Norwich City head coach Daniel Farke has delivered a crushing injury update ahead of their clash with Manchester City this weekend.
Farke has revealed that Christoph Zimmermann, Tom Trybull, Max Aarons, Ben Godfrey, Tim Krul, Moritz Leitner, Mario Vrancic, Grant Hanley and Onel Hernandez are all either out or doubts for the match, with Patrick Roberts also ineligible.
Twitter: The boss has delivered a sobering injury update this lunchtime. ? #ncfc (@NorwichCityFC)
These Norwich fans reacted to the news…
Get Adam in the team…
Twitter: @michaeljbailey I’ll bring my boots ? (@Adamjr76)
Raggett back?
Twitter: @michaeljbailey Can we get Raggett back? Assume Farke thinks he’s got potential, otherwise he’d have been sold by now? (@mark_heazle)
A prank…
Twitter: @NorwichCityFC nah this is a prank (@VrancicFC)
Well…
Twitter: @NorwichCityFC We literally don’t have a team ????? (@OliverBarnard28)
Disaster…
Twitter: @NorwichCityFC So we literally have no defence now? What a disaster this season is becoming (@daniel_tortoise)
Please…
Twitter: @NorwichCityFC Please delete (@HotchkissJP)
READ NORWICH VERDICT
In all my years supporting Norwich, I don’t think I have ever seen an injury list quite as bad as the one Farke has on his hands at present.
Zero fit centre-backs heading into a game against the best side in Premier League history – going off their record haul in the 2017/18 campaign – is a daunting prospect.
Alex Tettey was out of favour this season as a holding midfielder, as backed up by the signing of Ibrahim Amadou and team selections so far, and now he could be playing as a centre-back against Man City.
If Norwich can get a point tomorrow, Farke should be handed the LMA Manager of the Season award on the full-time whistle.
