Norwich City: Marco Silva wary of wounded animal Canaries
Marco Silva is bracing his Fulham side to prepare for a reaction from Norwich City after Saturday’s 6-2 thrashing to
Plymouth in the Championship.
against Wednesday night, City will travel to West London to take against Silva’s team in the third round of the Carabao Cup in an
effort to rebound from their defeat over the weekend.
David Wagner has laid the ground to make several changes and has little secret that Championship progress is the priority for his team
– but City’s head coach is still hoping to name a side capable of producing a competitive performance against the Premier League outfit.
Silva is wary of the wounded Canaries and has tasked his side with controlling the contest to ensure they progress to the next round.
“The last few results for them, they weren’t the best,” Silva said of City’s form. “The last defeat was a heavy one and that is always
difficult for a team that has ambitions of getting promoted and fighting to play in the Premier League next season and to be around the
play-off area.
“It was a difficult one to take for them. As football people, we know when you have a difficult day that you want to show a reaction.
There is no better opportunity for them to show one than against a Premier League club in the Carabao Cup.
“The last few results were not the best but they started the season well. They have played well and have good parts to arrive in certain
areas that we analysed. They will demand organisation and aggressiveness on and off the ball – our quality has to come on top because
it is a game we need to command.”
Silva is also expecting to make a host of changes with one-time Norwich target Tosin Adarabioyo, winger Adama Traore and Sasa
Lukic are all set to miss the game.
“We are going to play with a strong XI, 100 per cent, because the group is really competitive between them, even if you change a
certain number of players we are going to be a strong side,” Silva told Fulham’s channels.
“Rest is not the best word. I am not here to rest players. We can make some rotation, you can give some players the chance for them to
play, because they deserve to.
“Against Tottenham, we made six changes, but it wasn’t because I wanted to take a few days off. I wanted to see other players who
deserved to see them. And they excelled.
“Norwich is very significant to us. We want to continue competing in this event.
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