Daniel Farke said that it will be a massive boost to have the fans back inside Carrow Road on Saturday for the club's opening game of the new Premier League season.
Norwich City face Liverpool at 5.30pm on Saturday, in front of the Sky TV cameras. It will be the first time since a 1-0 win over Leicester City in February 2020, that the ground has been full of supporters. And Daniel said that it would be a massive boost to him and his players.
"We need this impact," he said. "They (the fans) should be disciplined and stick to the protocols but this doesn't mean they can't make noise and lift us up. I hope that everybody comes in a good mood. We need a special atmosphere and the fans deserve a special atmosphere.
"Carrow Road is the heart and the soul of our club. That is why I call it our living room. Our heart is beating at Carrow Road. There is nothing like this feeling when we all beating and all united. To have Carrow Road rocking. To feel that unity and to celebrate together, that is what football is about. It is about sharing these feelings and experiences together."
The boss also reiterated that his players are better prepared for the Premier League this time around ahead of the fixture with Liverpool. It is a reverse of the game Norwich City played at Anfield on the opening day of the 2019/20 season, when the club were last in the top flight. That season ultimately ended in relegation, but the head coach is more confident of success this time around.
"I get the feeling we are much better prepared than we were two years ago," he said. "Two years ago we needed the Premier League money to play for our sins in the past and last time we only had one player who had Premier League experience in Alex Tettey.
"Now we are still the only self-funding club at this level, so we are still the underdog, but this time we don't need a miracle we need a bit of luck with injuries and hard work, but I think of players like Todd Cantwell and Max Aarons. Two years ago they had to play at this level with no experience.
"Now they have 35 games at this level. This group of players is more prepared at this top level. That is not a guarantee that we will be successful. We will still have to fight each and every game to be competitive."
In terms of injury worries going into the game, Norwich will be without Przemysław Płacheta, who is still unavailble following side effects from his positive Covid-19 test a couple of weeks ago, while Andrew Omobamidele is a doubt having missed a few days training from tonsillitis.
Norwich have also had a disruptive pre-season with Kenny McLean and Grant Hanley recuperating from injuries early on, two games having to be cancelled because of a Covid-19 outbreak in the camp, and players like Teemu Pukki and Tim Krul returning late following their involvement in Euro 2020.
Speaking about team selection, Farke said: "It is the complicated task at the moment, without going into details with individual players.
"We have these issue with key players who have missed a bit of pre-season because of injuries, Covid-19 or returning back late from the Euros.
"So it is not how you would paint a picture for the first game of the season and we need to find a balance because we can't go into the game without our key players, but also can't go into this game using it as a pre-season game to give time to those players who have missed minutes in pre-season. We will have to dig in and work our way into the season an the team selection for the first few games will be tricky."