"We know we have to do much better": Norwich boss Wagner nil-nil Wigan draw

The Canaries gained a point on the road last weekend

Author: Matt SoanesPublished 20th Feb 2023

Norwich City head coach David Wagner says his side were 'second best' at times during their visit to the DW Stadium, as the Canaries were held to a nil-nil draw.

Angus Gunn fended off efforts from both Callum Lang and Will Keane as The Latics tested the Norwich defence early in the first half.

Aside from a couple of half chances, Norwich weren't able to find the net.

A double change at half time saw both Ben Gibson and Marcelino Núñez brought on, but neither could help break the deadlock.

"Performance wise we were not good," Wagner said.

"As far as positives go, we got a clean sheet and how the players fought was positive.

"But in possession we made a lot of mistakes and we needed time to get into our rhythm.

"In the first half we were second best. The second half was better but we didn't create a single clear-cut chance.

"So at the end of the day it's a point, which we'll take, but we know we have to do much better.

"We didn't make enough right decisions, although the pitch didn't help us either.

"I was pleased with the way we fought, that they wanted to fight against the problems they had.

"But football-wise we were not able to find the pockets or the space to hurt them but this is how it goes sometimes.

"We will not spend too long thinking about this game because there is always another game just around the corner.

"We have to make sure we perform better than we did and we will have to focus hard to do that.

"We go home with one point, we would have preferred three, but we will be aiming to get three points next."

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