Former Norwich City star warns Canaries they can’t do this against Leicester, they’re quality
Cedrik Anselin has urged Norwich City to step up their game against Leicester City, saying they have “quality players” in their squad. The Canaries secured a 1-0 league victory against Stoke on Saturday, thanks to Jack Stacey’s first-half goal in an evenly-contested match. Anselin has urged the Canaries to step up their performance against Leicester, who are currently in second place in the Championship. The ex-Canary boss said: “You know how we played in the second half of the game against Stoke this afternoon. We won’t be able to do that again.”
It’s going to be a very long 90 minutes against Leicester because they have some good players. We’ll have to wait and see if David Wagner’s team can step it up against Leicester on Wednesday.
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The Canaries manager has been discussing Leicester City ahead of Wednesday night’s Championship fixture at Carrow Road, which sees second in the table take on fourth
Norwich City boss David Wagner is adamant Leicester City will be promoted back to the Premier League this season.
Wagner, whose side host City on Wednesday night, said he is preparing for the toughest test the Canaries have had this term. City could well say the same, taking on a Norwich outfit who sit just two places behind them in the table and who have scored the most goals in the division.
Five wins from six Championship matches under Enzo Maresca means pre-season title favourites City are second under Maresca ahead of the trip to Carrow Road. Wagner is confident they will finish in the top two.
“They will get promoted, this is not a secret,” he said at his press conference on Monday evening. “I’m not even sure you can bet on them to get promoted.
“This is the biggest test we have faced this season, at home or away. We are looking forward to it and are excited. Our aim is to make their evening the most uncomfortable they’ve faced all season.
“It is a test against an opponent who are top all over the park. We face them quite early, but we are looking forward to this challenge. We will need everyone, and when I say everyone I mean everyone, in the stadium. If we have that, we will be okay.”
Like City, Norwich’s unbeaten start to the campaign ended in the final game before the international break as they lost 2-1 at Rotherham. However, also like City, they returned to winning ways over the weekend, beating Stoke 1-0.
Attacking midfielder Gabriel Sara will be one to watch. While Maresca won manager of the month for August, the Brazilian won player of the month. He has created the most chances in the division as things stand.
