Shane Duffy: Norwich City in ‘good place going forwards’

Only leaders Leeds United have scored more than Norwich’s 60 goals this season, but Johannes Hoff Thorup’s side have only managed one win in their last eight games and the defeat by Bristol City was their second in a row.

“We’re probably over thinking it, but (it seems) every chance someone gets against us, it’s a goal,” Duffy added.

“There’s so much good work done in the game, not many people will probably see the work that’s done, but then we get punished from one through ball or one shot and players think ‘here we go again’.

“We need three or four goals to win a game at the minute and it’s not possible in this league to keep that up. I haven’t played many games this year and thought ‘they’re better than us, we’re not at their level’ and that’s the mind-boggling thing.

“We haven’t got many clean sheets this year and it’s painful. To be the second-top scorers in the league and be nowhere near the play-offs is a bit embarrassing, so as a team we can do much better.”

Because of international fortnight, Norwich do not play again until they take on sixth-placed West Brom in a must-win game at Carrow Road on 29 March.

They reached last season’s play-offs under David Wagner and Duffy added: “We’ve got to keep going now, you never know in this league, it’s crazy, but I think the break’s come at a good time for us.”