Neil Adams on 'galling' loss at Nottingham Forest
NORWICH City will come under the âspotlightâ after their 2-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest admits boss Neil Adams.His team were leading 1-0 with just five minutes of normal time remaining, but late goals from Britt Assombalonga and Michail Antonio meant Forest snatched the three points in dramatic scenes late on at the City Ground.
âThe spotlight shines on us all â manager, coaches, players, the lot because what we canât do is produce performances like that for the vast majority of the game and then throw it away,â Adams told Norwich City TV after the final whistle.
âIt wasnât good enough, it goes without saying. To be caught like we were, from our own corner kick with a couple of minutes of stoppage time left, itâs a sickening feeling.
âIn 85 minutes thereâs everything we want, a reaction and a response that we asked for from Tuesday night. If the whistle gets blown then, then weâre saying that weâve done everything we can. Of course itâs all been pulled from under us in the manner it was.â
Cityâs run of form now sits at one win in seven league matches leading into a two-week break for internationals.
With consecutive home games to follow later in the month against Brighton and Reading, Adams knows that his team need to start picking up results quickly.
âItâs not nice with the international break coming up, having come here and gone home empty handed,â he said.
âWeâve got to start winning games. Weâve got to get back on track and back up that table, because itâs not nice at all, and itâs galling today, having been pleased with so much of it, itâs just been thrown away.
âThe vast majority of the players will be going away, thereâs work to do of course and there will be work to do when theyâre back as well.â