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Reply | Norwich Reflection
at 17:26 1 Jan 2026
Hard to be analytical on such a poor performance, but assorted reflections.
- Neither Hayden nor Morgan made much of a case for replacing Varane.
- Madsen probably came out of it with more credit than most, on the basis that he actually managed to string a couple of progressive passes together, and threw his head into someone's boot which was something.
- Mbengue can actually hit them like that on purpose. |
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Reply | Where are the Coal Mines
at 17:14 1 Jan 2026
Poku hasn't been great. You can see he's got some nice technique, but he looks very league 1 at the moment, which isn't a suprise given his lack of game time.
The Norwich commentator was listing our signings from league 1 in the first half, which is probably worth us all remembering - a lot of our players are still learning about this league, which I think shows up in how often we've given the ball away over the last few games.
That said, that was a piss poor performance |
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Reply | Where are the Coal Mines
at 16:52 1 Jan 2026
One shot on target in 180 minutes.
Four shots on target in 270 minutes. |
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Reply | Where are the Coal Mines
at 16:49 1 Jan 2026
Turgid stuff. Basic cross from Poku in the 90th minute the standout piece of attacking play |
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Reply | Where are the Coal Mines
at 16:36 1 Jan 2026
Norwich showing a lot of battle in this game, winning most 50/50s etc |
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Reply | Where are the Coal Mines
at 16:09 1 Jan 2026
These dick heads have had a proper go at ruining my xmas this year. |
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Reply | Where are the Coal Mines
at 16:08 1 Jan 2026
I was anticipating something more like Cook's misjudged back pass in the first half, but defending like an under 10s team was more obvious in hindsight |
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Reply | Where are the Coal Mines
at 16:06 1 Jan 2026
Mbengue stood five yards behind two Norwich players with his hand in the air like a plum.
Our defending has been fcking bollocks over this past three games. [Post edited 1 Jan 16:07]
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Reply | Where are the Coal Mines
at 16:03 1 Jan 2026
In a low quality game my concern is that we look the more prone to making the error that leads to the game's only goal... |
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Reply | Where are the Coal Mines
at 13:58 1 Jan 2026
Relief to see Madsen isn't injured. Good opportunity to see how Hayden compares to Varane. |
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Reply | Where are the Coal Mines
at 13:14 1 Jan 2026
Not a betting man in any way , but there's value there on the draw isn't there ? |
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Reply | Madsen
at 10:27 31 Dec 2025
There's probably a boring middle ground where both i) he's been a revelation relative to last year and ii) the romantic appeal of his redemption arc story has inflated the praise he's received for his performances are true.
The broader point that we are dangerously dependent on him (and also Burrell) is undoubtedly true though. |
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Reply | Madsen
at 07:14 31 Dec 2025
This is the kind of stuff that it's much harder to tell from a stream than it is in the ground, but I did definitely notice occasions in the first half against West Brom where there was a clear opportunity for him to widen out an angle to receive a pass out of defence, that he declined to do. Which was very worrying. Then a few minutes later we won a corner and he was fist pumping and geeing up players around him. He's an odd fellow. Fair to say he's not reliable enough at this point, but also correct to say that we don't have an alternative in his role - unless we experiment with Chair in CM again? Which could be an option, and worth trying so that we at least have some competition there? |
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