TalkNorwichCity Jack, can you add a bit of strategy to your podcasts? This was so interesting and could be a feature?

Thanks guys! We really appreciate that. - Joe

Alex Richards wtf are u on about

@@ADM-ey3ze Basically, I am a Derby, who prefers Norwich to Town

Is there an ITFC video on tactics? Do they have ANY tactics?

Bring Leeds and west brom with you but not sheff utd

Bring Bristol with you

Decisi got them promoted in 2020

Leitner, Pukki, Krul and Klose are key in the 1st season. I got them up first try with 100 points and ended up as champions. Second season was one of stability - finishing 11th in the prem and recruiting players like Mattia Perin, Dani Olmo and Eddie Nketiah. Third season was successful. With Nketiah banging in 26 goals in 35 games, Perin guarding our goal, and Olmo being a flair and assist king; I finished 6th and got in the Europa League. Then my budget in the 4th season was too low (£20 mil) so I left and coincidentally joined Borussia Dortmund (where Farke and Wagner came from)

I have to agree with much of this. After a very awkward start to the season, as a Norwich fan I was looking at performances and thinking with the Portman Road fixture falling where it did, it would be Ipswich's best chance in some time to get that elusive derby win (although I did fail to take into account just how much trouble Ipswich were having under Hurst, but nevertheless both teams weren't good at that point). There are indeed a few more young talents coming through the system, which seems to be operating well at the moment. While the problem has at times come from trying to play the ball out from the back unsuccessfully, it is worth noting that this has been an increased problem in January, with the usually composed Timm Klose out injured and Moritz Leitner, who's been an excellent lynchpin in midfield, hurt too. Vrančić covers the latter role well but Godfrey has been a bit naïve at times. He's decent at playing the ball with his feet and coming forward with it, but he's inexperienced and his decision-making still needs some work. In fairness regarding that European campaign of the early 90s, that should have been either the 2nd or 3rd Norwich European campaign, but the ban on English teams in Europe in the 80s did prevent the team from competing until the shock 1992-3 season, but still I can't see them having achieved anything better than "that" Jeremy Goss goal in the era. I feel that at the Premier League level this Norwich team would need a couple of investments to mire itself mid-table because at the moment there is definitely a large amount of reliance on scoring more goals than the opposition, which produces incredibly entertaining football but has the risk of leaving the team exposed at the back against better quality attacks than you often find at the Championship. Ipswich's problem in the derby was the lack of a real goalscorer, and the best chances falling to the wrong individuals.

Norwich fan here. Thanks for that fair and nice comment. Sad to see your position. You're going down. But keep positive. Lambert got us out of league 1 in 1 season. So enjoy new grounds. New teams. And enjoy winning again. Best of luck for next season. We may be going up....let's see.

@@liamthistory There will be growing pains for Ipswich I suspect, I can't see us going down and winning week in week out like some supporters seem to be kidding themselves to ease the pain of relegation. I'm just hoping it means we go back to giving our young players more opportunities week in week out.

@@ofs82 Cheers for the context there regarding Klose's injury, etc. I have to say despite Godfrey getting caught out a few times I thought he looked very decent, reminded me of Adam Webster, although not as good a passing range as Webster has.

Agree coming from BVB II he has that mentality but gives youth a vhanve & sticks with them in title race. Aarons as been exceptional, Lewis too hasn't got as Mich praise & I really like Can't well & Godfrey has settled in well at CN too. Using the academy with some smart recruiting in Pukki, Leitners, & young Buendía who have all been excellent. And after they sold what most would say where their 2 best players last season in Maddison & Pritchard. Maddz def was. He has done well with mix of youth & experience. I think with Wagner who come from BVB II & was great for Huddersfield got them up playing good football on a budget but I'd argue Farke is better. But both have great personalities & shown it van be done without spending £50m like Newcastle or Wolves. But just bjr smart recruiting developing, coaching & tactics. So think we will see more Championship clubs go for managers of those ilk instead of the usually been around for decades

Exactly, it’s so much more fun to watch than premier league games where teams just park the bus for 90 minutes

Spot on less money more passion & tactics. Championship is the hardest league imo. With 2 games a week plus cups & the physicality.

Yes parachute payments but that's not all the Championship clubs that's 3. Those who go down you would expect have the best chances of coming back up bc of the parachute payments & selling players who did well. But time & time again clubs get stuck look at Stoke & Swansea tho the owners really ruined Swansea. Newcastle came back up but spent £50m, Villa, Boro still trying to get up. Huge historical clubs like Leeds,Forest, Derby, etc trying to get up. But there are clubs like I put above who come in & do it on a budget. Wagner did Farke is doing it. That's why I think more will look a managers who can get best out of youth, work on budget develop coaching & tactics. Only WBA are up there & they kept most their squad which is very strong. Wilder is another he has done it in every league with top points from Northampton champions league 2 99 points to Sheffield Utd league 1 101 points. To top 6 last season & top spot sometimes with not an expensive squad. So yes some clubs have money others like Brentford lose their best players every window but stay in it. And £20m is a lot. Right club could do a lot with some pocket some blow it & really in this market its a class championship player or a Che Adams right now

By elite you mean money. And that's a damn shame.

