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ComeOnSpurs.com, 7 Feb 2010
Ipswich recorded yet another draw at Portman Road, this time against Middlesbrough, much to the irritation of Town boss Roy Keane.
The home side opened the scoring just seconds into the game, through Daryl Murphy, but Middlesbrough defender David Wheater's second half header rescued a point for Boro who in truth could have taken all three had they not lacked a real goal threat.
Keane is losing patience, he said: " Our performances generally haven't been too bad but it's another draw and draws don't get you anywhere fast.
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"When you look back at all the draws we've had we might have been better to lose half and win the other half.
"Somebody must be making money out of us by predicting draws every week and we shouldn't begrudge them that.
"But this was a typical Championship game. Both teams had chances, it finished 1-1 and we all go home. Boring."
Murphy had not scored for two years and was making his club debut having signed on loan from Sunderland.
Keane added: "Scoring goals has been a problem for us all season.
"In the second half we got in some really good positions but we just needed the final ball. The final ball is the most important one in football.
"If you look at what happens between the two boxes we do reasonably well. But what goes on in the boxes it what life's all about."
Boro boss Gordon Strachan felt sharing the spoils was probaly about right as Ipswich were better all over the picth in the opening 45 minutes, but Boro dominated the second half.
"I thought it was a fair result. Ipswich were the better team in the first half." he said.
"We were getting used to a right-back playing in the middle of the park and a left-back playing on the left of midfield.
"We weren't ready for that type of game, with so many new players, and it was unsettling.
"Had it been a nice simple, passing game we might have been all right and we'd have settled in but it was ferocious to start with.
"The fact we then went a goal down so early on threw the guys who were playing out of position into a bit of shock.
"But our mental strength got better as the game went on.
"We showed we can play but we have to learn to be more professional in the first couple of minutes.
"Sometimes when a team score early on it's a brilliant goal and you can't do anything about it.
"But with this one we were so embarrassed, down the left-sided area, that we crumbled.
"It took us until half-time to settle everyone down."
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