Norwich City vs Watford (Home) Tuesday 13th February.

[morty]

Can unexpectedly make this one, as my crewchange is delayed. Would like to see a bit of a reaction after Saturday, that said, our home form, and our overall form isn't too bad, Watford actually have a decent away form. Waiting to hear the news on Rowe, assume if its a hamstring then it won't be good, and we'll be looking at a month, at least. Real shame, as when I looked at the squad on Saturday, the strength we had on the bench looked a lot better than it has done.

Home form

Away form

Overall form, last 6 games

 

[morty]

DW on Sargent: “We still need to be careful with our players who were out with injury. He only trained last Friday, so this is why we made the decision to take him off at 60 minutes.”

DW on lack of No.9’s in football: “Josh (Sargent) is a complete striker. He is quick enough to run behind and his technic is good for link-up play. He is good in the air. He can play three games a week on the highest level. He makes other players better. Every team in the world if your top striker is out for a long period. Almost four months - this is never nice. We are happy he is back and we must make sure he stays healthy.”

DW on Rowe: “What I can say is it still looks like a hamstring injury. He has a scan this afternoon to see how serious it is. He won’t be involved tomorrow.”

DW on Stacey: “I was pleased with attitude and what he has shown in the game. He was very ill and missed the dinner (the night before QPR). Since then he has been fine.”

Shane Duffy has still not had his scan. Scheduled for the end of the week

On the rest of the squad... "Everyone is fine, although Grant is in the back of our minds. He has played his first 90 but he like others is totally fine, no further injuries."

On Sydney... "I know how well known Sydney's name is, but don't put too much pressure on this boy. "He hasn't played a lot in the last few months, so give him time. We had this conversation around Borja Sainz too. "We are very happy to have him here."

DW on QPR subs: “No (wouldn’t change subs made). We reflect in the whole game. Sometimes in more detail but the depends when the next game is.”

On Watford... "We will give them the respect they deserve. I am focused on us and how we can extend what the players have done and continue to perform, making some further steps."

DW on Carrow Road form: “It’s not only at home it’s away as it’s the same approach and idea. Now we have nearly a full squad available, everybody can see what this group is capable of. We need energy from the stands.”

On Kamara... "Everything has paid off for him and for us; we chose the right club, the right manager. "I wish him all the best and hope he continues to stay healthy and then I will look forward to working with him in pre-season."

 

[Number 9]

DW on Sargent: “We still need to be careful with our players who were out with injury. He only trained last Friday, so this is why we made the decision to take him off at 60 minutes.”

DW on lack of No.9’s in football: “Josh (Sargent) is a complete striker. He is quick enough to run behind and his technic is good for link-up play. He is good in the air. He can play three games a week on the highest level. He makes other players better. Every team in the world if your top striker is out for a long period. Almost four months - this is never nice. We are happy he is back and we must make sure he stays healthy.”

DW on Rowe: “What I can say is it still looks like a hamstring injury. He has a scan this afternoon to see how serious it is. He won’t be involved tomorrow.”

DW on Stacey: “I was pleased with attitude and what he has shown in the game. He was very ill and missed the dinner (the night before QPR). Since then he has been fine.”

Shane Duffy has still not had his scan. Scheduled for the end of the week

On the rest of the squad... "Everyone is fine, although Grant is in the back of our minds. He has played his first 90 but he like others is totally fine, no further injuries."

On Sydney... "I know how well known Sydney's name is, but don't put too much pressure on this boy. "He hasn't played a lot in the last few months, so give him time. We had this conversation around Borja Sainz too. "We are very happy to have him here."

DW on QPR subs: “No (wouldn’t change subs made). We reflect in the whole game. Sometimes in more detail but the depends when the next game is.”

On Watford... "We will give them the respect they deserve. I am focused on us and how we can extend what the players have done and continue to perform, making some further steps."

DW on Carrow Road form: “It’s not only at home it’s away as it’s the same approach and idea. Now we have nearly a full squad available, everybody can see what this group is capable of. We need energy from the stands.”

On Kamara... "Everything has paid off for him and for us; we chose the right club, the right manager. "I wish him all the best and hope he continues to stay healthy and then I will look forward to working with him in pre-season."

