Norwich City took another big step towards the Premier League on Saturday as they comfortably dispatched a very poor Queens Park Rangers at Carrow Road.
The old Canary in me always comes out before this type of game.
”They’ve got a new manager, what if they start playing really well for him? We won’t know how to prepare for the game, what if John Eustace produces a tactical master class and we get thumped?”
What if, eh?!
Anyway, as it turned out there was no need to worry. City were on their game and handed out a beating to the hapless Rangers. You could easily apply the old boxing adage to this game, along the lines of “it would’ve been stopped at halftime on points etc.”
This week’s post match Twitter was as amusing as ever with some real corkers from all sides. We’ve got pundits and Canaries praising the way that Norwich play, QPR fans cheering at their three corners and bemoaning the damage inflicted by Tony Fernandes to their club and then we have Leeds fans, who are a very bitter bunch.
Enjoy!
https://twitter.com/itzkaepernick/status/1114565209795047426?s=21
Foul watch… 👀
Total no. of fouls committed by QPR: 25 (three more than by any other team #ncfc have faced this season)
Total no. of fouls on Emi Buendia: 6
Total no. of fouls committed by Norwich City: 8
— NCFC Numbers (@ncfcnumbers) April 6, 2019
Norwich City just superb👏👏👏👏Well done Teemu Pukki👏👏👏👏 absolutely brilliant season for Norwich… my 25 were in the Premier League though… https://t.co/d0oxWsiIz2
— Chris Sutton (@chris_sutton73) April 6, 2019
My issue is I'm not sure how you can separate all the bad tackles in that game – and single out Buendia's as the sole one that deserves a 3-match ban.
Most of the others (left to the referee alone) didn't even attract a yellow. #ncfc https://t.co/klLWHsTjJ2
— Michael Bailey (@michaeljbailey) April 6, 2019
It’s becoming a regular part of the Carrow Road experience… 🙌 #ncfc pic.twitter.com/DNvN47GqjT
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) April 6, 2019
4-0 Win, great performance from the boys🔥 pic.twitter.com/riP4gb8Xpz
— Max Aarons (@maxaarons2) April 6, 2019
😍 #ncfc pic.twitter.com/FtXs7wKMja
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) April 6, 2019
Emi Buendia is the best player Norwich have had since I’ve been going in the late 90s. He’s going to go far #ncfc
— Lee (@LeeJ02ncfc) April 6, 2019
A thing of beauty @BE_Norwich @AlongComeNodge 💛💚👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/GfkpieEkjh
— Benjamin De Tarrier (@DeTarrier) April 6, 2019
That will hurt. So little conviction today and not much craft. Birmingham defended superbly towards the end. Adams' goal wins it. #lufc
— Phil Hay (@PhilHay_) April 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/iwritethings23/status/1114557793879588864?s=21
Leeds. Leeds are falling apart. Again!
— George Gook (@GeorgeGookNCFC) April 6, 2019
Teams just roll over for norwich yet play like real madrid against us #lufc
— Neils Diamond (@NeilsDiamond) April 6, 2019
I think he means "Norwich just roll teams over".
— Diane Canaryb1rd 🐤 💛💚 (@Canaryb1rd) April 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/loodofsquit/status/1114557282157780992?s=21
https://twitter.com/coopduck/status/1114545410352271361?s=21
https://twitter.com/tuckachelli/status/1114557525607813120?s=21
Che Adams! 💛💚
_#ncfc #bcfc pic.twitter.com/h6bsOQKf5T— NorwichHub (@thenorwichhub) April 6, 2019
Grand National winner #ncfc pic.twitter.com/pJjyGtPqJ9
— matt lewendon (@matty_leww) April 6, 2019
#Farkelife #ncfc 🔛🔝🔰👊🙌😎 pic.twitter.com/AQIo9ppiOt
— Vital Norwich (@VitalNorwich) April 6, 2019
Middlesbrough have gone full Derby County.
Never go full Derby County.
