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Downes: We Should Have Scored Two or Three More in the First Half - Ipswich Town News

Midfielder Flynn Downes believes the Blues should have scored two or three more goals during the first half of Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Sunderland.

"We should have gone on to get another two or three goals in the first half and in the end that has come back to haunt us,” the 20-year-old reflected.

"We have to learn to punish teams. It is not enough in this league and that is something we have to work on.”

The England U20 international says the Blues can learn from the likes of Liverpool.

"Watching Liverpool [on Friday] night, and they were not even at their best and won 4-1 [against Norwich City] that inspires us,” he said.

"We watch that and aspire to be like that, Give it time it will come and we will be like that.”"

More positively, the Blues dominated the first period against the Black Cats and Downes can’t see many League One clubs coping with similar Town displays as the season progresses.

"One hundred per cent,” he insisted. "With the quality we have on that pitch, and no disrespect to teams in League One, but we are good enough to win this league.

"We just have to be consistent, do that week in week out and not just for the first half but the second half too and kill games off. "" "

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