The ACN Match Review – Coventry (a) | OneFootball

How did we play?

We were awful. We played actual football for about six of the 99 minutes, during which we scored a very good goal. The rest of the game we didn’t so much play as kick, lump, hack, punt, head, shithouse and, oh, give the ball away as much as we possibly could. While I spent most of the match enjoying how much our shithousing was annoying the Coventry fans – and we shithoused almost too well – on reflection this was more like a Neil Warnock type of performance and I never, ever want to see that from Norwich City. That we threw away the three points was justice for stooping so low; if this kind of show had been put on during David Wagner’s time as Norwich manager, we’d have burned down City Hall.

What was the best bit of the game?

Coventry had us on toast for the first 15 minutes then we went up the other end with a lovely move and scored. The perfect away goal. But please note, it was the only good bit about our game.

What was the worst bit of the game?

With Liam Manning’s tactical instructions clearly ‘just let Coventry into our box as often as you can’,  Harry Darling had his work cut out alongside Jakov Medic and did an incredible job flinging every part of his body in front of the 63,000 shots that came his way. Unfortunately, when we needed him to ‘just get fucking rid of it!’ one more time, he chose to try and play his way out of our six yard area and gave away a goal. Of anyone in yellow and green he deserved that the least but it’s not his fault that Manning threw him under the bus he decided to park.

What was the atmosphere like?

Coventry’s stadium is a strange atmospheric bowl but full of fans it doesn’t half make a noise. Aside from the few minutes around our goal, it was mostly Coventry as wave after wave of attacks came our way/were graciously ushered into our box. Over 2000 Nodge fans singing as much as they could but sometimes you have to give it to the home fans, although our wind-up tactics just encouraged them more.

Hero of the match

Kvistgaarden. Barely got the ball but when he did he scored, and did that smart summersault we have all been waiting to see. When he didn’t, he hassled and ran and eventually got injured for trying too hard. I blame Manning for that, too.

Summary in Five Words

I feel sorry for you, Darling.