Norwich City boss Johannes Hoff Thorup remains positive despite defeat

Mark Sykes curled a shot beyond the reach of keeper George Long to give the home side a sixth-minute lead and Nahki Wells doubled the advantage with a low shot from an angle after 23 minutes.

But Norwich always looked dangerous and after Borja Sainz gave them hope with a close-range shot from Callum Doyle’s 82nd-minute cross, they went close to an equaliser on several occasions in a nerve-jangling finale.

But the Robins held on for victory and the Canaries boss reflected on his side’s performance after the game.

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Negativity

He said: “It was a strange game in many ways and the reaction in the dressing room is a lot different to when we lost on Tuesday night.

“Then there was a lot of negativity.

“Tonight we know we created more chances than you can expect away from home and we lost because of very fine margins.

“It was more than fair that our fans criticised our performance against Sheffield Wednesday, especially the second half.

“Tonight they were fantastic and applauded the players at the end.

“We are probably where we should be in the league, which is mid-table.

“But there are positive signs going forward.

“We are in a difficult place in the moment and it takes a lot from us to get something out of the good stuff that we do, and we get punished really hard on the one or two mistakes we made in the game.

“But the response to conceding the goals was excellent and I see a group of players who are doing their very best.

“Our goal came a little too late.

“A bit earlier and I would really have fancied our chances.”