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KIERAN SHOULD IGNORE AKPOM NO.9 CALL

Chris Dunlavy

IMPACT: Chuba Akpom

IPSWICH look a shadow of the well-oiled machine that romped to promotion two years ago and are clearly lacking a focal point following the summer departure of Liam Delap.
Though wingers Jaden Philogene and Jack Clarke have chipped in with six each, neither George Hirst nor Ivan Azon offer a consistent threat.
Yet any temptation to play Chuba Akpom as a No.9 must be resisted by Kieran McKenna, despite pressure from some supporters.
The 30-year-old played as a conventional striker for the first ten years of his career and did next to nothing. Then...

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