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Jim Delighted With Display of Two Halves - Ipswich Town News

Boss Jim Magilton was delighted with the Blues as they defeated Barnsley 2-1 at Oakwell. The Town manager felt his team showed a different side of their game in each half.

Magilton said: "We showed our quality in the first half and then showed our grit in the second. We know they would come out with a positive attitude but we dealt with that brilliantly.

"It is a very hard place to come, so to come here and get all three points is a massive bonus for us.

"I thought we were immense to a man and we showed a great appetite for the game and a great appetite to defend. I can't ask any more of them.

"A lot of my players want to play in the Premier League but we need to show the desire week-in, week-out.

"It's our third away win in a row and that is a run to be proud about. We got off to a great start with Jon Stead getting two good goals and could have had more before half-time. We showed a lot of quality.

"There is a great spirit in our dressing room. I've always had belief in my players since day one and we are building up a bit of momentum now with three wins and a draw in four league games.

"We've got a massive match to come against Plymouth on Saturday and we want to keep that run going."

Town are likely to have Argentinian midfielder Luciano Civelli available for that game with the 22-year-old expected to complete his move from Banfield on Wednesday after passing a medical.

Barnsley boss Simon Davey says his side desperately require a victory: "We need a win badly. Home or away we need a win to put an end to this bad run.

"It was a poor start, they were at us from the start, and we didn't cope with it.

"We were poor and weren't at the races in the first half. We have got to be focused and have full concentration from the start."

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