McKenna must now drop 5/10 Ipswich star who lost possession 17 times

The popular Ipswich boss will have plenty to ponder concerning his troops after this collapse on the road, mainly whether or not he

should persist with Kalvin Phillips in the middle of the park, who struggled against his former loan employers.

Phillips’ performance in numbers

Given how awful he was for West Ham the previous season, it was always going to be a risky move to bring in the Manchester City flop

and expect him to instantaneously light up the globe.

The former Leeds United player mysteriously gave over the ball in the first minute, which allowed Michail Antonio to score, so Phillips must have felt generous facing some familiar acquaintances this weekend.

Furthermore, in the first half of the second half, Jarrod Bowen had a chance to run at the Tractor Boys’ defence due to some awful

back-row play, but the new Ipswich number eight was unable to close the distance to the former Hull City player, who scored a key

goal to make it 3-1.

Phillips was hauled off the pitch late on consequently after failing to show to his former side his true self, as the 28-year-old continues

to slip up when it comes to resurrecting his career.

Not many Ipswich players could hold their heads high after this humbling loss, in all fairness, with Omari Hutchinson notably poor

too in attack for McKenna’s visitors.

Hutchinson’s performance in numbers

Despite consistently performing well for the Tractor Boys in the Championship, Hutchinson isn’t quite living up to his summer

transfer fee of £20 million in the Premier League.

After witnessing his performance against the free-flowing Hammers, it was evident to everyone why the former Chelsea young player

has been so useless this season. He has only managed one assist in his seven top-flight games to date. His production of zero goals is

also concerning.

Hutchinson’s performance in numbers
Minutes played	83
Goals	0
Assists	0
Touches	44
Accurate passes	21/26 (81%)
Possession lost	17x
Shots	0
Successful dribbles	3/4
Duels won	4/12
Stats by Sofascore

Although Hutchinson might occasionally cause problems for the West Ham defence with his darting runs, the 20-year-old

did not take any shots on Alphonse Aréola’s goal. Instead, he was a maze-like rush forward.

Throughout the game, he was also ineffective with the ball in several areas; the former Chelsea player gave up the ball 17

times when playing away at the London Stadium.