Norwich City will be attempting to return to the Premier League this season at the second attempt.
After finishing in a disappointing 13th position the previous season, the Canaries will aim for their eighth promotion back to the top division.
David Wagner, who accomplished that feat with Huddersfield Town after the Terriers defeated Reading in the play-off final on penalties back in 2017, is tasked with attempting to bring Premier League football back to Carrow Road.
The Yellows are now outside of the play-off spots at the start of the new Championship season after getting back on track with a 2-0 win over Birmingham City last weekend, which followed back-to-back league losses to Leicester City and Plymouth Argyle.
The East Anglian team will play Swansea City in South Wales on Wednesday night in an effort to add to the 16 points they have already amassed from nine domestic games.
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difficulties with David Wagnar Update on Borja Sainz’s injuries
Borja Sainz, a Spanish winger for Norwich, had a minor injury, according to manager David Wagnar, who is reluctant to rule him out of the team’s trip to Swansea.
After 26 minutes of the Under-21s’ victory over West Brom on Sunday, Sainz—who joined from Turkish club Giresunspor during the summer transfer window—was forced to be substituted due to an ankle injury. This occurred as a result of a few tough challenges.
“Yeah, he got a knock on his ankle,” Wagner stated in his pre-game press conference. Fortunately, there’s no significant damage, but it hurts a lot and is a tiny bit swollen.
“He’ll shortly be back in training, but we’ll see if he can make the Swansea game.
“He continued, although it became increasingly challenging for him after the second (tackle). I approved with the choice to remove him. I’ve seen that he can handle it, so that’s just part of the game.
Dimitri Giannoulis is hungry to add to his goal total for Norwich City.
Leicester left-back While waiting for his first goal for the Canaries, Dimitri Giannoulis is seeking to improve his goal scoring ability.
The Greek international has yet to score a goal since moving to Carrow Road from Greek side PAOK in 2021, but he is increasingly getting chances to score.
The 27-year-old had a chance to score his first goal for the Yellows over the weekend when he pounced on Cody Drameh’s headed pass back to John Ruddy. However, after getting in front of the Blues’ goalkeeper, his lobbed effort drifted wide of the near post.
Giannoulis is pushing himself to display a more clinical edge after full-back Jack Stacey scored the game-winning goal from the other flank during a recent home game against Stoke City.
Giannoulis said in a statement to pinkun.com writer Connor Southwell, “I thought that was the moment. It might appear in the next one. After Jack’s goal, I am under pressure now, but I will eventually score.
“My most recent goal came for PAOK in a 2020 Champions League qualifying match against Benfica. I wasn’t particularly proud of this record a few years ago, Giannoulis joked.
“I must score as well, and hopefully when I do, it will be when we win the game.”
Liam Gibbs aims to produce offensive results in a more demanding role.
David Wagnar wants to use Liam Gibbs as a striker, thus he is working hard to increase his attacking production.
Under former manager Dean Smith, the talented 20-year-old was deployed as a deep-lying midfielder, but Wagner has moved him up the field in an effort to address the Canaries’ dearth of forward options.
Josh Sargent and Ashley Barnes’ injuries have halted Norwich’s early progress, but Gibbs thinks he can assist fill the void left by their absences.
Speaking with the team’s official matchday publication OTBC, Gibbs said: “There are very different aspects when I play as an attacking midfielder compared to when I play as a defensive midfielder, and I enjoy it.
If I can, I try to get forward to increase my chances of scoring and providing assists. especially if I’m going to be playing in advanced areas of the field and attacking duties.
I need to start creating; I’m working on it now, and I plan to try to do it in the upcoming games.
The former Ipswich Town player has recently been working out with assistant head coach Christo Buhler’s striker unit.
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