Team News | Crnac in contention for Cardiff

Norwich City's interim head coach Jack Wilshere says that he's hoping to have Ante Crnac available for the final game of the season.

Norwich City's interim head coach Jack Wilshere says that he's hoping to have Ante Crnac available for the final game of the season.

The young Croatian striker has missed City's last five fixtures through injury but has returned to first-team training this week.

Emi Marcondes is still expected to miss out with a back injury.

"Emi is still feeling his back a little bit. Ante is closer, we'll have a conversation with the medical staff later but he's trained today," Wilshere said.

"(Matěj) Jurásek is still building, he seems happier. He's still working individually with the fitness coach."

During the week, the club also confirmed that Jacob Sørensen, Angus Gunn and Onel Hernández will be leaving at the end of the current campaign.

And Wilshere is hopeful that they will receive a nice reception from Carrow Road on Saturday afternoon.

"The players deserve all the love that they're getting. When you've been here for so long, it's hard to leave. The dedication they've shown.

"Onel is here a long time, Angus comes from a family of legends here. We hope we can send them off in the right way."

Wilshere also spoke about how much he has embraced the role of interim head coach for the final two games of the season.

After a goalless draw against Middlesbrough, he's hoping to see a more 'front foot' performance from City following what he described as a positive week on the training pitch.

"It's been excellent. I've got to thank the staff for really getting behind me. It's a tricky situation being an interim head coach but they've been absolutely amazing. We've changed a couple of things, it's been a good week," he explained.

"The context of the game will shape the performance. The opposition will do certain things that we need to adapt to but we want energy and enjoyment. We want to get the fans behind us, leave them on a note where they're excited about next season."

In the opposite dugout tomorrow, he'll meet former Arsenal team-mate Aaron Ramsey.

The duo made their Premier League debuts for the north London club on the same day.

"I've got massive respect for Aaron. We go back many, many years. We pushed each other a lot, I wanted to be in the team, he wanted to be in the team, eventually we both got there. I've also got respect for him for taking on this challenge.

"He also has a strong love for the game and I can definitely see him in coaching in the future. If someone told me seven or eight months ago, I'd be the interim head coach here and facing Aaron Ramsey at Cardiff, I definitely wouldn't have believed you."