Norwich City fans can get used to more free-flowing, exciting football on Johannes Hoff Thorup’s watch.
The Dane’s brand of aggressive, energetic, possession-based control has already produced some eye catching goals, and a first Championship win of his reign at Coventry City.
Norwich resume their league campaign at Swansea this weekend, and Thorup is confident with a busy transfer window behind City, there is more to come on the pitch.
“That’s the ambition we have, that we can do that no matter where we play. Of course, it takes some courage. It also takes bringing that confidence into the group,” he said. “The thing to look at is the type of chances that we create, and they start now to look like each other, which is always positive, because it means that now the pattern starts to be there.
“Now we start to find a rhythm when we play, the players start to feel confident and calm in the positions that we have, and we can create more or less the same type of chances.
“Of course, it’s about converting these chances. We can only work on creating opportunities and make sure that we get into the right places. And then, we have to focus on their finishing quality as well.”
Thorup pinpointed Norwich’s recent trip to Premier League Crystal Palace as a key signpost, despite a heavy cup defeat at Selhurst Park. The visitors enjoyed plenty of possession but were punished by the top flight side’s ruthlessness in front of goal.
“It was a step in the right direction,” he said. “We should still create more chances and bigger chances, and also maybe a little bit more variation in our game, sometimes to go in behind, sometimes more direct passes to make it even more difficult for the opposition to defend.
“But when we came in at half-time, after controlling the game, there was a real confidence in the group. They could see, ‘Okay, we can actually compete against these guys here.’
“It takes courage, and it takes a lot of experience in doing that and still feeling calm, feeling calm that even though you’re under pressure, we’re improving.”
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