morty
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Venturing to this one on club cabbage (urgh) but needs must!
It will be interesting to see if we set up differently, or if Idah just slots straight into The Sarge's place. I'm still optimistic that, given a run of games, Idah can score in this system.
From the presser :-
On injured striker Josh Sargent, Wagner indicated that there was still no additional clarity on how long he expected to be without the USA international.
However, he did say that there were no further concerns from Tuesday's win at Ashton Gate.
"Josh is now in London seeing the consultant at this time, we'll know more tonight or tomorrow. Let's give ourselves six to 12 hours until we know more. We should then have an exact timeframe for when he is out," Wagner said.
"All the guys who played against Bristol plus Kenny (McLean) and (Ben Gibson) are available, no further injuries. Onel (Hernández) is back on the grass with the fitness guys but still can't grab and push without issue so we'll use the international break to build up our fitness, the same for some others."
Today also saw a Republic of Ireland recall for central defender Shane Duffy, a year on from his last appearance for his country.
They will take on France and the Netherlands next week in their UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying group.
"Great games they have in front of them, Duffy deserved to be called up again. He is not only a very good defender, he's a leader and a winner. He is a good character to have around too.
"He, and the fitness department, built him up quite well so now he can go three games in a week with no problem. It took a little bit of time but I had a lot of trust and belief in him when we signed him - that he could be a top signing for us, and I think he has shown that."
On this weekend's opponents, Wagner feels that it will be another tough contest against a side who are 'energetic' and 'brave'.
And with over 2,200 Canaries fans travelling, he's hoping that backing will push his team over the line.
"Rotherham at home and Rotherham away are two different teams. At home, they have energy, physicality, and brave as well. I'm happy to hear our away end is sold out, we'll need them. I need the players, and our support as well, to invest everything in it for us to get the win," he said.
"It's a direct and physical side, we'll need to be ready for the fight, the hard yards. But we have to make sure we play football in the right spaces. We know everything about them but... it's about us."
It will be interesting to see if we set up differently, or if Idah just slots straight into The Sarge's place. I'm still optimistic that, given a run of games, Idah can score in this system.
From the presser :-
On injured striker Josh Sargent, Wagner indicated that there was still no additional clarity on how long he expected to be without the USA international.
However, he did say that there were no further concerns from Tuesday's win at Ashton Gate.
"Josh is now in London seeing the consultant at this time, we'll know more tonight or tomorrow. Let's give ourselves six to 12 hours until we know more. We should then have an exact timeframe for when he is out," Wagner said.
"All the guys who played against Bristol plus Kenny (McLean) and (Ben Gibson) are available, no further injuries. Onel (Hernández) is back on the grass with the fitness guys but still can't grab and push without issue so we'll use the international break to build up our fitness, the same for some others."
Today also saw a Republic of Ireland recall for central defender Shane Duffy, a year on from his last appearance for his country.
They will take on France and the Netherlands next week in their UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying group.
"Great games they have in front of them, Duffy deserved to be called up again. He is not only a very good defender, he's a leader and a winner. He is a good character to have around too.
"He, and the fitness department, built him up quite well so now he can go three games in a week with no problem. It took a little bit of time but I had a lot of trust and belief in him when we signed him - that he could be a top signing for us, and I think he has shown that."
On this weekend's opponents, Wagner feels that it will be another tough contest against a side who are 'energetic' and 'brave'.
And with over 2,200 Canaries fans travelling, he's hoping that backing will push his team over the line.
"Rotherham at home and Rotherham away are two different teams. At home, they have energy, physicality, and brave as well. I'm happy to hear our away end is sold out, we'll need them. I need the players, and our support as well, to invest everything in it for us to get the win," he said.
"It's a direct and physical side, we'll need to be ready for the fight, the hard yards. But we have to make sure we play football in the right spaces. We know everything about them but... it's about us."
