Up until Saturday, Tottenham were the last away team to score three goals at the Emirates Stadium, so it shows what a top-class performance of free, attacking football the Canaries put on against Arsene Wenger’s men.
Nine months, 39 weeks, 274 days – however you wish to look at it, it will have been a very long season by the time referee Martin Atkinson blows the final whistle at Carrow Road on Sunday.
Wes Hoolahan may not think so right now but Giovanni Trapattoni has done him a favour.
Coverage of the Premier League is vast – so much so, you almost forget what life was like before it. Wall-to-wall analysis. Playing and moving in a national and international spotlight. It’s miles away from the Championship – never mind the Football League.
So Paul Lambert didn’t win the manager-of-the-season award. Oh well…
As Paul Lambert is so quick to remind everyone, as far as Norwich’s success is concerned it’s all about the players and the often staggering efforts they have put in. But who’s performed well, who hasn’t and who can we expect to be around for 2012-13? Here are my player by player ratings and review of the season.
I was rubbish at physics at school but one thing I did learn from dear old Mr Bovill was about momentum.
There’s a banner at The Emirates Stadium which declares ‘We don’t need Batman. We’ve got Robin’ in tribute to Arsenal’s free-scoring Dutchman Robin Van Persie.
What an exhilarating season it’s been from way back in August starting at Wigan to last weekend at Arsenal and arguably the greatest away performances of our side for many a year.
Norwich City’s 3-3 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday was one of the best games of football I have ever been privileged to witness.
On agreeing to write this article, I had visions of taking to my keyboard to describe the latest remarkable high point in an incredible three seasons.