City’s Under-23s were beaten 5-2 by West Bromwich Albion at The Walks on Monday night, a series of defensive errors cancelling out goals by Jon Rowe and Tom Dickson-Peters for the home side. The young Canaries started well and had their visitors on the back foot from the off, Rowe forcing a good stop from […]
City new boys must cut out mistakes to be effective in a relegation battle
‘He was good apart from the…’ This is fast becoming a popular phrase among Norwich City fans. ‘Mathias Norman was good apart from his lax tracking for the second goal’; ‘Christos Tzolis was good apart from the penalty miss’; ‘Ozan Kabak was good apart from the rash challenge on Allan’. Even in a terrible season […]
Another match, another loss. The same old story as City enter Project Restart Mark II
Another match, another loss for City as they were unceremoniously dumped from the Carabao Cup last night, but after the repetition of a familiar result, at least the script felt slightly altered. After weeks of the same old naivety, defensive errors and lack of creativity, it was courteous of the Canaries to throw in some […]
“The key is to stay positive”: Farke’s rallying cry to keep the faith
Norwich City head coach Daniel Farke has passionately reiterated the importance of positivity as the Canaries head into their crucial match against Watford, claiming that 100% of supporters must remain upbeat to earn Premier League establishment. The German denied that the game was ‘must-win’ for his side, but called on supporters to “make Carrow Road […]
Advantage Omobamidele in the battle for centre-back starting berths
After a frantic contest had drawn to a close and various officials from both Arsenal and Norwich City gathered around to complete their post-match duties, one man still stood out as the calmest in the Emirates Stadium. Surprisingly that man was a 19-year-old, who months ago was known to very few but suddenly has been […]
Same old story as City play well for spells but still come up short at the Emirates
City played well, stood up to the battle, were easy on the eye and looked solid for long periods, but narrowly lost thanks to a bit of bad luck and some questionable defending. Sound familiar? The venue was different, the personnel slightly adjusted (Daniel Farke made four changes to his starting eleven from the 2-1 […]
ARSENAL PREVIEW: A classic ‘along come Norwich’ moment? Or an opportunity?
The last time Norwich City went to the Emirates they were soundly beaten by a superior Arsenal team backed up by a superior Arsenal squad and the London club had an exciting young coach in Mikel Arteta. The Gunners were trending upwards and City clearly downwards as they meekly surrendered their Premier League status. Taking […]
The healthy competition of Sargent and Idah can only be a good thing for Pukki
After a slow start and the arrival of £9million competition, Teemu Pukki had suffered a good deal of criticism, but scoring Norwich City’s first Premier League goal of the season has reminded fans of the Finn’s sensational record at the club. In Iwan Roberts’ column for the Eastern Daily Press, the Norwich City legend stated that […]
Grading Norwich City’s transfer window: Future heroes or … not?
It’s safe to say that this summer was a crucial one for Norwich City. Armed with comfortably his largest-ever budget, sporting director Stuart Webber set about transforming a Championship winning squad missing its most important player into a group capable of Premier League survival. So, how successful as he been? We set about deciding with […]
Norwich closing in on Kabak signing
City are closing on the signing of Schalke centre-back Ozan Kabak on an initial loan, MyFootballWriter understands. They will have an option to turn the deal permanent in the summer of 2022 if the deal goes through, which the Canaries are confident of. Kabak spent the second half of the 2020/21 season on loan at Liverpool […]
The Canaries finally tick their top priority transfer box – Mathias Normann is the man
Heading into the 2021 summer transfer window Norwich City had one top priority: find a defensive midfielder to replace Oliver Skipp. After a long and arduous process, they have their man. In Mathias Normann, brought in from Russian side FC Rostov for a loan fee that could turn into a club record permanent deal if […]
Could Farke return to a 4-2-3-1 for Leicester visit?
The Foxes’ weaknesses could combine with the Canaries’ stellar midweek to induce a return of the tried and tested Farke formula. While new faces, kit suppliers and sponsors have given Carrow Road a changed look this season, Daniel Farke’s switch from a 4-2-3-1 to a flat 4-3-3 has been the most noticeable tactical change. After […]
Carvalho linked as Norwich chase for Normann continues
Norwich City have considered William Carvalho as an option, but the Real Betis midfielder is unlikely to join the Canaries. Sky Sports reported that City were interested in Carvalho, who has 68 caps for Portugal and made 27 appearances for Betis last season, but MyFootballWriter understands that FC Rostov midfielder Mathias Normann remains a more realistic alternative. Talks […]
Farke pleased but “not dancing on the table” after Bournemouth hammering
City head coach Daniel Farke was pleased with his side’s 6-0 defeat of Bournemouth but remained cautious in his praise, saying that he was not “over the moon” after the Carabao Cup second-round win. £9million signing Christos Tzolis registered two goals and two assists on the night but Farke was not drawn into individual praise […]
The Etihad foul count highlights a missing element for the Canaries
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City may be known for their movement, patience and technical quality, but they’re also the Premier League’s most precise and calculated foulers. It’s an approach Norwich would do well to learn from. There were plenty of predictable statistics to illustrate quite how dominant Manchester City were over Norwich on Saturday afternoon. Possession […]
MATCH REPORT: Tough afternoon at the Etihad as Pep’s men cruise to an easy win
Norwich City were comfortably beaten by Manchester City, the English champions thrashing the Canaries 5-0 on a miserable afternoon for Daniel Farke’s side. Jack Grealish, Aymeric Laporte, Rajeev Sterling and Riyad Mahrez found the net for the Citizens, adding to Tim Krul’s early on goal to comfortably see off their visitors. On a day when […]
MATCH REPORT: Promising, but City’s Under-23s beaten by a single Stoke goal
Eddy Jones’ strike stole the three points for the visitors, while Norwich fans were treated to their first glimpse of new signing Liam Gibbs in competitive action and striker Shae Hutchinson made a return from his second kidney transplant surgery to complete 45 minutes of Premier League 2 action. Alan Neilson’s development side started the […]
Mutual admiration, but all about three points for Farke and Guardiola tomorrow
Friends Pep Guardiola and Daniel Farke were keen to praise each other’s work in their pre-match press conferences but asserted that it’s business as usual come 3pm tomorrow. “Daniel is an exceptional manager,” said Guardiola of his Norfolk counterpart. “I enjoy a lot watching his teams play. They have the quality and this is a […]
Another one nearly done – two to go in Webber’s summer transfer mission
There may not be any signing that excites less than a backup full-back. Perhaps that particular accolade is commonly taken by a second choice goalkeeper but Stuart Webber has managed to bring excitement even to that signing to City fans this summer. In fact, there’s generally been a great deal of anticipation around every signing […]
MATCH REPORT: City succumb to Liverpool’s quality but still some positives
City’s Premier League campaign got off to a disappointing, if not unexpected, start, losing 3-0 to Liverpool at Carrow Road. Goals from Diogo Jota, Roberto Firmino and Mohammed Salah earned the Reds three points at a packed Carrow Road, as City fans piled into a full-capacity stadium for the first time in nearly 18 months. […]