can some one please tell me what happened there? I started reading your posts, 2-0 up, then when my ****ty lap top finally got a stream its 2-1 & we are playing terrible !! Did the team change that much at half time?
Hooper looked a bit tired in the second half which is to be expected really getting his fitness levels up etc, I see some slight similarities between him and Rooney, if him and RVW work on it in training they could become an effective team, I do think RVW needs players nearby him to work, not pointing any fingers but the midfield didn't help him out one bit in that half.
Positives, Hooper looked good in the first half and scored 2 goals, as a team we were playing well. But the second half wasn't so good, but I'm not going to be too bothered about a pre-season game.
People were worried about Hooper stepping up to EPL football, but It's left me worried about RVW! perhaps when Hoolahan is on we will see the difference.
Butterfield was very quiet, not sure if he is what we are looking for or what we need. Hughton has given him a chance and I dont think he has shown enough. Redmond looked good though and Fer.
I did say Hoolahan would make a difference lol, okay I will be less of a half emptier, the first half was brilliant, in the second half we gave the ball away too much! but with time they will gel and play better as a team
Pre-Season still means very little. For me the individual performances of Fer and Hooper were very good. The bad things revolved around passing yet again and the types of pass being chosen. What was of most concern was the ease in which the game turned, Braga gave us a leisurely stroll in that first half and we still weren't great with the passing given the room, as soon as they tightened up we sadly reverted to type.
This is in with the rest of them, you have to ignore personal performance from pre season games. You cannot say there are question marks over RvW after a 45 min cameo in a pretty dire team performance all round when the quality over all was rather lowered compared to the 1st half. He barely got a touch of the ball, most of that is cos of the lack of quality in service too him. He is a striker, a finisher. That is what we paid money for. Now correct me if im wrong but how many chances did he get to score tonight... A big fat ZERO! How many chances did Hooper get, 3 or 4 and took 2 of them. The performance in that 2nd half was bad, but cos RvW didn't score or have a chance to score he's a waste of money
No, I like players who do that, its a show of faith in their own ability that they feel they don't have to waste energy to impress the crowds. Besides, everyone knows your my target of choice, it's so very hard to miss.
Classic game of two halves. Hooper looked sharp for both goals, Fer solid and slick in midfield, but Braga were far better in the second half while City tired.
I'm not so sure I think RVW is going to get a very hard time indeed by certain sections of the Norwich crowd, the ones that seem to set up guys for failure. He's a massive signing and I think people will expect him to float the ball into the net using his mind. I also can't wait to find out who the new Cody McDonald is goin to be, David fox or ... Andrew surman.
Your just projecting your own philosophy onto others there Beef, I think you won't appreciate someone playing that way and are saying that to cover your own misgivings. And that's not a wind up, thats my genuine opinion.
Also, RvW scored a Hat-trick only 4 months ago against these so that suggests to me that the quality of the team isn't good enough for him. not the other way round.
I think theres a general comfortably viewpoint with some fans that Norwich are crap and play crap and we all have a moan and a laugh about it in the pub afterwards when we lose 6-0 to Fulham. I also believe that time is far in the past. This pre-season is proving to me the players that are up to it and the ones that aren't. So is it going to be a weekly roundup of every time Andrew Surman touches the ball for Bournemouth or a sky news "ticker tape"
How's it proven anything? I don't agree with this view because I don't think we are quite at the position to fully judge. Following your view how does a victory against a non league team? two defeats and a draw with one good half prove anything. It doesn't, not that we are poor, average or good. As far as I'm concerned the only players to have stood out are Redmond, Fer and Hooper, the rest have done next to nothing because they are not sharp yet.
