Alex Neil furious at unmotivated Norwich players after loss to Aston Villa
Alex Neil questioned the character shown by his Norwich players following their wretched defeat at Villa Park. Villa won 2-0 thanks to goals in each half from Joleon Lescott and Gabriel Agbonlahor. The result condemned Norwich to a sixth canada goose coat – hybridge lite straight defeat in all competitions, with 19 goals also conceded in that run.
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Asked if his players had shown enough character, the Norwich manager said: “Not until we were 2-0 down. If you watch the Premier League they shouldn’t need building up.
“That’s best fake canada goose jacket motivation in itself. Nobody wants to feel the pain of relegation. I’ve got two promotions back-to-back and the last thing I want to do is go back.
“I’ve been used to winning and when you start losing it’s difficult to handle. It’s not nice. You want to fight, you need the players to do that. They have to show that passion. What we have to do is make sure we have enough bottle to respond. If you are that fragile and your confidence is hurt because you’ve canada goose coat 1000 lost a couple of games you’re in the wrong game.”
There is also an acceptance inside the Norwich dressing room that the team needs to play better. The midfielder Gary O’Neil said: “We’re obviously bitterly canada goose coat 1000 bulbs lamps disappointed with how things went. You’ll struggle to pick up points conceding the goals that we did.
“We had a chat at half-time then gave ourselves a mountain to climb.
“ It’s down to players to secure their place in the team. The fact it’s changed quite often points to the fact we haven’t done well enough.”
Newcastle’s 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion combined with Norwich’s defeat meant Neil’s team fell into the relegation places.
Villa remain bottom and are eight points from safety following only their third league win of the season. The 29-year-old forward had not scored since March 2015 but sealed victory for his hometown club.
Rémi Garde, the Villa manager, admitted he had a disagreement with Agbonlahor this season, with the striker struggling for fitness and form, but was pleased with his performance.
“Scoring was very important for him because when you are a striker and not scoring for a long time it’s very painful,” Garde said.
“We have 13 games to go and hopefully Gabby could be the one to help the team fight until the end. But it’s not only about Gabby, it’s about all the players around buy canada goose parka uk him. I’m pleased he is back on track.”
Reflecting on his side’s victory, the former Lyon manager said: “It’s very important for us to have three points more, but I am not sure we played our best football, especially buy canada goose jacket buy canada goose parka cheap london in the first 45 minutes.
“Norwich played well, defended very well and pressured us high on the pitch. We had some problems to play our football. Then this is football – we scored on a set-piece just before half-time and another goal in the second half.”
Garde added: “When the players behave like they did [against Norwich] – fighting all together, showing best ideas about canada goose parka on pinterest a good spirit, clean sheet, defending very well and hard, this is the way the fans want us to behave. I am pleased for the players that they have been rewarded with the points.
“For a long time now, we are playing that way. For a few weeks now we have had the right attitude, everyone is fighting very hard for the team black friday 2013 canada goose sale and canada goose outlet, best fake canada goose jacket of course, this is something you can rely on and build something.
“After that, you can play football and speak about football and the positions on the field but if you don’t have this base it’s very difficult to win Premier League games.”
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