For gods sake, let's hope he ain't here in preseason

 

[gerryinromania]

Not such a beautiful game, but credit to all for 3 beautiful points. There are some unhappy creatures on another forum. How dare Norwich City win, when all the unemployed coaches on there say that no body has any idea about the game. So many experts. Hope you enjoyed your unexpected night out Morty, and all those that went

 

[Number 9]

Not such a beautiful game, but credit to all for 3 beautiful points. There are some unhappy creatures on another forum. How dare Norwich City win, when all the unemployed coaches on there say that no body has any idea about the game. So many experts. Hope you enjoyed your unexpected night out Morty, and all those that went

After the game Wagner saying that people who boo should stay at home.
It's not going to end well for him.

 

[morty]

After the game Wagner saying that people who boo should stay at home.
It's not going to end well for him.

Booing a manager taking your favourite player off, for good reason is embarrassing. We have some absolutely cringeworthy fans, we really have.

 

[morty]

Right then...

Yeah really enjoyable game, despite the atrocious weather! Bit of an odd selection of Sorenson at CB, but he actually had an okay game, and we were rarely troubled by their strikers. Their first goal was well worked, and the second one was just ridiculous, nobody to blame for that one! Sargent had another great game, Mclean solid, I love watching Sainz just now, he really brings us that creativity factor. so 3 points, and our fantastic form continues as we break into the play off places, maybe just until tonight, but with another winnable game on Saturday, we could just end up there properly.

Now onto the bigger story...

Fans booing the substitution of Josh Sargent, where do I even start with how stupid that is? If you have been paying attention to the pressers you will note that he only trained one day last week, which implies either a new injury, or still struggling to get up to full fitness. Honestly dickheads, save it for full time if thats what you want to do, because it quite clearly affected the players on the pitch. And apart from anything else, we were actually winning the game, at that point. The fact is that some of our fans want the manager gone, and would be happy to see us lose to facilitate that, and be proven "correct".

Wagner is 100% correct in calling it out.

 

[morty]

 

[morty]

I now have someone, on Twitter, trying to convince me that the booing actually spurred the players on to win.

Give me strength...

 

[gerryinromania]

Frigging clowns. Should think of their own workplace, if they work. If your team/line manaqer is always criticising, you tend to think, ballcocks and look for a way to hide, move on, thus making output worse

 

[Nigellee33]

After the game Wagner saying that people who boo should stay at home.
It's not going to end well for him.

I don't waste too much time on this forum. More important things going on in the world than football. Wagner haters keep on hating. And once Wagner has gone, it ain't going to end well for Norwich. He obviously has a connection with the players. After all, it is those players that control his fate. It's obvious we missed Sargent, Barnes and others during that terrible period in the early part of the season. Some Norwich supporters, Lolol. So fickle. Look what you did to Farke. History will repeat itself. Will you ever learn? Not good enough for premier league, regardless of who is in charge. No money, no desire from the board. Just a yo-yo team. They could've given the job to Russell Martin, however, some experts on here told me I had no idea of what I was talking about. Good for Martin he did not get the job, Fans would've turned on him too. Well done Southampton! Well done Farke at Leeds. Goods luck to Wagner and his new club when the time comes. I will come back to this post in a month, once the haters and deluded have had their say.. Hopefully, Southampton, Leeds will be in the premier league, and Norwich fans will still be bitching about the 8 game losing streak and Wagner's ineptitude. I love Norwich city, but I am also a realist. I'm Gone!!

 

[Number 9]

I don't waste too much time on this forum. More important things going on in the world than football. Wagner haters keep on hating. And once Wagner has gone, it ain't going to end well for Norwich. He obviously has a connection with the players. After all, it is those players that control his fate. It's obvious we missed Sargent, Barnes and others during that terrible period in the early part of the season. Some Norwich supporters, Lolol. So fickle. Look what you did to Farke. History will repeat itself. Will you ever learn? Not good enough for premier league, regardless of who is in charge. No money, no desire from the board. Just a yo-yo team. They could've given the job to Russell Martin, however, some experts on here told me I had no idea of what I was talking about. Good for Martin he did not get the job, Fans would've turned on him too. Well done Southampton! Well done Farke at Leeds. Goods luck to Wagner and his new club when the time comes. I will come back to this post in a month, once the haters and deluded have had their say.. Hopefully, Southampton, Leeds will be in the premier league, and Norwich fans will still be bitching about the 8 game losing streak and Wagner's ineptitude. I love Norwich city, but I am also a realist. I'm Gone!!

Do you not see Wagner as a long term successful manager of our club?
Do you not find yourself wondering and scratching your head at his player recruitment, team selection, tactics, in game management and press conferences?
It's a good thing to have your own opinion and nit to automatically follow the herd, but what do your eyes tell you when you consider the games you watch?