Clement Recharged and Ready for Norwich City's Next Test
Norwich City manager Philippe Clement is recharged and ready for the new season after spending quality time with his family. The Belgian manager transformed the Canaries in a six-month spell that whetted the appetite for the new Championship campaign.
What Happened?
Clement revealed that his family has caught the Norwich City 'bug' as he prepares for his first full season in charge at Carrow Road. He joked that summer downtime would get in the way of his bid to fast-track City into promotion contenders, but ahead of Saturday's next Colney friendly against Colchester United, Clement admitted he is recharged and ready to go.
Why it Matters for Norwich City
The Canaries opened up with a 2-0 behind-closed-doors friendly win over non-league neighbors King's Lynn, but Clement is likely to have the same personnel on duty against the League Two visitors. Big-money signings Andre Brooks, Ante Crnac, Jovon Makama, and Papa Amadou Diallo are all among a senior group edging towards their first pre-season match minutes following injury-hit previous campaigns.
What Comes Next?
City's World Cup quintet is still absent, but Clement is looking forward to those competitive sparks as the countdown to West Brom's Championship opener on August 15 accelerates. Norwich head to Switzerland next week for a friendly against St Gallen, before a mini domestic training camp that includes a public outing against AFC Wimbledon and a scheduled training ground test at Premier League opposition.
Clement said, "That is a big challenge if everybody's fit. How do they cope with it when they are fit and they're not playing? Do they stay with the same mentality in the same form with the same angle in the moment that another one is playing in their position? So that will be also a next step for them, but we're going to talk about that, and we're going to explain that we're going to give them all chances, and they need to show that they want to be in it."
Current Context
As of today, Norwich City is 9th in the Championship with 65 points, 19 wins, 8 draws, and 19 losses from 46 games, with a recent form of LDWWL. The Canaries have scored 63 goals and conceded 56, with a goal difference of +7. They are 30 points behind leaders Coventry in the title race. Ante Crnac is currently sidelined due to injury.
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