Norwich City: 5 Reasons Defence Can Save Them From The Drop

By James Kent /

1. Five Of Norwich's Seven Wins Have Been By A 1-0 Margin

I suppose one of themes of this slideshow is the importance of keeping clean sheets and how that relates to winning games. Therefore, it seems a sensible topic to round this piece of content off with. The fact of the matter is Norwich are good at winning games 1-0, but not so good at scoring more than one goal €“ which does put pressure on the defence. So far this season, the Canaries have won seven league games €“ but five of those wins have come by the 1-0 margin. The other wins were a 3-1 success against West Ham and 2-0 success against West Brom. There will certainly be some tense games between now and the end of the season, games that are likely to be tight €“ and Norwich will be hoping to win them by the odd goal. What I would say is that a win is a win, and there is nothing inherently wrong with winning games 1-0. After all, teams have won league titles by doing just that in the past. However, fans would surely love to see some wins by a more comfortable margin, something that is unlikely to happen under the current management. Nevertheless, defensive strength is a quality that all teams need €“ and Hughton will be hoping to win more games even if it is only by a 1-0 margin.