Rotherham Win Inspired By Blues - Ipswich Town News
Rotherham boss Neil Redfearn has revealed that he used Town’s performance in their recent 5-2 victory at the New York Stadium as a blueprint for the Millers to follow ahead of their 3-0 home win against Bristol City on Saturday.
"I mentioned it in my pre-match talk, Ipswich and the valuable lesson they taught us about life in this division when they beat us at home,” Redfearn told the Sheffield Star.
"Basically, for 20 to 25 minutes, Ipswich beat us up. They kept slinging it in behind us, turning us round. They got the midfielders up the pitch and won every second ball. It crushed us.
"We want to come out and do something similar, and I think the boys are buying into it.”
He added: "Before we kicked off, I watched Ipswich play Charlton. Mick knows the division and understands the division.
"By and large, when you wrestle the initiative away from sides, you tend to get a foothold in the game, and then football takes care of itself because we have got players who can play.”
Blues midfielder Luke Hyam made his first senior appearance in 10 months as an 82nd minute sub for Rotherham having joined on loan until January 23rd on Wednesday.
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