Norwich City 0 - 1 Derby County

Carrow Road
Norwich
Near Ang's

1230
Saturday 3rd October 2020

Could it get anymore crushing than that abject defeat last week? A case where the players didn't play badly but just did not seem to function at all. Very scary and I have no answer.

Changes in formation/tactics are needed. I take the simple view that professional footballers should function at the least in a basic competent way, but they are not.

Maybe Rooney needs a rest, maybe we should accept that Marriot will never replicate that night at ER, maybe accept that Clarke should be the central pillar and we miss Keogh? I dunno.

Sound negative? Don't mean to be but last week shocked me but along with every one of the Faithful I will be 100% behind them on Saturday.

Norwich, relegated last season will be a stern test. Very stern, really F.O. stern. Still it will all be over by 2.30pm.

ADDENDUM: one Derby legend who will be on the pitch today:- Stuart Attwell

Team news:

Marshall
Shinnie
Jozwiak
Byrne
Clarke
Evans
Holmes
Buchanan
Rooney
Davies
Knight.

Subs: Roos, Forsyth, te Wierik, Bird, Marriott, Whittaker, Hector-Ingram.

Holmes came on as a second half substitute last weekend but has returned to the starting squad against the Canaries this afternoon.

Matt Clarke also returns to the starting squad for this afternoon’s game after missing out last week, whilst Curtis Davies is makes his first start of the season.

Graeme Shinnie and George Evans also start, whilst Mike te Wierik, Max Bird and Jack Marriott are named as substitutes.