TalkSport pundit Stan Collymore has praised Norwich for their improved performance against Newcastle last weekend.
Collymore criticised Norwich for their failings against Liverpool at Anfield on the opening day, but has now – rightly – given them credit for learning from their mistakes.
Twitter: The question last week was, “would #NCFC acknowledge and rectify the openness of Anfield.
The answer is yes.
Defe… https://t.co/tf2J1u03SV (@StanCollymore)
Some fans reacted to his comments…
James was impressed by Pukki…
Twitter: @StanCollymore Being a forest fan I saw a lot of Pukki last season, he’s a proper finisher. (@Jrooke9579)
Richie thinks it was simply a change in the opposition…
Twitter: @StanCollymore Or perhaps we played Newcastle and not Liverpool again ??♂️ (@BrownBearPies)
Jack says Norwich shouldn’t get too excited…
Twitter: @StanCollymore Wouldn’t get too excited, they won’t be playing a team lacking quality quite like NUFC do every weekend (@akajry)
Was it just the standard of opposition?
Twitter: @StanCollymore Or could they just be playing a far worse team Stan? (@dank615)
Rob thinks that was the case as well…
Twitter: @StanCollymore Last week they played Liverpool. This week they played Newcastle. (@justfranklin)
READ NORWICH VERDICT
Whilst, of course, Newcastle are not on the same level as Liverpool in terms of quality – they still defended deep and caused Norwich problems from crosses into the box.
They tested the Norwich backline, who responded well to keep them quiet in large spells during the game. Newcastle’s late consolation goal only came due to an individual error from Grant Hanley, rather than a tactical flaw from Daniel Farke’s point of view.
Norwich will now be hoping for another strong performance as they host Chelsea at Carrow Road this weekend.
