Ipswich Town’s Jacob Greaves and manager Kieran McKenna both praised new signing Julio Enciso for his standout performance during his debut off the bench in the defeat to Liverpool.
Although the Paraguayan forward only came on in the 79th minute, he made an immediate impact, first colliding with Wataru Endo and then delivering a precise corner from which Greaves scored a late goal for the Blues.
Greaves, who had only trained with Enciso for two days, was impressed with the 20-year-old loanee from Brighton. “I’ve only seen him for two days, but I’ve seen a little bit of him in training,” Greaves said. “I saw the goal he scored against Man City, which I think was nominated for the Puskas Award. He seems a really good kid. He hasn’t got amazing English, so I’ll have to try and learn a bit of Spanish. Hopefully, he can help us for the rest of the season.”
McKenna also spoke highly of Enciso’s contribution, as well as the performances of fellow substitutes George Hirst and Nathan Broadhead. “Julio, Nathan and George all had a positive impact when they came on, to be fair,” McKenna said. “They gave us fresh energy and different qualities. George could have scored with the header from Conor’s (Townsend) cross. There was a terrific delivery for the goal from Julio and some terrific moments from Nathan. That’s what we said we’re going to need. We needed to add more quality and depth to the squad and to the forward positions.”
McKenna also noted that Jaden Philogene and Enciso had shown real promise, strengthening the team’s forward depth for the remainder of the season.
