New City boss Neil Adams explains how he will rally the troops for a critical clash at Craven Cottage.
LESS than 24 hours after having agreed to take the managerial reins at Norwich City, new boss Neil Adams spoke of the âhonour and privilegeâ of taking charge of the Canaries as he was introduced to the media at the clubâs Colney training ground on Monday afternoon.Â
But the new City boss made it clear that there would be little time to bask in the limelight of a first-team appointment in the Premier League with one of the most crucial games in the clubâs recent history soon approaching.Â
âItâs a really tough run-in and at the moment Iâm not looking beyond the Fulham game,â Adams told Norwich City TV in his first interview since news of the managerial change at the club was publicised on Sunday evening.Â
âWhat I can guarantee is that weâll be organised. The players will know whatâs required with the ball and without the ball. Weâll be ready for it.â
With ongoing fixtures, games in hand to account for and unpredictable form at this time of year - making any calculations about a Premier League relegation battle can make for tricky business. But Adams reduced the matter to its very core: City will need to pick up more points, at least three more, to stay in the top division.Â
âI donât care how much the gap is between us and third from bottom.Â
âWe havenât got enough points at the moment to guarantee that weâll stay up, itâs as simple as that. Â We need more points and thatâs what we have to go and get.Â
âIf we can win the game, weâll have a great chance of staying in the division and ultimately thatâs the main objective. âÂ
As you might expect, Adams was unwilling to divulge too much about his tactical game-plan in the build-up to a critical clash at Craven Cottage - but he made it very clear that he expects a âcharacterâ performance from his side.
âWe have five days to create a rapport and a bond to ensure that everybody is going to go out there and give everything, because this is a club that with the support weâve got, they deserve that kind of performance.
âThis club belongs in the Premier League, and itâs our job to make sure it stays there.âÂ