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#135631 Norwich
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Norwich 0 - 2 Reading
Pogrebnyak 20, Drenthe 45
Cup action! We welcomed championship team Reading to Carrow Road for the fourth round, and that meant a few changes in personnel. Bunn, Garrido, Redmond and van Wolfswinkel took the places of Ruddy, Olsson, Pilkington and Fer respectively. This match was a disaster. Twenty minutes in, Pogrebnyak scored after good work from a low cross. Then just before the half time whistle, former Real Madrid star Royston Drenthe scored from a powerful free kick near the 18 yard box. Disappointed to be out but can focus more on the league now
Royston Drenthe
#135624 Norwich
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Tottenham 2 - 0 Norwich
Chadli 28, 45
To White Hart Lane and a return for Sebastien Bassong against his former club. Let's hope it's a pleasant reunion. For us at least. That wasn't to happen unfortunately as two first half Nacer Chadli goals destroyed us. The first a rebound from a Ruddy save and the second a quality finish after good build up play. We were never in this game and the quicker we forget this event, the better. May need to strengthen in the January transfer window, who knows
Robert Snodgrass
#135604 Norwich
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In what can be considered something of a coup, Norwich have announced the appointment of Ray Wilkins as first team coach. The 57 year old joins on a two and a half year deal. He brings in a wealth of experience, both playing and coaching, and he should help progress the team with his invaluable knowledge. I am very happy with this signing ahead of the next fixture- a tricky away tie against Tottenham
Ray Wilkins
#135524 Norwich
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Hull 0 - 1 Norwich
Snodgrass 9
Ljungberg welcomed back Bradley Johnson in the middle of the field as he took the place of David Fox who did a decent job deputising last week. Bad news is that Luciano Becchio was injured in training and will be out for two months with torn knee ligaments. I really hope I win this- becoming a bit of a draw master at this point. I think four 1-1's in the league at this point. Thank god it didn't happen again. Snodgrass scored his first goal of the season after some nice interplay and a rifled, low drive that the keeper couldn't stop. 11th in the table after eight games. Happy with the start to the season
Leroy Foy and Tom Huddlestone
#135511 Norwich
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Norwich 1 - 1 Swansea
Hooper 3 - Routledge 83
Bit of a blow ahead of this game as Bradley Johnson was injured in training and will be out for two weeks, maybe. Midfielder David Fox had been complaining about a lack of game time though so I gave him the chance to see what he can do. The game started well as Gary Hooper- again keeping van Wolfswinkel out of the team - lobbed the onrushing goalkeeper from outside the area after a neat pass from Leroy Fer. Victory was snatched again however as Wayne Routledge scored with a fierce drive inside the area with ten minutes to go
Gary Hooper
#135506 Norwich
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Norwich 1 - 1 Everton
Pilkington 4 - Mirallas 72
Another tricky fixture. Oh, and I did end up starting Gary Hooper after his impressive display against Coventry. The game started well, if only by the way of a completely accidental goal. Anthony Pilkington swung a corner in that actually went in the back of the net, leaving Tim Howard oblivious in goal. His first of the season, and probably the first (and last) he'll ever score from that situation. I thought we were going to sneak it, but a bunch of applied pressure paid off as Kevin Mirallas finished calmly from within the area. Happy with the result though.
