Looks like Idah grabs the winner against Cardiff.
First start in a month tonight. Hwang - the player they signed in September when Barnes and Sergeant got injured early in the season - scored his second in as many games early on but has since gone off injured.
Barnes is back to come on off the bench at least, but another opportunity for Idah to get a run in the team. Though given Norwich's luck, Idah is probably due an injury now...
Norwich were 2-0 up after 15 minutes when Hwang went off; it's 2-2 now. (not saying there's a direct link in that of course)
Last edited by pineapple stu; 28/11/2023 at 7:39 PM.
Never knew it was the strikers job to defend…learn something new every day!Originally Posted by pineapple stu
It's their job to score though.
I don't think anyone was saying it was a striker's job to defend in the first place?
Lets remember it was 2-2 went Idah went off and they lost 3-2 so that should tell you why they lost, direct correlation there.
OK.
You're still arguing a point no-one has made though.
Well any good manager will tell you as a team you defend from the front. So technically yeah a striker will have to do some defensive work.
Pretty sure he was follow up you line of "Norwich were 2-0 up after 15 minutes when Hwang went off; it's 2-2 now."
You did say that theres not a direct link, but it does come across as a bit of a side swipe
Its really not that complicated!!!
I did. Not sure how I could have been any clearer there tbh
Not every game a side is 2-0 up after 15 minutes and has lost a goalscorer to injury, and is pegged back before half-time.
Next time something interesting happens in a game, I guess I'll say nothing just in case it's misinterpreted.
All Im saying is that I understand CSAD thought you were having a dig
Its really not that complicated!!!
Is now the second top Irish goalscorer in the Championship after Sammie S. Good to see him show a bit of strength and fight there, sometimes it feels like he doesn't use his natural attributes anywhere near enough.
Nice long ball.
On the bench today - fifth time in the last ten games he's started on the bench, so still struggling to nail down a starting place.
Josh Sergent is on the bench too though - first time since picking up an injury in August; he was top scorer last season and started with 3 in 4 this year. Jonathan Rowe is on the bench too; think he might have picked up a slight knock in the last game, when he came off at half-time. He's their top scorer this season with 10, and another who came through the Norwich academy. Only 20, and this is his first full season.
Be interesting to see how Idah gets used in the spring with the increased competition. 2 goals and no assists in the last 16 games for Norwich isn't great in comparison.
(In other Norwich attacking news, Hwang - signed in August - has been suspended from the South Korea national team pending investigation into a sex tape of his ex he's supposed to have leaked. He maintains his phone was stolen, hence the leak)
Last edited by pineapple stu; 29/12/2023 at 7:40 PM.
Got the second half today at home against third-tier Bristol Rovers in the Cup; Sergent is starting now as expected.
Ended 1-1 - Idah missed a three-yard tap-in shortly after coming on, so his poor run goes on unfortunately. There's a replay on the way and might be a change for a bit for squad rotation and another start.
I hope he comes good when he's a few years older, as some strikers do, but there's fairly major flaws in his game that don't seem to be improving over time. Still plenty of time for him but he's very much on the bubble of the Ireland squad these days, if he was left out for a while by the next manager he couldn't have too many complaints.
Fair summary I think - especially with other options coming through. Four years almost to the day since that Cup hat-trick against Preston.
That miss is at 3:05 here - I don't know why he goes for it with his right foot. That's just basic technique/confidence I'd have thought.
The miss immediately after is more excusable as he's going for the bottom corner and doesn't miss by much, but a better striker puts that away.
Last edited by pineapple stu; 07/01/2024 at 10:52 AM.
I played that at half speed and that ball was still flying and probably skidded up ~ Not as bad a miss as i was expecting with the way it has been described ( Verbally ) ~ OK, it probably should be scored alright.
The second one ~ It would be nice if it was on target and force the goalkeeper to save it rather than being wide.
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