Breaking Unbelievable News Now, The Norwich City former head coach and two players have announced their return to the team.
Amazing Breaking News Right now, two players and the previous head coach of Norwich City have declared their return to the group.
Mike and Mark Attanasio, the new joint majority shareholders, witnessed the tragic collapse firsthand while seated at Vicarage Road.
Ben Knapper has just been the sporting director for a few days. You can only imagine what was going through his mind when he was standing feet away from the American investors in the icy directors’ box in Hertfordshire.
“You don’t know what you’re doing,” echoed from Watford’s away end as a sizable portion of the 1,300 devoted Norwich City supporters delivered a brief judgment on head coach David Wagner.
The Eastern Daily Press: Watford caused a great deal of unease among City supporters.
The supporters’ mixture of rage, annoyance, impatience, and disillusionment was understandable.
Giving up a 2-0 lead against Leeds at Carrow Road a few weeks ago was awful enough.
Wagner is always emphasizing that the City players need to learn from their mistakes, but Watford was an even worse display of surrender than it was against Leeds.
For the first time in the previous sixty years, Norwich has lost twice in a row after leading by two goals.
The familiarity of a brief moment of optimism followed by a downhill spiral is depressing.
Danny Batth’s header early on and Hwang Ui-Jo’s incredible goal placed City in the driver’s seat.
But in the space of a few seconds, the mistakes reappeared, the goals were given up, and there was only going to be one victor.
Since none of the Norwich City players can keep a lead, you would never allow your dog to care after one. Yes, it’s time for some black humor.
This campaign, the Canaries have been ahead and unable to finish games far too frequently.
Sunderland away, Southampton away, Coventry away—the list goes on.
It seems like Norwich is turning a corner all the time. However, each time that occurs, they return to a pitch-black dead end.
We had watched the video of the 4-1 thrashing of Ipswich at Carra 13 years ago to this day, inspired by Grant Holt, while we were in the office earlier on Tuesday, getting ready for the Watford game.
We can only worry about what might happen at the Old Farm Derby at Portman Road, which is in just over two weeks.
Eastern Daily Press: Mark Attanasio, a joint majority shareholder of Norwich City, observed the disappointing defeat at Watford
One of the numerous things that must be pushing Knapper and the board to move quickly and decisively must be the thought of that game.
Wagner needs to go, even though I never like to see someone lose their position.
And as the club is heading into a crisis, his departure must be part of a complete overhaul.
Regretfully, Wagner’s remarks prior to and following games bear all the signs of a seriously lost person.
“We have to play a little less entertaining if we are to win games,” he declared following Saturday’s rather lackluster victory over QPR.
Three days later, Watford was two up; where had that winning mentality gone?
With 35 goals allowed in 18 games, Rotherham is the only team in the Championship with more goals conceded.
“It was about focus and concentration; it was nothing about the tactical approach,” he stated during the Vicarage Road press conference following the game.
It goes without saying that the players must accept responsibility for their mistakes, and there were many of them. On the field, where are the tough mentality and leadership qualities?
But Wagner’s attempt to relieve himself of responsibility for the tactical approach is nothing short of absurd.
Wagner stated in the same interview that “Hwang’s injury shocked the players.” The group was impacted by it.”
How come? Have those guys never been at a game when one of their teammates got hurt?
Eastern Daily Press: Norwich City foolishly let Watford draw closer to them by two goals.
What about the prior-season meeting against Huddersfield? Josh Sargent scored the first goal for City and suffered serious injuries in the process.
That was, in my opinion, a far more serious setback than losing Hwang, and Norwich won 4-0.
I want to draw attention to one more thing Wagner said that makes it very evident that he has no idea how his followers are feeling.
He continued: “Listen, two weeks ago it was quiet (about my future), and now we lost a game we could win after a good start, so I understand the frustration, but it doesn’t help.”
Almost everyone I spoke to prior to the QPR game (and even after the Cardiff victory) believed he deserved to be benched. Even after the arduous win, opinions remained largely unchanged.
There doesn’t appear to be a strategy. Wagner’s substitutions have little effect on a game.
With a club that has now suffered eight losses in the previous 12 games, why in the world is Borja Sainz not receiving more opportunities?
The City AGM, which will pose some very difficult questions for the owners and Knapper, is quickly approaching.
I believe that before the meeting begins, they need to make the crucial decision to remove Wagner. In addition, they must critically lay out a plan for a reset that will help us get out of this situation.
In addition, considering how inextricably connected Zoe Webber is to the previous administration as executive director, I believe questions regarding her future must be addressed as part of the reboot.
The concerns that city supporters have right now are numerous.
And although I’m not saying it’s the main cause of NR1’s problems, Wagner’s team’s cornerback defense really gets on my nerves.
I don’t remember my team as England manager, to use the words of a certain former Carrow Road manager.
I don’t hold any coaching badges, and my perspective on the football culture can come across as overly straightforward.
But as another corner is guarded with everyone’s back, several people in the top tier of River End concur with my moans.
I completely see sending in the cavalry and risking their lives to defend if City is leading Man City by a goal with three minutes remaining.
But surely this doesn’t make sense against QPR, who were in second place and had only scored roughly a dozen goals this season?
Anytime a player left our box, the ball would immediately return after being cleared.
The question of whether or not high-level football should use sin bins has generated some interesting discussion this week.
They have been tested in lesser leagues to try and stop “tactical fouls” and dissension, and they appear to be working somewhat.
The present yellow and red card system makes sense, and I think everyone is aware of where they stand with it.
However, I think it’s a good idea for referees to have the additional option of placing a player in a sin bin for a short while, which serves as a warning and possibly a deterrent.
Although the harassment and abuse of officials is nothing new, things aren’t getting better.
Compared to football, other sports—especially rugby—are far harder on it.
It would concentrate the mind to keep the mouth shut if someone were to be removed from a match for, say, ten minutes during a critical period.