Ross Barkley and Bradley Johnson
#135317 Norwich
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Norwich 2 - 0 Coventry
Hooper 32, 72
Back to cup action. Bunn replaced Ruddy in goal and likewise, Gariddo took the place of Olsson and Redmond instead of Pilkington. It was also an opportunity to give Gary Hooper his first minutes in a Norwich shirt as I decided to rest van Wolfswinkel. And yep, Hooper gets a debut goal. A great over the top ball from Leroy Fer and Hooper closed in and goal and slotted it under the keeper. Scrap that. Hooper gets two debut goals. With twenty minutes left, Fer again plays a delicious through ball for Hooper to slot past the goalkeeper. Looks like that decision to play the Dutchman up front is turning out pretty well. Also looks like it will be a pretty interesting choice between van Wolfswinkel and Hooper for the next game
Gary Hooper
#135266 Norwich
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Stoke 0 - 1 Norwich
Fer 33
Muniesa sent off 58
New signing Gary Hooper made the team sheet for the first time since signing from Celtic for 5 million in the summer, starting on the bench. He had been out for two months with a bruined shin. He wasn't need though. We won - not particularly deserved but a victory nonetheless. Leroy Fer continued his goalscoring as he swept home from a Pilkington cross. To make matters worse for Stoke, defender Marc Muniesa was sent off early in the second half. Surprised to have won this game but obviously happy, and it marks our first win of the league campaign
Anthony Pilkington
#135247 Norwich
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Newcastle 2 - 1 Norwich
Cisse 8, 13 - Fer 93
For the trip to Newcastle, we welcomed back Bassong in the heart of defense, along with Anthony Pilkington who returned after a four month layoff. He took the place of the exciting Redmond on the left side of midfield. This game didn't go too well, even though it wasn't terribly one sided. A quick double from Papa Cisse killed us off, and we only had a late consolation from Leroy Fer to our name. One positive was substitute Redmond's incredible through ball for the late goal. The kid really has some promise. This loss left us in 19th position after just four games. Freddie Ljungberg wasn't too happy in the post match conference
Leroy Fer
#135222 Norwich
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Norwich 1 - 1 Man City
Turner 45 - Dzeko 61
Yet another tie that should be a piece of cake. Arsenal, Chelsea and now Manchester City. With Bassong still out, Michael Turner and Daniel Ayala formed the partnership in the center of our defense. And it was Turner who gave us a surprise lead just as the second half began. A deep free kick was swung in and the center back hit a sweet half volley across the face of Joe Hart's goal and into the bottom corner. Didn't last much longer then fifteen minutes though as constant pressure led to an equalizer as Dzeko converted from a low cross from close range. Two home games in the league, against two big teams, and I'm happy with the fortress of sorts we have created
Michael Turner
#135048 Norwich
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Norwich 2 - 1 Colchester
Fer 65, van Wolfswinkel 83 - Gavin Massey 5
A few changes for this game. Mark Bunn got a runout in goal and Leroy Fer took the place of Becchio. I feel his skill set could make for a great creator, using his passing and technique to make something happen from nothing. And it worked. Not before Colchester scored though through Gavin Massey after some neat play. A beautiful through ball from Snodgrass set Fer free as he drove a low shot into the net. With around five minutes left, Nathan Redmond hit a ridiculously precise high ball for van Wolfswinkel to chase on to, round the keep and slot into the empty goal. 2-1. Third round thank you very much
Ricky van Wolfswinkel
#135046 Norwich
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Chelsea 2 - 0 Norwich
Mata 75, Oscar 90
So another easy game. Easier still as captain Sebastian Bassong is out injured for a couple weeks. Midfielder Alex Tettey wore the armband for the visit to the Bridge. Honest now- we were destroyed by Chelsea and the luckiest group of people in the universe to not finish 6 or 7 down. Luckily it was only two. And two late goals at that. Mata scored a long range effort with a great drive, and then Oscar picked up the pieces after Willian put the ball into the six yard box. In a way, I feel kinda frustrated we couldn't hold on to the draw. Credit to John Ruddy in goal as without him it could have quite easily been a blood bath.
John Ruddy
#129975 Norwich
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Norwich 1 - 1 Arsenal
Bassong 92 - Podolski 65
Wow. This is what it will be like, huh? The first competitive game of Freddie Ljungberg's managerial career and it's against the club that he spent his best years at. Pretty much ninety minutes of close-to-constant attacking. The odd counter attack here and there, but all in all, to say Arsenal deserved to win would be one of the biggest understatements in football in- well, that particular week. The Gunners finally broke the deadlock on 65 minutes when Lukas Podolski slapped in a left footed effort after a corner hadn't been cleared properly. I thought they'd go on to double the lead but no, no, no. Enter Sebastien Bassong. A free kick came in and crashed against the crossbar, bounced back and the Cameroonian hit it home from ten yards
Sebastien Bassong
Formation
#125872 Norwich
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Not the greatest start to a new reign. A short preseason compiling of two matches. The first was an away trip to Hartlepool. This game? Yeah, let's scratch this out of our memories. 2-0 to Hartlepool. Maurice Hay scored a volley from the edge of the area at the beginning of the game and James Poole finished it off at the end of the game with a close range header. Like I said, let's forget that game. Next up was a nice little trip to Italy for a game against third tier team Viareggio. 1-0. Becchio finishing off a nice after picking up a great through ball from Richard Snodgrass and rounding the flapping keeper
Luciano Becchio
#125688 Norwich
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Martin Olsson