Dr Greenthumb 746 Posted January 25, 2020 1 hour ago, All the Germans said: I don't agree with being overly negative about Drmic, but I'd definitely rather have Rodriguez! I personally wouldn’t, live by West Brom and seen him play quite a few times, best days behind him in my opinion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Greenthumb 746 Posted January 25, 2020 1 hour ago, JF said: Our ex player David Phillips They were laying into everything Norwich did, even bringing Pukki on as sub! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BarcelonaCanary 3 Posted January 25, 2020 Brilliant performance. Vrancic transforms us. We can stay up playing like that and with Pukki, Cantwell, Godfrey and Buendia to come in! Got to target 3 points at Newcastle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonyc 5,489 Posted January 25, 2020 19 minutes ago, Il Pirata said: Very decent win. Show's what we have available in the squad. Further supports the argument that Farke doesn't utilise his resources effectively in the League. Not saying todays 11 is the answer, clearly not, but quite a few out there should be used more often. Hopefully Drmic can prove his fitness longer term, there's definitely a player there and a very decent alternative to Pukki.  Drimic did show lots of good movement as well as taking up good positions. These were the positives to take from his performance. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Il Pirata 249 Posted January 25, 2020 26 minutes ago, BarcelonaCanary said: Brilliant performance. Vrancic transforms us. We can stay up playing like that and with Pukki, Cantwell, Godfrey and Buendia to come in! Got to target 3 points at Newcastle Problem is, when those players come in, players who contributed to todays performance, like Vrancic, go out! Our best eleven isn't today, nor was it our last league game. It's somewhere in-between and Farke needs to work it out. There's eleven players in our squad good enough for the EPL, and good enough to win more games. I'm convinced of that. But will Farke work it out? And if so, will it be in time? One way or another, I think Vrancic has to play. Two assists today, a goal and an 'assist' against spurs... He can really make it happen for us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Making Plans 936 Posted January 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Midlands Yellow said: 8,071 in attendance (around 800 away fans) Poor from them all things considered. Burnley Reserves v Norwich Reserves on a cold January afternoon with the game being streamed online for free so you can hardly blame them. Fans of PL clubs can't be ars*d with the FA Cup unless their team gets to the final and then everybody wants to go. Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellow Fever 3,741 Posted January 25, 2020 33 minutes ago, Il Pirata said: Problem is, when those players come in, players who contributed to todays performance, like Vrancic, go out! Our best eleven isn't today, nor was it our last league game. It's somewhere in-between and Farke needs to work it out. There's eleven players in our squad good enough for the EPL, and good enough to win more games. I'm convinced of that. But will Farke work it out? And if so, will it be in time? One way or another, I think Vrancic has to play. Two assists today, a goal and an 'assist' against spurs... He can really make it happen for us. I agree with much of this. Interesting to note that the effective spine of the team from last season was effective today. Trybull, Vrancic and Stieperman. All played well and balanced each others abilities. Vrancic we need as playmaker but we must balance the team around him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grando 260 Posted January 25, 2020 2 hours ago, City 2nd said: News to me! Somehow I don’t see or hear it! I was talking nonsense! I'd probably half-remembered something about the 'Auto Pay Cup Scheme', where season ticket holders can register to automatically reserve their seat at the best price. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,928 Posted January 25, 2020 58 minutes ago, Making Plans said: Burnley Reserves v Norwich Reserves on a cold January afternoon with the game being streamed online for free so you can hardly blame them. Fans of PL clubs can't be ars*d with the FA Cup unless their team gets to the final and then everybody wants to go.  I half understand that. Not quite the reserve teams on either side and I just thought Burnley fans might be up for it after 2 awesome results. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chumino 57 Posted January 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Il Pirata said: Problem is, when those players come in, players who contributed to todays performance, like Vrancic, go out! Our best eleven isn't today, nor was it our last league game. It's somewhere in-between and Farke needs to work it out. There's eleven players in our squad good enough for the EPL, and good enough to win more games. I'm convinced of that. But will Farke work it out? And if so, will it be in time? One way or another, I think Vrancic has to play. Two assists today, a goal and an 'assist' against spurs... He can really make it happen for us. There isn't 11 players in our squad good enough for the EPL. Sorry to break it to you. Agree Vrancic was superb today. Stylish and effective.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,329 Posted January 25, 2020 18 minutes ago, Chumino said: There isn't 11 players in our squad good enough for the EPL. Sorry to break it to you. Agree Vrancic was superb today. Stylish and effective.  Super player, runs like Basil Fawlty though. If he was more athletic, he'd be world class, controlled so much today. Free kick/ corner deliveries were effective too. My man of the match. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted January 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, wcorkcanary said: Super player, runs like Basil Fawlty though. If he was more athletic, he'd be world class, controlled so much today. Free kick/ corner deliveries were effective too. My man of the match. Just a brilliant performance from him. If players in front of him had been up to the job, he'd have had at least four assists, probably more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigRedrose 10 Posted January 25, 2020 Congratulations Norwich on a fantastic win today. Your performance at Turf Moor was superb and thoroughly deserved. You ran us (Burnley) ragged from the first minute onward and we could not complain had the margin  of victory had been greater. I've got to wonder how the hell you are bottom of the league playing like that! Good luck in the next round. 