Alex Neil has talked about how he hopes Norwich can take all three points away from Vicarage Road on Saturday.
After a tough run of fixtures that has seen the Canaries face Arsenal and Chelsea, Norwich take on Watford, who also came up from the Championship last season.
Watford have been really impressive so far this season, with the Hornets sitting eleventh in the table. Norwich, on the other hand, have been in a little bit of a dry spell, with the Canaries only having 1 win in 9 games.
Speaking to Norwich City TV, Neil has spoken of how he feels Watford could be a great opportunity to grab some vital points.
The performances haven’t been reflected in the points that we’ve got, but ultimately it’s about us making sure that we get the points.
This is a great opportunity for us to do that. We’re coming into a run of fixtures, so we need to make sure that we’re highly competitive.
We’re looking to try to win the game, as we are every week, but I think against the likes of Watford, the possibility of winning the game is much higher. We want to approach the game in that fashion and hopefully we can come away with the points.
Watford will look to build upon their 3-2 victory over Aston Villa last week, a game which saw both Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo scored for the Hornets. Neil is wary of the threat that both players possess, and how unusual it is to be facing two strikers in the modern game.
Watford have scored 15 goals this season, and most of them have come from their front two, It’s a different challenge (facing two strikers) – in years gone by, it was the norm but I think the game has changed. If you’ve got a front two, you need to adjust the rest of your team to make space for them.
He also spoke about how different Watford’s system is compared to when his side faced them last season. With Neil in charge, Norwich beat Watford 3-0 at Vicarage Road, with Cameron Jerome and Lewis Grabban firing in late goals to keep the Canaries promotion charge going.
The system which they played then is completely different to what they play now. This is another game and we need to make sure we’re up for the challenge.
We know the threat that they pose, and we’ll make sure that we’re set up to combat that, but also to have a threat going the other way.
In recent weeks, we’ve been gradually improving. On Sunday, we put a really good performance in. Every game we play is going to be an opportunity for us to put points on the board to get as far away from the bottom of the table as we can.
