One would, however, expect that in the full heat of a Ukrainian summer, the games will not be conducted at the level of physical intensity of The Championship; they will be slower; offer players more time on the ball; more space into which to thread a pass…
“We’ll see how many people ring up today on Canary Call and say that I am the worst player ever to wear a Norwich City shirt,” he told BBC Radio Norfolk afterwards. “So, yes – it’s fantastic. It shuts a few people up and we now go into the last game of the season and see how we get on there.”
“I thought the performance at Spurs the other week was as good as it has got in my time, but that might just surpass it. Everything was stacked against us; the team that we were up against; [the fact that] they’re vying for Champions League football. But I thought we were well worthy of something.”
“I’ve always said that about footballers – once you become ‘domesticated’, if you like, then you lose that hunger. And I don’t want players who are in a comfort zone – the club was littered with them when I came three years ago.”
There has been a debate about whether he merits a call-up to the England squad. I think that would probably be taking it too far, though he hasn’t a chance anyway; the bottom line is that if you don’t play for one of the big clubs in this country, you don’t get selected by England…
“You have to try and keep learning – keep trying to improve,” said Lambert afterwards. “To try and do the best that they can. And they are young enough to do that.”
“They were three great finishes, but…” was the gist. “You can’t give someone of that calibre the time and the chances that we did. He can hurt you.”
“They are a high-energy team who can pass the ball and score goals,” said Molby. “They may be 13th, but they are only three points behind Liverpool. Paul Lambert deserves immense credit. They will be a tough test.”
So in the spirit of idle speculation and – given that Carrow Road is stitched up as tight as the proverbial gnat’s a*se these days wink and a nudge-wise – it will never be anything more than that, two teams crossed my thoughts last weekend…
“We’ve only got ourselves to blame for not putting the result beyond Bolton,” he told SkySports. “But it’s still in our hands – we have nine points to play for and we’ve simply got to try and get ourselves out of this situation that we’re in at the moment.”
Dalglish’s exit this afternoon will once more get the tongues wagging. Is Lambert lined up as Shankly’s grandson and heir?
Let’s not worry about Lambert too much and just celebrate an incredible year. What will be, will be…
After 20-odd years in this game, one thing I have learned is to always expect the unexpected. So don’t expect Lambert to be a Villa shoe-in…
I’m sure Trapattoni knows what he’s doing, but it all seems very rough justice on the Norwich Two this Euro2012 lark
Reasons to be cheerful, part 74, and why I do so hope Roy will feed the Horst this summer and watch him score…
The managerial merry-go-round spins wildly on with Lambert looking no further forward than a big night out with the Bhoys
Ruddy earns his rightful reward with a Euro2012 call-up; alas, Holt misses out on the Unibond to the Ukraine…
Liverpool preparing a statement on the future of Dalglish as speculation mounts over an impending Lambert exit
Three-time Player of the Season Holt sets his sights on the top five as the speculation swirls around his boss Lambert
Super-slick City sign off in fine style as an ever-canny Lambert keeps all his options open as to his future plans
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