Team News: Gibson to miss Coventry clash

Norwich City head coach David Wagner has said he has an almost full squad to choose from for Saturday's clash with Coventry City.

Norwich City head coach David Wagner has said he has an almost full squad to choose from for Saturday's clash with Coventry City.

Ben Gibson, who has missed out on the two games since Wagner's appointment due to injury, will once again be unavailable this weekend.

However, Wagner says there are no fresh injury concerns following the win at Preston last weekend.

"Ben trained this week, most of the training, not all of the sessions," Wagner said.

"He's in a good place, I have no concerns for after Coventry but he won't be in the squad for Saturday."

On that Deepdale victory, Wagner was equally impressed with both his side and the travelling support.

With another large away following expected at the Coventry Building Society Arena, Wagner wants his squad to continue repaying their support.

"I saw a good game, but it was only one game. I felt relief after four or five weeks without a win. The lads needed it. The performance against Blackburn was good but without the result," he explained.

"We were the ones who were aggressive, showed the intensity and the energy that are crucial in our game. This is what I expect.

"We have more than 2,500 away supporters on Saturday again, and the energy they provide us, I hope our performance is on that level again.

"We had another week of training which should help us and hopefully we can make another step on Saturday."

On this weekend's opposition, led by former Canary Mark Robins, Wagner expects a difficult challenge but wants to reiterate focus on Norwich's own performance.

"They are a footballing team. They like to have the ball. We respect them but we want to win. We're focused on us, doing our stuff right.

"We are aware of what we will face and we'll let the players know. The most important thing is we play to our strengths, show the energy and intensity, and I'm quite confident we can be successful."

With the announcement of Jonathan Tomkinson and Tony Springett leaving the club on loan deals until the end of the season, the head coach also answered questions on the current window.

Tomkinson joined Stevenage in League Two while Springett will link up with Paul Warne's Derby County in League One.

"Do we have enough cover for this position? I think we have," Wagner said.

"This is why we made the decision. For Jonathan, it will be great to get some game time and fight for promotion. I've seen enough in the Academy to know they can help us out.

"Tony is the same as Jonathan and the centre-back position. He was keen on the loan, which was important for me. He was keen to go to another club and make an impact.

"For Tony, it's the same, hopefully he'll get his minutes in the Derby team. Hopefully, he can win promotion and come back with a lot of experience.

"I'm still assessing the squad but it's transfer window season, I'm leaving all the doors open in all directions."