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"Norwich, on the other hand, were a team with probably less talent on paper (though in fairness, they do still have some fair players) who were organised and knew the job they were doing. They had a plan. They played to that plan. They got three points. Job done for them. They played with a noticeable formation (the 4-5-1/4-3-3 one employed by a fair few teams) and with players knowing their jobs - Darren Huckerby and Lee Croft both performed the wide midfield/supporting strikers roles admirably, Dickson Etuhu got forward from midfield superbly, Robert Earnshaw did a fine job (finishing aside) as a lone-ish striker (though Huckerby, Croft and Etuhu all supported him very well), and Youssef Safri anchored the midfield with authority. YOU COULD SEE WHAT THEY WERE SET UP TO DO! It really was that simple! They did it well, and there you go. As I say, job done. Had Earnshaw finished as he has done for most of this season, and had Maik Taylor not handled pretty well, this could comfortably been 4-0 or 5-0 to the visitors, and you couldn't really begrudge them that, as they came with a plan, stuck to it, did their jobs and got the result. You can only say 'fair play' to that."

From "Singing the Blues"

Posted By: malkybarkid, Oct 18, 08:44:01