McKenna: Burns Has a Unique Role For Us - Ipswich Town News

Wideman Wes Burns has doubled his goal tally for the season in the last five games but manager Kieran McKenna says the Welshman’s value to the team goes beyond regularly finding the net.

Burns, last year’s Town top scorer with 13 goals, has now hit six this season and has bagged two in his last two matches.

"Wes knows that it’s his all-around contribution that we always value,” McKenna said. "Of course, goals are the most important thing in the game and he can chip in with goals, and that is really vital to the team.

"But it’s all aspects of his role. He has a real unique role for us in an attacking and defensive sense.

"He’s a really important player for us and he’s constantly working to improve and keep his high standards in terms of his all-round performance.

"And we keep working on that and we always say to him if you keep getting in the right areas and doing the right things, then the goals will come for him because he is a good finisher.

"Nice for him to chip in with a couple of goals but more important, or also very important, is his contribution for us on and off the ball and keeping them at a really high level.”

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