Loanee Massimo Luongo is convinced there are better times ahead for Ipswich based on their performances during the early part of the season.

Luongo, on a season-long loan from Tottenham, is enjoying his stay at Portman Road despite the fact that Town go into tonight’s home clash with Wolves just one place off the bottom of the Championship table.

The Sydney-born midfielder, who will be 20 on Tuesday of next week, said: “We just need to start turning the chances we create into goals. We have been playing well and knocking the ball around well — it’s just the end result that we need to do something about.”

Luongo made his first and so far only Spurs appearance last season, as a second-half substitute in a Carling Cup tie at Stoke when he had the misfortune to miss the crucial penalty in the shoot-out that separated the sides after the game ended goalless.

But he has put that disappointment behind him and is happy to be advancing his career at Ipswich, adding: “I am enjoying my football at the moment, even if our results could be better.

“Ipswich is a good club and it is a nice area. I have started six games out of seven so I couldn’t ask for much more.

“I came in knowing I would be one of the younger players. The gaffer had a word with me early on and said ‘You’re here mainly for experience so get as much out of it as you can’.

“He never said anything about starting games or walking straight into the side. I had to earn my spot just like anyone else. I think I’ve done OK but I think I can offer more and I need to come out of my shell a bit more.”

Tonight’s match is the first of two successive home games for Town — they face Charlton on Saturday — as they seek the points required to climb the table.

Luongo added: “We need to get a win from either of our home games and preferably both. We are clicking but we need to perfect it a little bit more and we could also do with a bit of luck.

“The gaffer is pushing for more of a passing game, getting the ball on the ground and trying to get in behind the opposition without using the long ball.

“But there are times when you maybe have to hit it long and we have big guys like Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Daryl Murphy who can win it for us.

“You need the different options and we have that. I don’t think it will be long before everything clicks into place for us.”

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irishtim added 09:34 - Sep 19 Hope your right. because if it gets any worse we are staring at league one.
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StuartBrett8 added 09:44 - Sep 19 Nice to hear positive comments :)
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walberswick added 09:46 - Sep 19 Better Times Ahead For Town Once Jewell Leaves
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pazelle added 09:46 - Sep 19 Come on Massimo and co, let's put the past few games behind us, beat Wolves and Charlton and get this season into 2nd gear! Good lad!
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yorksblue added 09:52 - Sep 19 Better times ahead. Just not sure when they're likely to come our way.
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Garv added 10:48 - Sep 19 For goodness sake we are not 'staring at league one'. We're five games into the season, this is absurd.
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irishtim added 10:53 - Sep 19 Garv look at the table. Look at our strength in depth. A serious injury to one of our defenders. We are in trouble mate. Cant keep a clean sheet, cant score. Prob win 3-0 tonight after my rant, Hopefully!
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walberswick added 11:00 - Sep 19 @garv we're not 'staring at the Premiership' either. we've missed that boat.
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Daleyitfc added 11:03 - Sep 19 More drivel : when players start saying "We're rubbish and it will only get worse" then that WILL be newsworthy!
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righty added 11:34 - Sep 19 Are these players told to come out with this garbage He must pay as it cannot come from anyone with half a brain.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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hollywoodginge added 11:38 - Sep 19 "Staring at league 1", "giving the manager 2 more games" we are 5 games in FFS just be patient!
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emergencylime added 11:46 - Sep 19 Weren't Reading down this end early last season?
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irishtim added 11:48 - Sep 19 Be patient!! Think we are too patient.
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Marcus added 12:11 - Sep 19 Positive comment but one line makes me a little bit uneasy. "I think I've done OK but I think I can offer more..." It feels as if every player throws this in when asked about their season so far. However it does reflect across the club there's too much *I* and not enough *we*. We need to be more of a team and less about 11 individuals on the pitch. Things have been seriously unstable at the club of late with the team constantly changing, players in and out, and no clear idea of what the backbone of the club is. There hasn't been a strong leader on the pitch, we really need a captain who can rally the troops and encourage that team spirit.

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AbujaBlue added 18:45 - Sep 19 I can see where you're coming from Marcus, but don't forget that this guy is only 19. Already he is showing a fantastic attitude when talking to the press in such a way, but I don't think we should be expecting him to start issuing statements on the team that should be coming from the likes of Carlos Edwards.
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