Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy was delighted with his team after the Blues’ 2-0 home victory over Brighton.
McCarthy said his team had to work hard to get the better of what he believes was a decent Seagulls team: “We had to beat them today, you don’t get anything easy from them, they’re a good outfit, they’ve got some good players.
“They had a good start, they started better than us, missed a sitter. That’s this league. How many times do I say that? Last week they made saves or we missed chances.
“You’ve got to take chances when they come along and we did with a really good performance from Dids.
“He was excellent today. But I think you could go through the team and we’ve had a good, solid team performance and you have to do to win games.”
The Blues boss says consistent performances throughout the side are important: “TC marks them down and we check the marks every week and if you’ve got a team that’s got seven out of 10 all across the board, you’ve generally got a chance of winning.
“If you’ve got a few fours and fives, that’s when you get beaten. It’s all about marks afterwards, TC’s marks and I have a look at them.
“When you’re saying they played well, I think if you went through the team today you’d be saying the same about everybody.”
McCarthy said his team had to work hard to get the better of what he believes was a decent Seagulls team: “We had to beat them today, you don’t get anything easy from them, they’re a good outfit, they’ve got some good players.
“They had a good start, they started better than us, missed a sitter. That’s this league. How many times do I say that? Last week they made saves or we missed chances.
“You’ve got to take chances when they come along and we did with a really good performance from Dids.
“He was excellent today. But I think you could go through the team and we’ve had a good, solid team performance and you have to do to win games.”
The Blues boss says consistent performances throughout the side are important: “TC marks them down and we check the marks every week and if you’ve got a team that’s got seven out of 10 all across the board, you’ve generally got a chance of winning.
“If you’ve got a few fours and fives, that’s when you get beaten. It’s all about marks afterwards, TC’s marks and I have a look at them.
“When you’re saying they played well, I think if you went through the team today you’d be saying the same about everybody.”