I thought I’d try something a little different and attempt to give you a feel of last night’s 1-3 victory over Luton Town via the medium of Twitter.
There’ll be some official tweets and some not so official tweets, here goes…
Time for our penultimate test of pre-season.
📍 Kenilworth Road
⚽️ @LutonTown
⏰ 7.45pm #ncfc pic.twitter.com/AWAxoBCBDh— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) July 25, 2018
First starts for @TimKrul and @Em10Buendia this evening 💪#ncfc pic.twitter.com/0ZkyYgEPOQ
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) July 25, 2018
Subs: McGovern (GK), Husband, Zimmermann, Leitner, Stiepermann, Trybull, Passlack, Hernandez, Srbeny, McGovern #ncfc pic.twitter.com/cFMvgVHluy
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) July 25, 2018
Marshall swings a corner in and the ball ricochets to Hanley who slots home! #ncfc
LTFC 0-1 NCFC (10)
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) July 25, 2018
IT'S TWO! pic.twitter.com/p1q1YiIadn
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) July 25, 2018
Marshall beats his marker brilliantly but is hacked down in the area and Rhodes sends the keeper the wrong way! #ncfc
LTFC 0-2 NCFC (14)
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) July 25, 2018
Rhodes goes down under a challenge from Senior and will need to go off. #ncfc
On comes Stiepermann.
LTFC 0-2 NCFC (22)
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) July 25, 2018
Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! ????
💬 WORRYING
👉 Big block tackle on Rhodes. He stays down, receives treatment – and although he's up, he still doesn't look happy.
Looks like he's not coming back on either.
⚽ LUT 0-2 #NCFC | ⏱️20https://t.co/JzzMmnESBb
— Michael Bailey (@michaeljbailey) July 25, 2018
Looks like Pukki is now up top in Rhodes' vacated role.
Stiepermann has slotted in where Teemu was, in behind the main striker. #ncfc
— Michael Bailey (@michaeljbailey) July 25, 2018
Rhodes got up & walked uncomfortably down the tunnel. Looked worse than what it was. I'm sure it was precaution #NCFC
— Simon Cheeseman (@cheesy290892) July 25, 2018
First save in City colours for Krul as he beats away a firm drive from Shinnie! #ncfc
LTFC 0-2 NCFC (42) pic.twitter.com/oYwbK3A51d
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) July 25, 2018
Another assist from Marshall as his low cross is sidefooted home by Pukki! #ncfc
LTFC 0-3 NCFC (45)
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) July 25, 2018
A couple of nice touches in an otherwise quiet half from Todd Cantwell.
There are a lot of scouts sat behind me. I'd be surprised if his start tonight isn't mostly about priming him for a season's loan away. #ncfc
— Michael Bailey (@michaeljbailey) July 25, 2018
Goal for the hosts.
Krul does well to parry Hylton's header but Gambin is there to tap home the rebound. #ncfc
LTFC 1-3 NCFC (57)
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) July 25, 2018
After Cambridge last season maybe we should think twice about playing these lower league cloggers in pre season??
— Graham Leeder 🔰 (@GLeeder1) July 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/bobrutler/status/1022215454994182144?s=21
ATTENDANCE | A huge thank you to the 2,957 who have come down to Kenilworth Road this evening, with 433 visitors. #COYH
— Luton Town FC (@LutonTown) July 25, 2018
Cambridge last year. Luton this year. Love having our better players kicked to bits in pre-season games. Nothing quite like it 🤢
— Talk Norwich City (@TalkNorwichCity) July 25, 2018
FULL-TIME | Luton 1-3 City
Another pre-season win for City in a very good test at Kenilworth Road. #ncfc pic.twitter.com/RyxB1LEkKG
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) July 25, 2018
Honourable mentions…
Godfrey did well for a full 90 at CB.
Good signs from Krul, Hanley and Buendia on their first appearances.
Marshall, Thompson, Pukki and McLean continue to show well.#ncfc
— Michael Bailey (@michaeljbailey) July 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/jamesaimead/status/1022252825370406912?s=21
It certainly sounds like Norwich were worthy winners but the big worry is Jordan Rhodes. Any injury at this time of the year can mean a player misses the big kick-off which is only just over a week away now.
Farke says Pukki was on the end of a nasty tackle – a bit of blood but hopefully not long out.
Rhodes will have a scan tomorrow on ankle ligament damage. Player and physio hopeful it's not too bad – keep those fingers crossed.
Final one: Timm Klose just rested. #ncfc
— Michael Bailey (@michaeljbailey) July 25, 2018
Last year it was Alex Pritchard and Timm Klose, who got clobbered at Cambridge United, fingers crossed it’s not so bad for new boy Jordan.
From Michael Bailey’s reliable assessment of the game, it seems as though City were pretty comfortable and it’s nice to see a few of the new lads get a decent run out too.
Ben Godfrey’s accomplished 90 minutes at centre back, on the day that Sean Raggett left for a loan at the New York Stadium, is another big sign for me, that Daniel Farke intends to keep him in the first team squad this season. Louis Thompson looks to be another stayer, as well.
OTBC