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Daniel Farke addresses the media ahead of Norwich City v Sheffield Wednesday. Updates to come from 1.45pm.
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DF: All the players at Luton are available for tomorrow.

DF: Pukki is back in training and hasn't been out too long, so will be available tomorrow.

DF: The recovery of all the others is quite good. The plan is on Sunday or Monday, Hugill and Cantwell can train with the team, as well as Dowell.

DF: I try to always have a good relationship with referees. I wasn't happy with the decision making against Luton.

DF: Darren England had a different view and we had to accept it. We're all human beings. I sometimes make mistakes and so do my players. It's all ok between us.

DF: There were scenes caught on camera showing Darren with the Luton players, but I'm not reading anything into it. He's a really good referee.

DF: Tomorrow will be the first step back to normality. Our pilot project, with 1,000 fans, worked well with the safety and the atmosphere.

DF: We're looking forward to the stadium being full again. In these strange times, it's an encouraging sign.

DF: You're more likely to be successful at home when the stadium is full. Perhaps some decisions can be influenced by the mood.

DF: I hope the 2,000 at Carrow Road are loud and noisy, showing the yellow flag and helping us in our difficult inury situation.

DF: I had to speak for three months about transfer rumours. I will speak about it in January.

DF: We will stay aware on one or two positions, but we have several games until January. I don't know where we will be in terms of injuries then.

DF: We're in a good financial situation, although the pandemic had a deep impact. The EFL bailout isn't something I want to comment too much on.

DF: We don't want to get used to being beaten. It's important to be devastated. But we're old enough in this business to know not to expect 46 wins in a row.

DF: Sometimes you draw or lose. It was a tricky away game with the injury situation and key decisions. We draw a line under it and try to start the next run.

DF: If someone told us we'd be in the mix at the top after 15 games, everyone would say we're in a good position. As soon as the players are back and in their rhythm, we'll improve our performances.

DF: There's no reason we should be scared for the next game. We analysed the Luton game and know we need a good performance tomorrow.

DF: Tim Krul, Teemu Pukki and Adam Idah have been injured after international duty. The load isn't made for human bodies. If you're not fully recovered, you're vulnerable to knocks and hits.

DF: I'm looking forward to meeting Tony Pulis again. He has so much experience and knowledge. He behaves with dignity and pride. The fire is still burning and you can see that on the touchline.

DF: Since he took over, they've conceded under one goal on average per game.

DF: It's always difficult to beat his teams, so it will be complicated, but we have confidence we'll find a way.

DF: If you're tempted to stop running, but supporters cheer you up, you have to run. We're not free from our emotions. It's important everyone is allowed to be noisy and ask for decisions.

DF: It's a bit easier in a smaller ground to have an influence, so that says a lot about the task our 2,000 supporters have. They have a big responsibility to bring the noise of 30 or 40,000. I hope they scream and cheer a bit louder to have the influence.

DF: The players deserve the support. They're still top of the league.

DF: My hands were tied a bit on Wednesday with the players on the bench. We have to accept it wasn't our best game.

DF: I'm happy that I have McGovern and I'm sure he'll prove his value further on as long as we're without Krul.

DF: Xavi is improving and will return to Norwich, but we have to make sure he self-isolates and returns negative COVID tests.

DF: Credit to all three relegated clubs. It's a bit outstanding they're all in the top positions, considering what has happened in the past, but it is just the 15th game day. I think it's due to the profile of the clubs.

DF: No-one expected Bournemouth to go down, people thought they could even compete for Europe. They always play on Championship level with lots of Premier League appearances in the lineup.

DF: Watford were able to keep many players. Troy Deeney was a big impact in the Premier League. Everyone was after Sarr.

DF: For us, credit to the players. It's still too early to judge our season. We seem to be heading in a good direction.

DF: The easy answer why there are fewer goals in the Championship? Neil Warnock, Tony Pulis and Aitor Karanka are back in business!

DF: Perhaps it's easier for defensive players to survive during a game due to the tiring schedule.

DF: Brexit will influence signing decisions and how you work in the market. Our first view is on homegrown players, but it can be the most expensive choice.

DF: I'd label the new rules as complicated. We'll have to change the concentration of our scouting.

DF: It's not like we will only scout in Scotland now, but we have to be careful in which player we will invest our money. We won't change our way completely, but adapt slightly.

DF: We want to return to top class defending behaviour because we had several clean sheets.

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That's all from the boss today. Thank-you for following the live blog.

Posted By: DrDublin on December 4th 2020 at 14:49:35

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