2 weeks Ago
Jamie Carragher insists there is no-one better than Kieran McKenna to lead Ipswich Town back to the Premier League. Fifteen points adrift of safety with five games to go, and with a significantly worse goal difference than 17th place West Ham, the Blues have effectively been relegated. McKenna, who led the club to back-to-back promotions in his first two seasons in charge, signed a new four-year deal last summer and recently said he was committed to staying on for 2025/26.
By contrast, things have been far more turbulent at the other two newly-promoted clubs heading straight back to the second-tier. Southampton have sacked two managers this season (Russell Martin and Ivan Juric) and currently have Simon Rusk in caretaker charge, while Leicester have gone backwards since replacing Steve Cooper with Ruud van Nistelrooy last November. "I think almost every manager in that situation (having brought a team up) is the best man to bring them up (again) because they've got that experience of the Championship," said former Liverpool and England defender Carragher, speaking on Sky Sports.
"Don't forget, they (Ipswich) jumped a lot quicker than what most teams do. They had double promotions and it was a great job that he did. "Look at Southampton, they've changed managers twice this season.
Russell Martin...
Ok, their results were poor at the start of the season, but you shouldn't be changing because you're thinking about staying up. No, because you know you've got no chance of staying up. This is the guy who brought you up, he knows the Championship better than anyone.
"I think with the situation Ipswich find themselves in there's no-one better than that manager to bring them back." "There's no one better to bring them back!" @Carra23 thinks Kieran McKenna is the right man to bring Ipswich straight back up next season, should they suffer relegation to the Championship đź’¬ pic.twitter.
com/4TcwF90UnM.
