Ipswich Town boss Paul Lambert has defended his decision to not go with a two-man attack at some point in last night's defeat to Hull City, noting how his side are 'hopeless' when he goes with that tactic. 

Lambert watched his side go behind to an early Mallik Wilks goal last night, as Hull motored away at the top of the League One table. Josh Magennis struck the Tigers' second and Tom Eaves wrapped up an emphatic 3-0 win for Grant McCann.

So, with Ipswich now falling five points adrift of the leaders in League One, questions were thrown at Lambert over his decision not to manoeuvre his side away from a 4-3-3 system despite a plethora of striking talent on the bench.

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Despite the fact that Ipswich were left chasing the game from an early stage and behind from the second minute, Lambert revealed to East Anglian Daily Times that he doesn't believe his side are good enough when he turns to a two-man axis in attack.

Lambert revealed: “No, because we’re hopeless with two up top. In my opinion we are not as strong like that. We don’t dominate the ball. Even though last year we did well, I don’t think we were playing well enough to merit where we were. So, no.

"We did put Kayden (Jackson) on (wide) and put Oli (Hawkins) up there, but the whole philosophy remains.”

Last night's defeat was Ipswich's second in the space of three games and leaves them fifth in the League One table.

They are now five points adrift of league leaders, Hull, whilst sitting three points adrift of Peterborough United. Lambert's side do have a game in-hand on Posh, however.

The Verdict

This is a fairly open claim from Lambert about the quality of his Ipswich side.

They have some very, very good strikers at the club, so to only play one - then potentially shove another out wide - is a weird tactic.

I can understand why you might want to keep three in midfield, but that's where you need to be flexible and maybe go to a three-man defence and a 3-5-2 system.

There are ways around this issue rather than dismissing the idea of two players in attack.

Thoughts? Let us know!