Millers boss Warne wowed by away day display
Posted Thursday, October 24, 2019 by PA
Rotherham boss Paul Warne felt his team produced their best away performance of the season as they beat Ipswich 2-0 at Portman Road.
A brace from Matt Crooks saw the Millers deservedly secure the points and move up to ninth in the Sky Bet League One table.
Rotherham withstood some pressure from the Blues in the first 10 minutes before taking charge of the game.
Warne said he was “really proud” of his side’s performance.
“In the first 10 minutes, I thought we conceded a penalty. From my angle I was full of anxiety, you always think the worst,” he said.
“But after that, I thought we played quite well and caused a lot of problems. We changed the team, put a bit more energy. We had four full-backs on the pitch.
“We kept a clean sheet, which was great and scored two and possibly could have scored more.”
Asked if it was his team’s best away performance this season, Warne said: “Yeah, I think it probably is to be fair.
“We beat Blackpool a couple of weeks ago and I didn’t think we played very well and sometimes you win football matches and you don’t have to play well.
“It’s not like rugby, the best team always wins in rugby but in football you don’t always have to be the best team.
“But I thought tonight was the most all-round performance we’ve had. I think we were poor in parts against Oxford at the weekend.
“I don’t mind losing but it’s just the level of performance I ask for and I asked for a lot tonight in effort and running and I think I got it from all the players so that makes me really proud.”
Table-toppers Ipswich dropped to second in the league following their first home defeat of the season – their second in succession.
Town boss Paul Lambert said it was not all “doom and gloom” despite the loss.
“We started well, had a couple of chances to go one or two up, but then they hit us with a sucker punch,” he said.
“From there on in, we just kind of fell short. But that happens in football. I’m quite happy with the team and the way they’re going.
“Disappointed to lose the last two games but I’ve said before, you will have bumps and bruises along the way.
“We’re still up there. So it’s not what happens now, it’s what happens in May.
“I’m really happy with the guys, we’re in a really good players, it’s gone really well. So I’m not going get ‘doom and gloom’ about it.
“We’re well in the mix. We won’t win every game. This is a brilliant club and it’s going the right way, that’s for sure.”
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