Norwich head coach David Wagner feels his team are in a good place after watching them beat West Brom 2-0 at Carrow Road to stay on the fringes of the Championship play-off race.
The Canaries have bounced back from a poor run of form to lose just twice in 12 matches in all competitions and Wagner was full of praise for his in-form team afterwards.
Josh Sargent and Jon Rowe scored either side of the break as Norwich made it back-to-back league wins.
He said: “I thought it was a superb performance from the lads, they kept up a high level for the whole game.
“We scored two good goals, showed lots of energy throughout and also defended well to keep a clean sheet – there were a lot of good things out there and we are in a good place now and we will keep on pushing.
“Where it takes us I don’t know but what I can say is that we are moving in the right direction and are competitive in this division.”
Norwich moved up to eighth, just four points behind the fifth-placed Baggies, as a result of the hard-fought victory.
The Canaries were on the back foot for long periods but defended well and, unlike their opponents, made good use of two of the opportunities that came their way.
They made their first incisive attack of the game count on 13 minutes as Sargent latched onto Kenny McLean’s through ball and fired through Alex Palmer’s poor attempt at a save.
The all-important second arrived in the 71st minute, Rowe making it 13 for the season by finishing off a slick move involving Gabriel Sara and Dimi Giannoulis.
Wagner knows the well-taken goal will only increase speculation linking Rowe with a move to a higher level but he said: “There are no signs, no indications he will move this month. I am confident he will be with us at the end of the month.
“His performance today was at a high level, the same as all the players – he went close twice in the first half, scored a good goal in the second and his energy was great throughout. He is an excellent young player but there is still a lot of work to be done.”
Baggies boss Carlos Corberan was disappointed to see his side leave Carrow Road empty-handed.
He said: “It is important we feel the pain of this defeat because only then can we have the desire to improve and put things right.
“We had some good chances in this match, especially in the second half.
“Had we taken one of those right at the start of the half it might have been a different outcome. We just needed to be a lot more clinical in front of goal.
“If you don’t take your chances you are not going to win football matches and that is something we need to work on.
“It is very frustrating because we knew what the game would be like. They are a good side and we knew they would be a threat on transitions.
“That is what happened and we needed to defend them a lot better.”
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