Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna ‘buzzing’ for Jack Taylor after Ireland debut
Kieran McKenna, the manager of Ipswich Town, has supported Jack Taylor, the new signing from Ireland, to build
on his fantastic debut in the green shirt and have a successful future with both club and country.
Coming off the bench in Sunday’s 2-0 loss to Greece in Athens, Taylor became the second debutant of the Heimir
Hallgrimsson era. Despite the result, the 26-year-old made an impression and will be pushing for more caps in the
upcoming international window, which includes matches against Finland and England away from home.
Ipswich have a strong Irish connection with Dara O’Shea, Chiedozie Ogbene and Sammie Szmodics in the set-up and
Fermanagh native McKenna has praised Taylor for making such progress, not only for his ability but also the attitude
shown by Taylor in a spell where he was not in the side.
McKenna told the East Anglia Daily Times, “I think everyone in the building is buzzing for Jack to be called up to the
Ireland squad.”
“Jack told me his professional objectives when we first spoke a few years ago, and they were to play in the Premier
League and for Ireland. His reaching those milestones makes us incredibly delighted, and from here on out it will be
all about setting new ones and keeping going.
“I believe he has had a positive influence. He has made five Premier League appearances thus far, and I believe he is now a great role model for the team.
Game time has been limited for Taylor, as all six appearances for Ipswich have come off the bench but McKenna says
he had noted the player’s attitude. “He didn’t play in the Fulham game or against AFC Wimbledon in the cup as we
were integrating some new players. It would have been easy at that stage to drop his head,” he says.
But in the weeks that followed, his training was superb. He put in a lot of positive effort, was given the chance to start
against Southampton off the bench, performed admirably, and won the game handily. Once more, he made a
significant contribution against Aston Villa as a substitute.
“He has made some positive career moves, such as making his Premier League and international debut, and he has
demonstrated good character and attitude.”
“We are glad to have him here, and we know he will work hard to have the best season possible.”
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