Norwich will undoubtedly sit back and look to hit us on the break. Players and fans may need to be patient. It's never easy breaking down teams who stick 10 men behind the ball. Armstrong and Elyounoussi will be important again.
And the FB's. Getting to the byline will be vital, and I wonder if Perraud will be a better option for this, with KWP returning to the right. Bring Tino on later to run at tired legs.
This. These games for me, in their own way, are at least as hard as the games against the big teams. Our weakness tends to be in breaking stubborn teams down, not tearing into teams that come at us.
Perraud will still be unavailable surely. Even if tests negative before Friday he won't have been able to train.
It's not so much that, it's the fact he hasn't been involved in team training and Ralph tends not to select players who haven't been involved in at least a couple of team training sessions before the match.
Yes, it's a shame though. My only criticism of KWP playing on the left is that he only tends to go one way to beat his FB. Hopefully he can get Elyounoussi overlapping.
An early goal would do nicely forcing the kinairies to open up and give us more attacking opportunities.
That would make life a lot easier (assuming it's us that gets the early goal of course). I just think it would be dangerous as fans to assume we are going to win this at a canter.
I don't think it matters what us fans think! I am 100% sure that Ralph will have scoured and bleached any traces of complacency from the entire squad for this game.
I think it does. Against smaller clubs, our fans can get frustrated very quickly if things don't go our way and then the moans and groans start and the negative atmosphere will find its way onto the pitch. The fans need to show patience as well as the players if Norwich frustrate us.
Oh I agree, but there is a minority of fans who will still moan, even if we are 8-0 up after 15 minutes! Edit: mostly at Forster!
He's so good cutting in though. Even if it is 'predictable', he managed to get four shots in against Everton. Was really unlucky that none of them went in, and if he gets that number of opportunities in most games surely he'll get better luck. His cutting in offers more of a threat than his by-line crosses from that (or either) side.
Also has a shot on him. Can bring him on and swap Kyle over to the right. So good to have these options to discuss.
I wonder if Norwich at home is a game where we can try Small again, except as the only change in our otherwise full side. Rather than part of a completely changed defence
I think you should get on the tannoy & give a few Delia Smith type shout em up & calm em down announcements!
Should introduce him at the end of games when we are at least two up. Any other time is an unnecessary risk.
