While the performance failed to reach any of the heady heights seen recently at Carrow Road, it was still composed, solid and controlled… just how Hughton likes it. Two banks of four with the full-backs tucked in has proved a hit on the road of late, and last night was no exception.
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Saints keeper Gazzaniga helps City claim another big point on their travels as Bunn settles in for a lengthy stint in Ruddy’s absence
“Just to update everyone on my injury, unfortunately I have torn my thigh and will be having surgery on Saturday and out for up to three months,” Ruddy told his legions of Twitter followers tonight…
Saints keeper Gazzaniga helps City claim another big point on their travels as Bunn settles in for a lengthy stint in Ruddy's absence
“Just to update everyone on my injury, unfortunately I have torn my thigh and will be having surgery on Saturday and out for up to three months,” Ruddy told his legions of Twitter followers tonight…
Bunn all set for his opening Premier League start as a fit-again Martin returns to the fold for the trip to St Mary’s
“Mark’s a good goalkeeper Hughton told resporters as all eyes now turn to the South Coast this evening. “If it’s a case that he comes in for whatever period of time then we have no fears about that.”
Bunn all set for his opening Premier League start as a fit-again Martin returns to the fold for the trip to St Mary's
“Mark’s a good goalkeeper Hughton told resporters as all eyes now turn to the South Coast this evening. “If it’s a case that he comes in for whatever period of time then we have no fears about that.”
If we're seeing the end of "Little Old Norwich" then it's thanks to the boys at the top, McNally and Bowkett
Some of the games noisier pundits even claimed a moral victory as the season opened and the first few rounds of matches were played, with someone called Adrian Durham stating on TalkSport that Norwich City were the “worse side in Premier League history.”
Saints suddenly find their attacking flair again as the Canaries prepare to put their proud unbeaten run back on the line
“They all contribute in a massive way and they’re exciting,” added Adkins. “They get supporters off their seat, there’s a flair about them, a fluidity of movement and there’s goals about them. Some of the attacking football was really, really good.”
Hughton hoping that Ruddy’s exit was no more than a precautionary measure as City roll on with another big point
“He just felt his thigh – that’s why he couldn’t kick a ball – and we just thought that it was the right thing to bring him off,” Hughton told the BBC afterwards…
Hughton hoping that Ruddy's exit was no more than a precautionary measure as City roll on with another big point
“He just felt his thigh – that’s why he couldn’t kick a ball – and we just thought that it was the right thing to bring him off,” Hughton told the BBC afterwards…
Bassong's late-show ticks another box for Team Hughton; and confines a dismal first half showing to annals of history
For those of us who’ve watched and played the game, the first half showing – coming as it did off the back of the Manchester United spine-tingler – didn’t come as a complete surprise. I’ll avoid the Lord Mayor cliché, but to produce such a lack-lustre 45 after previously scaling the heights isn’t unusual.
Bassong opens his City account with a perfect sense of timing to earn another big, Premier League draw for City
To their credit the spirit that Hughton has clearly instilled in his squad of late rode to City’s rescue and in the finest traditions of his managerial predecessor, so Bassong picked the perfect moment to grab his first goal in Norwich colours as Everton complained bitterly about the free-kick’s original award…
Football remains such a beautiful game; its beauty, however, is always in the eye of the individual beholder. Millions of us…
The point is, since football is such a fantastic game that it has near-universal appeal, it cannot help but attract less desirable elements. It’s a broad church (broader than the Church, if this week’s events are anything to go by…) and there are inevitably sinners and reprobates within it. But as in life, it’s the unpleasant minority which attracts the attention…
If the rumour mill is to be believed, Robbie Keane could be a short-term fix in our quest for more firepower
Grant Holt is just nine months younger than Keane-is anyone going to face up to Holty and tell him his legs have gone? It’s all a moot point of course. The prospect of Keane coming here may be entirely academic and there have never been any plans to sign him. But what if he did?
Simple good sense delivered on a consistent basis; wrapped up in a eight out of ten shifts from big players having big seasons. Easy.
“With the quality Pilkington’s got, he is somebody that should be chipping in with goals,” said Hughton. “That’s something we’ve asked of him. I thought he was the threat and I thought he played really well…
Team Hughton calls it right again; even Sir Alex and the Match of the Day boys agree
Last night was a classic case of Team Hughton getting the tricky balance of defence/attack absolutely spot on. To go ‘gung-ho’ against the likes of United leaves you wide open to be picked-off on the counter-attack, and to park the bus merely invites them to further pile the pressure on.
Pilkington the hero as United are put to the sword at Carrow Road. What a difference a month makes…
The win puts City into 13th place, level on points with Newcastle and it stretches their unbeaten record to six games. Chris Hughton’s men played with discipline and heart for the whole 90 minutes and praise must also go to the Norwich support, who really cranked up the volume inside a packed Carrow Road.
No Rooney, but Van The Man looks set to be fit for the trip to Norfolk tomorrow as City gear up for a test and a half
“As we’ve seen last week and in lots of other games, they can concede, and you’ve got to make sure that you’re very good defensively and also have a threat up front,” added the City chief…
Whittaker to stay centre stage for the United clash as Russell Martin continues to struggle with his back injury
“We thought Russ was going to be okay for the last game, but it’s one that has dragged on a little bit. We’re expecting him to train on Monday and Tuesday and continue to progress…
Survival first is the name of the Premier League game for all-too many of us these days; can we not dream the dream like Gossy did?
Johnson is being a realist; his assertion seems completely fair and reasonable. How can we expect to compete? The riches in football now – TV deals, sponsorships and the relative wealth of club owners are all figures measured with nine, not six noughts at the end. Norwich City have to run flat out just to have a chance of standing still….
Hughton's decision to build from the back and make City that much harder to beat is reaping its due reward
The price being paid is that chances created for Grant Holt and co are currently less plentiful. It’s no coincidence that the last two homes games have been 1-0 wins – but while the points are being accumulated I don’t think there’ll be too many complaints. Hughton’s risk and reward strategy is currently producing a profit…