Moritz Leitner is not a pretty big name.

Leitner was a big name in Dortmund's youngters, but he had no luck.

@@sjeffiesjeff Dormund's number 7

It's not your Jonathan Kodija's, Ross McCormack's, Henri Lansbury's or Tom Ince's.

He used to be. Followed him since then, happy he is performing

you're late to the party mate, ain't ye. We've been enjoying Farkeball since Daniel signed on

@@hongdongjji5361 i'm already keen to analyze his idiosyncracy on employing the tactics even when he still nurturing some wonderkid at dortmund. said about "whoever first" through...

@@hongdongjji5361 are you enjoying Farkeball now? relegation fodder?

Top of the league again

@@George-nl8rx about to be relegated again

Franz - Watch some of the Norwich highlights this season, see what you think.

It already explained

@@anjasapriadi No it's not. Bielsa in general has been explained, but his Leeds side is obviously different from his former Chile, Marseille or Bilbao side.

You want a 6 minute video of Biesla hiding in a hedge??

He's 63. Won nothing. I'd overrated. That's all there is too it.

Mr Chode most stupid comment of the year goes to

was denis also lazy with low workrate !

Thanks Dean! It certainly has. We'll be looking at Leeds in the future, too, and perhaps Sheffield United. If time permitted, we'd do them all :-) - Joe

I was so excited when he signed for Celtic those years ago. Disappointed in how he played for us, but I always wanted to see him do well :)

Yes!!Definitely btw do you supprot them

Reduto Senju season ticket holder my whole life, so I’d say so yeah :)

What’s particularly interesting about United is that the squad is made entirely of British and Irish players as well

I've asked times for a video on united. They seem to refuse to even contemplate it

Probably the game I've enjoyed watching most this season. - Alex

Leeds predicted to finish around 12th ? i'd doubt that.

And left back (Jamal)

Didn’t know they signed Reece Jamed

@@alexwhufcgibson Reece James isn't Better than Aarons. I can assure you.

Mr Chode he is.

Alex Gibson Lol you feel like a dickhead now don’t you

Thank you, mate. Although the Ipswich vid would just be too cruel.

@@AFHStewart Would definitely watch a "Rise and Fall" video on Ipswich, maybe also teams who have been liquidated, a la Scarborough, Darlington etc.

@@AFHStewart I think there's certainly a story to be told regarding Ipswich Town's downfall, unfortunately lots of the media put the focus on McCarthy leaving and not on the mismanagement not only by Marcus Evans but by McCarthy's predecessor Paul Hurst who essentially ripped up a mid table Championship squad and brought in an absurd number of unproven players from League One and Two and expected them to gel into a team with the 4/5 experienced Championship players left at the club. It all started with Marcus Evans sacking Jim Magilton...

Would have liked a bit more on Buendia’s dribbling as well as Hernandez. The first game I went to this year was at home to Brentford and he ended some careers that day. He’s much better as a winger than CAM when he drifts inside too.

I'd throw Lewis in there as well, possibly Trybull as well.

Pukki will be a PL striker with or without Norwich getting promoted.

images yes but it’s Teemu

John McGrath True but unfair as Pele is retired and old. And without his incredible 1400 goals he got (or something like that)

Jack Sayer 1400 my arse, half of them were scored against part time footballers! Biggest myth going, fraud of a man.

Pukki > Pele

Not true, Pele has scored 7 against his dog in the backyard which he has added on to his official overall tally.

Pukki is literally the GOAT in Finnish, so I dont see why you would compare some Brazilian bloke to him.

The 'False 5' aka Jack O'Connell and Chris Basham definitely something to have a look at😉

Guess you voted Brexit...

Just saying being near the top of the Championship with only players from UK + Ireland is quite impressive, considering players from abroad are generally cheaper. It's extremely hard to find value in the market of British players these days, Wilder has managed to do that and make a great championship team with hardly any money.

You do buy some good players with a limited budget

1889BLADE1889 --- Where the players come from don't really matter. The foreign players Norwich have are classy lower league players from abroad. I'd rather watch a mix of home talent and excellent foreign players, than lots of journeyman that have been around every championship club. People are people, it's only ancient imposed borders that define them as foreigners. In terms of scale, Germany and France are closer than NY state and California.

Mellow Gang If you think that the Championship is a ‘low league’ , then try the Vanarama North/South where you have Steve belting it up route one every week

Jack Sayer sorry if I offended you

Hi - thanks for your comment. The reason we don't do this is because squad rotation and changes make it really hard to be definitive and it would get confusing. Surprisingly few teams play consistent first XIs and different players bring different qualities, which we like to explain.

I collect shirts, have got loads. I wear them (mostly) at random. - Alex

It's coming after the season.

And the way tattoos are reduced to scribbles is just cute.