‘It is a disgrace’: Norwich fire back at critics and offer Farke support | Nick Ames

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Sporting director Stuart Webber savages claims club lack ambition, discusses manager and urges fans not to give up

As Norwich’s players slunk away from Stamford Bridge after a supine 7-0 defeat, a popular narrative gathered momentum. It broadly went that the Canaries, who had stuck around for only one season after three of their previous four promotions to the Premier League, are a waste of time: that they offer the division nothing, occupying a spot that could be filled by a club with loftier ambitions than simply to take the prize money and run.

The impression has arisen because Norwich, relegated in 2019-20 by a gaping margin, are on course for a similarly ignominious end this time. On paper, the pattern that emerged back then has continued seamlessly and losing to Chelsea meant they have taken two points from their past 19 top-flight outings. They host Leeds on Sunday and the match, their 10th of the season, feels crucial. If fortunes begin to take shape at this point in a campaign then the difference between five points, which would put them within touching distance of their opponents, and their current haul of two appears vast. Only a win will really do: Daniel Farke’s side need to show up and have a go.

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from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/oct/28/norwich-fire-back-at-critics-ambition-offer-farke-support-stuart-webber

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