Alex Neil feels Norwich are better than recent results would suggest
Saturday 12 March 2016 00:35, UK
Alex Neil hopes his Norwich side can start turning some decent performances into positive results, starting against Manchester City on Saturday.
The Canaries have taken only one point from their last nine Premier League matches, a poor run of form that has seen them plummet into the bottom three with only nine games remaining in the season.
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But Neil feels Norwich have been playing better than their recent results might suggest, with points having been thrown away from winning positions against Liverpool and West Ham.
Norwich also tested leaders Leicester, conceding a late goal to go down 1-0, and came close to claiming a point at home to Chelsea after conceding the lead inside the opening 40 seconds.
And Neil says his side should not be overawed by the challenge of taking on Manchester City, who have been inconsistent in recent weeks but still sit in fourth place.
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"We played really well against the top teams this season, drawing with Everton here (at home) and also Arsenal," said Neil.
"We beat Manchester United away and in both games against Chelsea, we played pretty well - even Manchester City away we put in a good performance in the league, so it is not out of our capabilities.
"It is now about making sure that when you put good performances in you have to turn them into wins, but if you keep doing the right things and perform in a good manner, work as hard as you can, then you hope the results will come.
"Three out of the last four performances have been very good, probably better than when we had that decent run earlier in the season, we just need the outcome to be a win which will give the players the boost going into the run-in.
"We are all really determined to get something from the game, we have done it against some of the other big teams so there is absolutely no reason why we can't do it on Saturday.
"We have been in the games, we just need to make sure we turn performances into results. I know that is easier said than done, I certainly don't want to be a valiant loser, so we have to make sure we attack this game."
