Aaron Cresswell has hailed the contributions of his recently recalled team-mates as Ipswich look to follow a handsome win over Championship leaders West Ham with another victory, this time at the expense of rock-bottom Coventry.
Left-back Cresswell, 22, said: "Luke Hyam has probably been our best player in the last few games, with Andy Drury and Tommy Smith not far behind.
"They have made the most of their chances to impress and stay in the side. All three have done exceptionally well.”
While Cresswell has been virtually ever-present since arriving from Tranmere last summer, the others were out of the first team picture until recently.
Cresswell added: "It was a great win against West Ham. Any 5-1 win is something to get excited about, but when it comes against the leaders and you also beat them at their place it just shows that we are capable of beating anyone.
"It was long overdue, that result. We haven’t had the best of times this season, but I felt we also deserved to take something from the previous two games against Blackpool and Leeds.
"There are lots of reasons why we lost both games but I felt the luck deserted us and we have felt a bit hard done by with goals we have conceded very late on. "Now the aim must be to build on what we achieved against West Ham when we meet Coventry and hopefully keep pushing up the table.” Cresswell will soon be joined in Suffolk by his girlfriend from Merseyside and the couple have a new home lined up, an indication that he feels settled since his move south just over seven months ago. He said: "I was still living with my mum when I signed for Ipswich and I’d never been away from home, so obviously I moved into the area not knowing a thing about it. "But I really love it down here. It’s a lot different to Liverpool — a lot quieter for a start — but it’s a nice place to live and I’m enjoying my football.” Photos: Action ImagesWhat to read next:
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