— Klobo (@Klobo15) April 6, 2019
Players to have scored more than 25 league goals by April 6th in any of the last five seasons in the Football League:
Billy Sharp – 2016/17 (L1)
Mo Salah – 2017/18 (Prem)
James Norwood – 2018/19 (L2)
TEEMU PUKKI – 2018/19 (Champ)#ncfc #PukkiParty 🇫🇮 @FocusImagesLtd pic.twitter.com/YBcuHQtSmm— NCFC Numbers (@ncfcnumbers) April 6, 2019
PUKKI POWER! ⚽️⚽️ 🇫🇮
Absolutely *loved* his tracking back today too. Bloke is a machine! 👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/pLsxM0PjXy
— Chris Reeve (@ChrisReevo) April 6, 2019
Out in force! 💛💚
Here’s our army of bucket collector volunteers. #ncfc #BringAPoundToTheGround #CommunityDay pic.twitter.com/lPsJHoNREj
— Norwich City CSF (@NorwichCityCSF) April 6, 2019
✖️#NoPukkiNoParty #ncfc pic.twitter.com/cYTzttYKUQ
— ✏️…helloj4mes (@talktoj4mes) April 6, 2019
Only the sixth time this season #NCFC have surpassed 600 passes in a league match this season (639), with 88pc pass completion – that's high level quality. It was like watching a PL side against a lower league team at times today @FocusImagesLtd https://t.co/CVIYQFRUWm pic.twitter.com/dJE8kDScwa
— David Freezer (@davefreezer) April 6, 2019
8 in a row for @NorwichCityFC 10 points clear of third! 26 for Pukki! These numbers are looking damn good 🔰🔰💛💚💛💚 #NCFC
— Sven (@svenncfc) April 6, 2019
Norwich City's biggest home win since they beat QPR (again) 4-0 (again) on the final day of the 2016/17 season, making this the biggest win at Carrow Road during the Daniel Farke era #ncfc 🔰
— NCFC Numbers (@ncfcnumbers) April 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/hucks6dh6/status/1114519588807614464?s=21
Only three teams in Europe have won their last eight league games:
– Pep Guardiola's Manchester City
– Thomas Tuchel's Paris Saint-Germain
– Daniel Farke's Norwich City💛 #NCFC 💚 pic.twitter.com/9EsQkvVTwW
— bet365 (@bet365) April 6, 2019
Max Aarons (19) has now assisted six league goals this season.
No defender has assisted more goals in the current Championship campaign than the Norwich City right-back. pic.twitter.com/07coDZgOpk
— SCOUTED (@scoutedftbl) April 6, 2019
⭐️Man of the Match, Teemu Pukki
3️⃣ attempts, all on target 🎯
2️⃣ goals ⚽️⚽️
Top scorer in the @SkyBetChamp this season with 2️⃣6️⃣ goals
Most league goals in a single season for @NorwichCityFC since Ron Davies in 1️⃣9️⃣6️⃣3️⃣-6️⃣4️⃣ pic.twitter.com/DOsnfvifwq— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) April 6, 2019
I think it's fair to say that #qpr deserved a thrashing for wearing that abomination of an away kit! #NCFC pic.twitter.com/ntzdDj020O
— Keith A (@ncfckeith) April 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/norwayranger16/status/1114503286617456645?s=21
@tonyfernandes From this to Eustace, Bidwell, Lynch, Cousins… Biggest failure as a football club owner of all time! #QPR pic.twitter.com/QsksgN9zMB
— Taz (@taz_qpr) April 6, 2019
Fastest Norwich City players this century to provide more than 15 assists at the club:
Emi Buendia (35 games)
Grant Holt (55)
Darren Huckerby (64)
Wes Hoolahan (65)
Paul McVeigh (70)
Nathan Redmond (83)#ncfc 🇦🇷 @FocusImagesLtd pic.twitter.com/BH3fBbzxRv— NCFC Numbers (@ncfcnumbers) April 6, 2019
You cant debate @NorwichCityFC deserve promotion to PL come the end of the season, they have been outstanding this season.
— fabrice muamba (@fmuamba6) April 6, 2019
Careful, they were the best team ever.
— Nick Mashiter (@nickmashiter) April 6, 2019
Norwich 10 points clear of 3rd in @SkyBetChamp before the 3pm kick offs with another great performance. So difficult to deal with how they play. Commit plenty forward and press so high when losing it. They have some very good individuals but collectively they are outstanding.
— Danny Higginbotham (@Higginbotham05) April 6, 2019
OTBC