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Boss on Carabao Cup win

Kieran McKenna was proud of his players’ bravery after they came from behind to beat Wolves and reach the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

Town found themselves 2-0 down to the Premier League side at Portman Road, before storming back to win 3-2 thanks to goals from Omari Hutchinson, Freddie Ladapo and Jack Taylor. 

“I’m just so proud of the players,” the Town boss said after the game. 

“What bravery. We’re 2-0 down after their first two attacks and we’d not started badly, we’d started quite sharply, but we’ve made a mistake and a Premier League side punishes you, then they score a set piece goal. 

“It would have been easy at that point to take a backward step off the ball but we stayed brave and kept playing, trying to press and play through the opponent. 

“It was an incredible effort to get back into the game and credit to the crowd, firstly for the turnout and then for the way they stuck with the players. But I think by now they know the players deserve that to be fair. 

“We got back into the game and played really well in the first half. Terrific on the ball, great bravery, and what a goal to win it.” 

Discussing Taylor’s winning goal, which came from outside the box at the end of a flowing move, the Town Manager said: “I thought Jack’s performance, as well as Lee’s (Evans), in the middle of the pitch was excellent. You could probably go through every player and say the same to be honest. 

“We’ve just been waiting for that because he has an incredible shot from outside the box. He hasn’t had too many chances to show it, but when you see him get his head down and wind up the shot, you know it’s going to be a good one.”