Match Day Thread Norwich city versus Manchester United Saturday 17:30

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The return to Minimalism after the Baroque excesses of the last few weeks.

 

That's more like it! A riot of colour!

 

I don’t know whether to be insulted or not, probably because I don’t know what baroque means! Hopefully it isn’t “babbling” or “verbose”

 

No, if anybody babbles, it's me once I get going. Although maybe 'rant' would be a better word.

 

My definition would be 'beautifully wrought with intriguing ornate detail'. If Dunc's minimalism gets anywhere near your uplifting 4 matches unbeaten everybody will celebrate!

 

classic

 

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Meanwhile, the team news is not good. Normann not fit, Williams not eligible and 4 others in doubt.

https://www.canaries.co.uk/content/team-news-four-players-a-doubt-with-knocks-and-covid-19-issues

 

We need another Manchester Miracle!

 

Just heard on the radio that the Match might not go ahead if Covid tests are posative

 

Good positive take on things from Teemu:

https://www.pinkun.com/sport/norwich-city/norwich-star-pukki-on-scoring-chances-8556198

With our injury problems it might not be a bad thing if the game is postponed.

 

If Smith manages to get a point out of this then either he is a genius or we've had some amazing luck. Tbh I'm expecting a hiding.

 

Probably a Manure win but would love it if we shocked the football world like we did 2 seasons ago against their neighbours from the same City and beat them. What a night that was 2 seasons ago, the atmosphere was electric

 

Smith's Villa team beat Manure at Old Trafford a while back.

 

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• Norwich's tally of 10 points is one fewer than they had at the same stage of their most recent Premier League season in 2019-20.
• They have taken four points from two home games since Dean Smith became head coach, in contrast to one point out of a possible 15 at Carrow Road under Daniel Farke.
• Norwich have failed to score in nine Premier League matches this season, more than any other side.
• The Canaries are one short of 400 Premier League goals in total.
• Teemu Pukki has scored 16 of Norwich's last 34 Premier League goals, including five of eight this season.
• Dean Smith could become the first manager in 113 years to beat Manchester United with two different clubs in the same top-flight season. Andy Aitken did so with Middlesbrough and Leicester in 1908-09.

 

I looked at latest team news and the BBC were banging on about another covid outbreak so I face palmed and stopped reading.

 

For some reason I can't copy and paste from BBC on my phone .

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