Defender speaks ahead of Middlesbrough trip
MICHAEL Turner says Cityâs confidence when travelling away from home means they are âlooking forwardâ to the challenge of taking on Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest this week.The Canaries have the third best record on the road in the Sky Bet Championship, with standout victories coming at Ipswich Town, Cardiff City and Brentford.
âWe have been really pleased with the way weâve played away from home and with the results weâve picked up, so you could say weâre looking forward to the two away games coming up,â Turner told the press at Colney on Monday.
âTheyâre two big games against two teams who are obviously fighting towards the top of the league as well. We need to make sure weâre fully ready to go into these games.
âAt all the away games we have a great turnout from our fans. They come in great numbers and in great voice. Thatâs obviously great for the lads going away on a Tuesday night. It will be a tough game against Middlesbrough and we will need our fans there to support us.â
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Turner has been at the heart of a tight Norwich City defence this season, and he says heâs enjoying his partnership with the Clubâs captain, Russell Martin.
âHeâs done a good job. Heâs pretty much nailed his position there,â added the former Sunderland man.
âIn that run of five games we conceded a few goals that we were disappointed with, but teams were getting barely any shots on our goal so we were really pleased with that. If it continues then Iâm sure we can keep building and get even better.
âGenerally we are a threat going forward. We have created a lot of chances and we always feel that if we keep a clean sheet then we will win a game.â
The 30-year-old knows Neil Adamsâ men will face a test at the Riverside, however.
âTheyâre a big club in the Championship, theyâve been there a few years and theyâll be looking to get promotion as a lot of teams are in this league,â he commented.
âWe knew the fixture list before we started and we knew we had tough Tuesday night games and this is another one. Itâs a long trip but weâre all looking forward to it after Fridayâs result.â