixture on the first day of the season and how optimistic we all were. Hyam's turned into a Lee Cattermole and I don't like it at all. He's always looking for confrontation and his ability is far from Championship standard. I think he's as poor as Douglas but gets more patience from the fans because he's a local lad. Mick just sounds so resigned and can't be bothered anymore. If that's the case then maybe it's best we say thank you and goodbye.

birdie82 added 19:27 - Apr 9 I don't care how little investment MM had there is no need to play negative hoof ball. Teams can still pass the ball
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Mick_Mills_Tache added 19:34 - Apr 9

If you know Hyam likes to put himself about, why not take him off like any normal, experienced manager would? Of course it was a yellow, he broke the poor blokes leg and has now ended Judge's hopes of going to (probably the only chance he'll have) the Euros. I wouldn't be surprised if MM told Luke to go in hard and to give home a kick early on...just find it coincidental how Mick was praising Judge and saying he's been ripping it up and in the first 5 minutes, he's going off injured....

blueboy1981 added 19:34 - Apr 9 Has an ITFC Manager ever spewed as much verbal garbage as this guy - not just today, but over the entire past season. You don't just need to leave us Mick - it's time you left the game behind - because it certainly has you. Villa are a shambles, and this guy would only add to that.
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BoredWithThisNow added 19:35 - Apr 9 Idiotic comments from a brainless simpleton. I despise you with a real passion McCarthy. It is truly heartbreaking to see our wonderful club reduced to playing this appalling brand of 'football'.
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blueboy1981 added 19:39 - Apr 9 Michael - just look in the mirror, and acknowledge that what / who you see - has entirely lost the plot. Everything about him proves the point. And that's being somewhat kind to him.
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grumpyoldman added 19:40 - Apr 9

Trueblue1998 as you correctly stated we had our playmakers injured most of the season, MM knew this early on why did he not address this then by getting somebody in on loan? Instead of spouting garbage about couldn't find better than he had. If he knew Hyam felt bad about injuring Judge why didn't he take him off. If Evans is so bad an owner who gives MM no money to spend why did he sign a new contract. Have I lost perspective, am I wrong in my assumptions, please if I am please correct me

TrueBlue1998 added 19:46 - Apr 9 grumpyoldman I think you're correct regarding Hyam- you could really see it coming, should've been changed earlier but I think he was going to change him at half time. I hope you're right and that we have some investment over the summer, but I think it would be fairer to judge Mick after that rather than before.
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Mick_Mills_Tache added 19:47 - Apr 9 See meekreeech is on a down arrow spree. #deluded
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jollyroger added 19:50 - Apr 9 Let's hope the next thing for you to go wrong is you lose your job
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grumpyoldman added 20:24 - Apr 9 I think you misunderstood my post to me MM is going through the motions and realises he has a safe job here as long as he doesn't rock the boat and keeps us in this league at least. He is a one trick pony with nothing new to bring to the club, the sooner he goes I can again attend PR with at least a chance of being entertained
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TomJamesLW added 20:25 - Apr 9 Better performance but luck simply isn't on our side at the moment, nor are the referees.
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runaround added 20:34 - Apr 9 Skuse slipped for their first goal Mick so you can't use that as an excuse. Errors earlier have left the players out of form, nervous & directionless. Going to need a lot of work to turn it around & I think it increasingly is likely to end up with a new manager & squad clear out
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mags96 added 20:42 - Apr 9 You lot are all crackers. Just because we got top 6 last season you think it's a right now!! No investment and injuries!! We are a mid table team there are bigger clubs above us and there will be 3 more bigger clubs in here next season. We need money not a new manager
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LordMamu added 20:54 - Apr 9 The fact that this plum thinks the tackle on Judge wasn't a foul because he won the ball shows how out of touch he is - he doesn't even know the rules for Christ's sake!! God knows what they must be coaching the players...it makes me shudder..
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Penguinblue added 21:02 - Apr 9 I've waited until 9 pm hoping that by now he would have done the decent thing - or been sacked. Go now - disgraceful. McCARTHY OUT
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brendenward35 added 21:25 - Apr 9

Let be realistic here Evans has just given Mick and Terry nice new contracts do you honestly think they are going to walk very much doubt it. Again do you honestly think Evans is going to sack him again very much doubt it. Unless villa are going to offer him a job his here till his contract expires. He did the same at Sunderland and wolves became very thick skinned and fans turned against him. Football at Sunderland was dire when he was in charge they couldn't wait to get rid and they certainly didn't offer him a 2 year deal when they were playing crap just like we are. His going no where so let's get used to it we don't really have much choice.

