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Edwards: Boss Needs Win Against Derby
Monday, 22nd Oct 2012 17:41

Carlos Edwards agrees beleaguered boss Paul Jewell probably needs to steer Ipswich to victory over former club Derby tomorrow if he is to have any chance of saving his job.

Anything less than three points will hike up the pressure on Jewell, although another of his previous employers, Sheffield Wednesday, are in town at the weekend and that is the fixture that could ultimately determine his fate.

Town skipper Edwards said: “There is extra pressure on him, maybe to pick the right team to start the game and make the changes.

“Deep down inside the players know what they should be capable of and I think you may see a different team in the sense of the extra effort that we were lacking on Saturday.

“Who’s to say that we can’t win? Any game is winnable in this division once you are on top of your game. We are creating chances and once we start to capitalise and punish teams everything should be smooth sailing.”

The Trinidadian right-back recalled the extraordinary events of Saturday when Ipswich led at Hull only to eventually lose 2-1, a result that had Jewell admitting he would take the weekend to consider his Portman Road future.

Edwards added: “To be fair we were all disappointed. The last thing we wanted to hear was that he had admitted he was looking at his position and whether he was the right man for the job.

“Any manager in the situation that he is in might have said the same thing. The pressure is on and obviously for him to keep his job the results do have to change.

“As players we need to try to help that situation and at the moment we’re not. We felt for him and we are disappointed in ourselves that we are not getting the results that he knows we are capable of.

“The guys were obviously down in the dumps after the result at Hull and we need to get that game out of our system as fast as possible. We now have two home games coming up and we hope we can turn things around.”

Does Edwards think there is a danger that Jewell’s after-match remarks at the KC Stadium could have a negative effect on team morale?

He said: “It depends on how the guys take his comments. At the end of the day we are paid to do a job — to not just play football but try to entertain the fans and give them something to smile about when the final whistle goes.

“To dwell on what the gaffer is going through at the moment we’re not in the position that he is because all fingers are going to be pointed at him. A few could be pointed at players who are not performing to the ability that they have but we just have to hope we can go from strength to strength and help him out of the situation he is in."


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yorksblue added 17:46 - Oct 22
Sod the boss. What about the long-suffering fans?
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Morgan added 17:50 - Oct 22
Come on town pull it together
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fourth added 17:55 - Oct 22
Who has asked Carlos to say this and why?
He shouldn't be making this sort of comment at all.
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buryblue77 added 18:04 - Oct 22
fourth, he's club captain. I'd rather he came out with some opinion rather than the silence of Grant Leadbitter when he had the role.
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ipswichm8 added 18:07 - Oct 22
another loss jewell sack
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WeirdFishes added 18:09 - Oct 22
He's a good captain Carlos, would prefer to see him right midfield though
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fourth added 18:11 - Oct 22
How does this work then, please,buryblue? Who decides who's quote will be included? There must be some sort of policy. (otherwise we could be inundated!)
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ericclacton added 18:11 - Oct 22
The last time I saw my team win was against Bristol Rovers In the league cup. Leave Murphy out and see if we can do it again, I'm beginning to forget what it feels like.
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Michael11 added 18:16 - Oct 22
'Deep down inside the players know what they should be capable of and I think you may see a different team in the sense of the extra effort that we were lacking on Saturday.'

Has he really just said this?! Basically admitting that they didn't try as hard as they could have. As bad as it is being near the bottom i'd still be proud of our team if they were being unlucky and giving their all, but a lack of effort is NOT acceptable!!!
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kuyski added 18:17 - Oct 22
how about the races before?yes!nobody want to see PJ lose the job BUT the main point is nobody want to see IPSWICH will in league one next season.If he do the job great nobody can moaned to him .......................
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TractorBoy666 added 18:21 - Oct 22
Edwards needs to put forward to right midfield when Hewitt is fit. He is clearly not a RB or captain IMO. Hopefully Jewell's comments on Saturday doesn't have an affect on the players on the pitch tomorrow. The next two games SHOULD decide Jewell's future, but who knows what Evans will do.
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harlingblue added 18:31 - Oct 22
Paul Jewell, us fans, need a real performance from the whole team, and you Carlos MUST DEMAND IT as Captain. You are his selected 'Manager on the pitch' time to dish out some verbal lashings...it might just come as a shock to some and create some sort of impact?
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raycrawfordswig added 18:56 - Oct 22
Derby fans will give you some support tomorrow lol
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budgieplucker added 18:58 - Oct 22
I wasn't at the KC on Saturday so I can't say whether the players were trying or NOT.

Personally I don't believe any of the footballers at ITFC are conciously NOT trying. The brutal truth is we still have not addressed many of our weaknesses, a large number of crosses were quoted as being put into the Ipswich box on Saturday. Carlos has been found wanting on many occassions from a defensive point of view and Aaron Cresswell has been in a poor vein of form recently. Both these players I like alot and I believe they want to play their best for Ipswich Town and are NOT loanees - but lack of cover at full back and in defence in general as we all know is our achilles heel.

JET & Murphy can also be questioned about not tracking back.

Carlos has been a bright spot in trying to get attacking momentum started in games and no one can criticise him for his endeavours and bright play going forward.

We had two unfit loanee midfield players starting the match on Saturday.

If I was trying to save my job at least 5 out of 6 players who started the match on Saturday would NOT have started the match. NOT because I don't rate them but because of fitness and form. And Carlos would have been playing at right midfield in my team.

You have to look at it and say selection and tactics contribute to some of our recent poor performances and not necessarily the intentions of the players NOT wanting to try and perform.

Mistakes will happen and US fans should not jump on the team when this does happen to be case as it will NOT help the confidence of the team and will end up contributing to the next defeat. I was pleased to see the defence from many on here for Scott Loach.

However, unless tactically more players are encouraged to get forward and into the box we will NOT win games because we will just NOT score goals, and if we continue to play too deep we are likely to end up eventually being picked off by the opposition and conceding more than we score. A recipe for the drop.

Notwithstanding the criticisms that have and may be justified of the CEO & Owner, the Manager still has alot to answer for.
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dude added 19:45 - Oct 22
Where is the intelligence in our football club?
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alfromcol added 20:25 - Oct 22
He might be Captain but he certainly STILL isn't a right back
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chopsitfc added 20:25 - Oct 22
Really some people on here are true idiots!
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IamSpartacus added 20:51 - Oct 22
Carlos has said this before and we went on to lose that game against Charlton, I think. Saying and doing are different things.

Not enough evidence.
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oscarwhiting added 21:05 - Oct 22
What a comment Carlos hope we have to win for jewell to stay in the job
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warbeat78 added 21:12 - Oct 22
Everyone at all levels within the club including a large proportion of fans need to come together to bring back the blue &white factor thats been missing at portman rd for quite sometime now! It would help if there were no protest banners for a start, this must be hard for players on the pitch with all this negativity on show. But everyone entitled to their say, just not my ideal COYBsss!!!
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buryblue77 added 22:38 - Oct 22
fourth, it could be that Carlos has some lines to work to as dictated by the management/PR people but we won't know that.
More than likely he's just responding to the medias questions with his own answers, he's clearly intelligent enough to be allowed near the press, a lot of players I'm sure cause clubs to cringe when interviewed or they start tweeting.
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