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Former Norwich City boss Johannes Hoff Thorup says he would have done things differently had he known the target was to finish in the Championship play-off places.
The Dane was relieved of his duties by the Canaries last week following a run of six defeats from eight Championship games and only one win.
He was appointed in May 2024 and as recently as February, with the team 10th and four
Norwich City “failed to hold their nerve” by sacking head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup, according to former Canaries striker Chris Sutton.
The Dane was relieved of his duties on Tuesday following a run of six defeats from their past eight games and just one win.
“I’m really surprised – I didn’t see it coming because like most fans I thought Johannes was in for a bit of a long haul
Former Norwich City striker Iwan Roberts believes failure to resolve defensive frailties is a big reason for Johannes Hoff Thorup’s downfall as head coach.
“I watched the first half of the Norwich-Portsmouth game (on Friday) and made a tongue-in-cheek comment to my son after the game, I said ‘that’s a sackable offence’, conceding five goals against a team that had scored seven in their previous 12 games,” he told BBC
Norwich were beaten by Sheffield Wednesday and Bristol City immediately before the international break, having previously drawn with Blackburn and Oxford United.
Following the West Brom game, they face Plymouth (a), Sunderland (h), Burnley (a), Portsmouth (h), Millwall (a), Middlesbrough (a) and Cardiff (h).
Four of those teams are above them in the table, with Sunderland and Burnley currently fourth and third – and the latter still pushing for automatic
Thorup praised the Ghana international’s attitude after he was brought on as a late substitute, and now wants to see the 22-year-old use his match-winning exploits to flourish.
“It’s just the mentality and personality just to step in and do your job for 10 minutes and try your best and see what you can do – that is the way to behave in moments like this,” Thorup said.
“Then of
Norwich City boss Johannes Hoff Thorup says the club’s handling of goalkeeper Angus Gunn’s FA charge for misconduct will depend on the evidence against the 28-year-old.
The FA claim Gunn “allegedly acted in an improper manner around the tunnel area at half-time” during the Canaries’ Championship loss to QPR earlier this month.
“The most important for us is that we try to get an answer a couple of hours before
The 35-year-old Dane added: “The FA have decided this is the way they want to go.
“They have opened a door where they can go back in time and take decisions like that and even on gamedays they can present the news to the teams. It’s a completely different world to us.
“Everyone was [surprised] but I can’t go into details – Big Brother is watching and that’s how it
“We have to look at how we can improve and the most important areas and aspects of the game where we have to be better, that’s the mindset. I celebrated for two and a half minutes, now we are on to the next one.
“We have to make sure we take all the good bits from this one, train and improve, because there were top moments but also moments where
He continued: “We are about to build something special, and an environment and a culture and way of playing that is exciting, so people want to be here.
“And people from outside look at the people here and that’s a good connection to have because it creates some interest and it creates some excitement and that’s what we want.”
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