BillBlue added 22:18 - Apr 9

This man's use of the English language is a disgrace. He cannot answer a single question without using an expletive and is a disgrace to Ipswich Town, surely he should be fined at least a £1k by Evans each time he does so. This once great and honoured club is now the laughing stock of English Football and it has taken him less than three years to achieve that distinction.

brittaniaman added 22:24 - Apr 9 He did not take Hyam off because he was getting Booed ??? the point is MICK he was getting the Boos from the Brentford fans not US, did you not realise that????? Bang goes your statement during the week saying you will take anybody off if they get Booed ?? Stubborn Mick !!!!!!
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1psw1ch added 22:30 - Apr 9 were do we go from here ,,,longest club in this division and its so frustrating ,,,thought we had a champion manager but it's not looking like that now ,,, another poxy season in the championship just hope Norwich come down to join us ,,,,villa can have Mick
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MicksZzzTactics added 00:32 - Apr 10

Outrageous & clueless comments, once again!, by The Dinosaur!!! And personally I strongly resent you now try mixing fans and observers elderly RELATIVES into your pathetic bag-of-bozo-postgame-tricks!!! So I'm telling you straight up poooonk: Leave MY "f******g grandmother" -- may her dear soul Rest In Peace -- out of your sorry arrrZzz inabilities, shortcomings as well as crystal clear flat out incompetences AND thus in other words not the LEAST leave her out of all your "excuses" for yet again TODAY being a failure as both a football manager, a football tactician, a football leader (once again where was the POSITIVE football thinking leadership, both on and off the field???), a football motivator (once again where was the winning mentality, in this yet another must-win game???) ... and a football psychologist (i.e. should have taken one of your most dearest personal pet favorites who unfortunately also frequently happens to be our very own Vinnie-Jones-Wannabee Mr. Hyam out WELL BEFORE the approaching halftime whistle .... as everyone watching with 1 ounce of Football Knowledge and "Football GefÃ¼hlen" could have told you was EVENTUALLY going to happen with this Powder-Keg-like super equilibrist if he stayed on!!!).

First you slowly but steadily "just" became a very visible poor, to compliment already being an ultra stubborn and beyond arrogant I don't gave a flying f*** about the fans kind of football manager .... but lately you have really crossed the line, you Zzzilly Irish leprechaun, and clearly become what is now a indisputable DISCRACEFUL football manager!!! Period!!

So please I'm asking you ever soooo nicely: Just leave town ... and "Town"! ... altogether will you???
Or else .... or else .... or else ..... -- since I'm DEAD tried of your idea of football, pre- and post- game gibberish and just overall immensely arrogant fan-disrespect (the very fans who's financial "club investments" is the main reason for the existence of not only your very own lofty salary cheque but also the very existence of ITFC the football club .... cause without ANY of them fans there wouldn't be any ITFC!!!) -- I might seriously consider turning up real eraly at training one of these days, a training which btw apparently consists of little more than you an TC's "HOFF-BALL 101" nowadays!!!, and seriously hmmm creatively #entice" your arrogant Yorkshire heinee to get the hellll out of here!
What'that, you don't believe me Mick?: -) .... well that's your QUITE sensible prerogative obviously lol, but you really should Mr. Dinosaur cause I'm well known -- ehhh in the right inner circles of course! -- for being a very hmmm "persuasive" kind of Macho Man .... you know sort of that like the mentally challenged Anti-(super)-Hero named "Deadpool" currently showing at a movie theater near you! :-) lol HaHaHaHa

Just leave .... pleaZzzze I beg of you (and take ME & IM with you)!!!!!!!!!! I just want my ONCE proud and entertaining to watch little local Suffolk football baaaack!!PleaZzzze!!!

buddsterblue added 06:51 - Apr 10

Why does everyone keep saying we need more money, I hope I'm singing off the same hymm book money and league position doesn't seem to be the issue, I don't doubt we all would love to because prem side playing arsenal man u etc...but tobthe vast majority reading between the lines this has little relevance to the fact we all just want a little entertainment each week?

I've watched lots of academy games, recently u15 v Tottenham, at none of these fixtures have I seen one big lump from the back to the front or anything of the sort they are all playing football

Rio Ferdinand said man u success was built on all ages playing the same from u9 to first team, we definitely don't come anywhere close, I just cannot see how McCarthy intends to use the resources of a passing academy into his side's now or in the future

Please can we stop using the 'his got no investment' as an excuse for dire football and poor selection, I'm in the 'we have got some good football players' camp and we just need to get them (or let them) play (sorry bit long but I feel better now)