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 3,283 Posted January 25, 2020 41 minutes ago, wcorkcanary said: Super player, runs like Basil Fawlty though. If he was more athletic, he'd be world class, controlled so much today. Free kick/ corner deliveries were effective too. My man of the match. Strange, but I’ve been calling for Vrancic to start ahead of McClean......he’s potentially that link to our front three. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,545 Posted January 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Yellow Fever said: I agree with much of this. Interesting to note that the effective spine of the team from last season was effective today. Trybull, Vrancic and Stieperman. All played well and balanced each others abilities. Vrancic we need as playmaker but we must balance the team around him. Stieperman had a good first half but was poor second half. Vrancic was pulling the strings, seemed to get frustrated a few times in the second half about the lack of movement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted January 25, 2020 18 minutes ago, Mr Angry said: Stieperman had a good first half but was poor second half. Vrancic was pulling the strings, seemed to get frustrated a few times in the second half about the lack of movement. It was very noticeable that Drmic was not anticipating through balls or making runs, rather waiting and looking to see if the ball was going to be passed forwards. That delay was crucial - it could just be because of lack of match practice, but it is something he will have to improve. We have been spoiled by watching the master of movement up front for the last two seasons - and sure Drmic is a different player, but the players are used to Pukki's quality movements up front and Drmic will need to step up in that department, imo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NFN FC 1,122 Posted January 25, 2020 I think Vrancic should be in the starting XI most games. He causes teams problems that no one else can with his vision. And he's great with free kicks. We've had Buendia taking them and I don't think he's up to scratch from a dead ball situation (amazing everywhere else though this season). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,545 Posted January 25, 2020 1 minute ago, lake district canary said: It was very noticeable that Drmic was not anticipating through balls or making runs, rather waiting and looking to see if the ball was going to be passed forwards. That delay was crucial - it could just be because of lack of match practice, but it is something he will have to improve. We have been spoiled by watching the master of movement up front for the last two seasons - and sure Drmic is a different player, but the players are used to Pukki's quality movements up front and Drmic will need to step up in that department, imo. I think he was more frustrated with Hernandez, there were a couple of times when he was looking to play someone in down the left hand side Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted January 25, 2020 1 hour ago, NFN FC said: I think Vrancic should be in the starting XI most games. He causes teams problems that no one else can with his vision. And he's great with free kicks. We've had Buendia taking them and I don't think he's up to scratch from a dead ball situation (amazing everywhere else though this season). Agreed, and I think he would have played a huge part in the first half of this season had it not been for injury. I feel we've really missed his presence in the midfield, he was so crucial towards the end of last season 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NFN FC 1,122 Posted January 25, 2020 15 minutes ago, AJ said: Agreed, and I think he would have played a huge part in the first half of this season had it not been for injury. I feel we've really missed his presence in the midfield, he was so crucial towards the end of last season I think with a strong DM along side he'd really shine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wooster 134 Posted January 26, 2020 4 hours ago, BigRedrose said: Congratulations Norwich on a fantastic win today. Your performance at Turf Moor was superb and thoroughly deserved. You ran us (Burnley) ragged from the first minute onward and we could not complain had the margin  of victory had been greater. I've got to wonder how the hell you are bottom of the league playing like that! Good luck in the next round. Thank you for the kind words and good luck for the remainder of your season. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lharman7 39 Posted January 26, 2020 11 hours ago, TeemuVanBasten said: Drmic has looked awful, its a simple fact, don't understand why anybody is disputing that. The keeper has impressed me though! Unfortunately we've got Drmic for 2.5 years and Ralf for 5 months. 🤣🤣🤣 Love it when a poster gets hushed by one of our players! Hopefully for the sake of NCFC Drmic can push on now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,327 Posted January 26, 2020 11 hours ago, lharman7 said: 🤣🤣🤣 Love it when a poster gets hushed by one of our players! Hopefully for the sake of NCFC Drmic can push on now! I hope so too, needs to stay fit to have any chance of playing at his best though. That shocking first half hopefully down to ring rust and not lack of ability, time will tell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary dwarf 221 Posted January 26, 2020 11 minutes ago, TeemuVanBasten said: I hope so too, needs to stay fit to have any chance of playing at his best though. That shocking first half hopefully down to ring rust and not lack of ability, time will tell. Yeah deffo we need a goalscoring bench option. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted January 26, 2020 What about Rupp? I thought he was very good in combo with Vrancic. Is there a place for both? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
