Jonny Howson has admitted that his Norwich City side finally got what they deserved after yesterday’s crucial 1-0 win away at West Bromwich Albion.
The Canaries ended a run of 11 matches in all competitions without a win thanks to Robbie Brady’s early second half goal and Howson has urged his teammates to build on the result.
He told Norwich City TV:
It’s a very nice feeling whenever you win games. We maybe got what we’ve deserved. Our performance was probably at a similar level to recent weeks, and we just feel like we got the rub of the green. In the past few games we wanted the ball to drop for us in the box. Luckily we got that today, but in the last two games we’ve been defensively solid. We’ve got to build on this now, having built on last week very well.
Howson has been impressive for City this season, appearing 34 times and scoring four goals in all competitions, including an excellent goal in Norwich’s 3-1 defeat to Stoke. The Englishman insisted that he never had any doubts about the determination of his team.
The fight, determination and work-rate is always there with us. It’s just a case that it perhaps shows a bit more when you win games. To be able to go over to the fans having won was great because they’ve been there for us in recent weeks. We’ll just concentrate on what we do, irrespective of other teams. We’ve got a couple of weeks until the next game so it’s good to go into the break with a win. We need all the lads to give everything, and they’re doing that.
The win propelled Norwich out of the relegation zone but they could slip back in should Sunderland overcome rivals Newcastle. However, with both Newcastle and Sunderland to play at home for the Canaries and the struggling Crystal Palace in the next few weeks, Norwich’s fate is very much in their own hands again.
