Coach reacts to 3-1 win in front of 10,405 at Carrow Road
JERRY Gill described the support received at Carrow Road as âunbelievableâ for Norwich Cityâs Development Squad win over Tottenham Hotspur.A following of 10,405 a national record for the Barclays Under-21s Premier League, saw the Canaries produce an accomplished performance to triumph 3-1 on Tuesday evening.
âIt shows really more than anything what a place Norwich is as a city,â Gill told canaries.co.uk.
âItâs unbelievable. It shows all the hard work that has gone on behind the scenes. Itâs a club that really wants to encourage and promote the Academy within.
âAs long as thatâs there and weâre putting on a show like that, I think weâll constantly get these type of evenings at Carrow Road and hopefully there will be many more to come.
âTo get a result off the back of it, and some really good performances in the team, it couldnât really have gone any better than that.â
Gill believes that the pathway is there at the Club for youngsters who impress, like goalscorers Cameron King and Carlton Morris, to reach the first-team.
King particularly impressed behind the front pair of Morris and Gary Hooper.
âWe know now from history that Neil (Adams) will give them a chance. Iâm youâre a youngster within this Academy now, thereâs no better time to be here,â he added.
âDisplays like that from individuals like Cameron â there were a few others out there too â will catch Neilâs eye and heâs not afraid of putting them into squads.
âThey need to do it on a regular basis, on the training ground day-in, day-out on the windy, muddy cold days at Colney. It will get spotted.â
He also credited Hooper and fellow senior pro Elliott Bennett for their parts in Tuesdayâs victory.
âThey were brilliant. Whenever theyâve played in the Under-21s we ask them to make sure their attitudes are right and their application and work rate was brilliant,â he commented.
âWithout those lads doing it right for the youngsters, we donât really get a performance like that. The senior players make it, and then the younger players feed off it and thatâs what happened tonight.â
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