Neil Adams looking for progress in the Capital One Cup
NORWICH City will be prepared for a Shrewsbury Town side ready to cause another upset in the Capital One Cup, says boss Neil Adams.The League Two outfit have seen off Blackpool and Premier League Leicester City on their way to the round three of the competition, with the Canaries their next target at Greenhous Meadow on Tuesday night (7.45pm).
Adams insists he and his staff will leave nothing to chance for a tie in which they want to triumph.
âItâs important for us, it gives us opportunity for one or two players who need minutes to have a run-out, but the priority is to win the game,â he said.
âItâs a dream for situation for a team. Theyâve got an opportunity to go and claim another scalp. Theyâve already beaten Blackpool and Leicester, so that in itself tells you that they mean business.
âWeâll treat it the same as any other game. Weâve had the match reports done, weâve got the DVDs of them, as we do with every team. As Iâve said before, we know what to expect. Theyâre certainly going to have to come at us and make a game of it, and itâs a no-lose situation for them.â
Tuesdayâs match is sandwiched between six Sky Bet Championship games in 22 days for his team, but Adams says that doesnât mean they will be taking the contest lightly.
âIt is a fine balancing act, because youâve got one eye on the Saturday just gone in terms of injuries and knocks, and youâve got the other eye on the next league game, but then youâve got a massively important cup game as well,â he told reporters at the Clubâs Colney Training Centre.
âThe priority will always be the league, no matter what division youâre in. Every manager will say the same thing, thatâs the bread and butter.
âI believe weâve got up to 1000 supporters travelling, which in itself is every reason to take the game seriously.
âIâd be lying to you if I said if it was any more important than the league games, theyâre always the most important thing, but do we want to win the game? Absolutely.â
Cityâs manager will utilise the depth of his first team squad for the game, confirming that Wes Hoolahan will be among those to sit out.
âWes will have a breather. He looked a little bit tired; it wasnât anything to do with his ankle. Heâll be back involved at the weekend,â he added.
âThere will be plenty of players in my thoughts. Weâve got a good squad here now, some are playing, some are not, itâs far from a case of playing what would have been five or six years ago âthe reservesâ.
âThese players are good experienced players, and weâve got fringe players too that are in the Under-21s, so itâs a great opportunity to give them an opportunity to play.
âI donât want to give too much away, I will rest one or two of them.â
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