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McKenna: Tough Decision on Skipper's Replacement - Ipswich Town News

Town boss Kieran McKenna admits he has a tough choice when it comes to replacing suspended skipper Sam Morsy at Huddersfield on Saturday.

The Egyptian international picked up his fifth yellow card of the season in last Saturday’s 4-3 victory over Blackburn and will have to sit out as the Blues travel to West Yorkshire.

"It is a tough decision, but in a good way,” McKenna said. "We have lots of midfielders available who certainly could play the position.

"Lee [Evans] has played that position most commonly, Dominic Ball is very good in that position, Massimo [Luongo] can move across to that position, Cam Humphreys has been playing very, very well in midfield and Jack Taylor is settling in really well and performed really, really well the other night and is getting stronger. That’s just off my head.

"Marcus Harness played midfield in pre-season and played really well, so we have a very strong and versatile squad with players who can step into the team in a variety of roles.

"It’s good to have those options, better to have those options than be struggling to think of a player who could step into Samy’s position in midfield this weekend.”

Quizzed on who will take the armband at the John Smith's Stadium, McKenna added: "Let’s wait and see. We have to pick what we think is the right team for Huddersfield and we’ll make the selection on captaincy around that.”

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