Bristol Rovers boss Ben Garner has called for his side to put right the wrongs of their 3-0 Carabao Cup defeat to Ipswich Town when the teams clash again in League One tomorrow (3pm).
The Gas were impressively brushed aside by Town at Portman Road in the first round of the cup two weeks ago, Freddie Sears scoring a brace and skipper Luke Chambers ramming home a header from a corner.
And Garner insists his team simply have to learn from their mistakes, rather than worry too much about the Blues, when the sides meet again in Bristol. Following the Town defeat, Rovers held promotion favourites Sunderland to a 1-1 draw at the Stadium of Light in their first league game.
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Garner continued: “I don’t see too many changes in what Ipswich will do. They’re very comfortable in their own game, they’ve got a really good setup of their organisation, technically some really good players – particularly in central midfield.
“It’s more a case of us addressing what we need to do, making sure our house is in order rather than looking too much at them.
“A tough test, a very good team with a lot of experience in their squad. The majority of their squad have played in the Championship or even above.
“They have a really experienced manager in Paul Lambert and it was a tough game when we went to Ipswich recently, so we know what a good team they are and what depth they’ve got in their squad but we’re certainly looking to give a much better account of ourselves than we did when we went to Portman Road recently.
“We’re looking to put that result right this weekend. We know their strengths, we know what they’re very good at, but it’s up to us to impose ourselves on the game.”
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