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As Norwich City put the finishing touches to preparations for Tuesday’s Championship fixture at home to Preston, the big question for head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup is whether to hand an instant recall to forward, and top scorer, Borja Sainz.
No-one has scored more goals in the Championship than the Spaniard’s 15 and the urge to bring him straight back into the side after the completion of his six-week ban
Thorup urged Sainz to look to United States international Josh Sargent as an example of how to conduct himself on the pitch, as they look to resume their fruitful partnership.
“Josh is a very good team-mate for Borja because he’s so calm. It takes a lot for Josh to be frustrated in the game. It also means he has the energy to support some of the others and he’s an
Borja Sainz’s hat-trick saw Norwich City end their seven-game winless run and inflict a record loss on Plymouth Argyle boss Wayne Rooney as they won 6-1 at Carrow Road.
Sainz gave the hosts the perfect start as he scored inside the opening two minutes and Norwich could have been 5-0 up inside the first 15 minutes as they dominated the game before the Spaniard calmly made it 2-0.
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“We had three games in seven days but he’s always there to do a little bit extra and it’s up to me and the performance staff to pull him in. That’s what it takes to be up there and he can see the benefits of doing that.
“What we can do as a team is create some patterns so he gets into these positions and then, of course, high quality
Kayden Jackson wasted a huge chance to give the hosts an early lead, side-footing his close-range effort wide after meeting an inviting low cross that Nathan Mendez-Laing bent into the box with the outside of his boot.
Sainz was Norwich’s biggest first half-threat, as the Spaniard forced Derby goalkeeper Jacob Widell Zetterstrom to palm a miscued attempt over the bar just minutes after he sent a skimming low shot just
Coventry boss Mark Robins told BBC CWR:
“Very disappointing. You’ve got to match the opponent for their work-rate before you earn the right to play any football.
“First half there was very little in it, we probably had the better chances and looked like we could go toe to toe with them and go on and beat them.
“In the second half we got really disjointed, we stopped running