Norwich boss Clement has 'Midas touch' - Eadie
Former Norwich City winger Darren Eadie believes head coach Philippe Clement's 'Midas touch' is the chief reason for the transformation in their form. Clement took over in November and has steered the Canaries out of the Championship relegation places and up to 10th in the table following Saturday's 1-0 win at Charlton. "I played under Mike Walker and Martin O'Neill and I was always at my best when a manager dug you out or pushed you to your extreme and that's what Clement does," Eadie told BBC Radio Norfolk's The Scrimmage "He brings that presence, he brings that drive and energy and he just has the Midas touch at the minute, it's incredible to watch.
"At the start of the season, clearly they weren't fit enough - Anis Ben Slimane's a great example of that, he looks about a stone and a half lighter than he was at the start of the season and is playing incredibly well. "I look at the bigger picture and he's got this run of form going on at the moment and everything he does turns to gold. He'll get an injury on the pitch, take someone off, another one will come onto the pitch and score a goal.
Pelle Mattsson scores at the weekend to win the game. " Eadie, now a club ambassador, added: "We've seen this time and time again - Jovon Makama, Mohamed Toure, Ali Ahmed, all these new players coming in have hit the ground running, rather than having to wait six months to a year for them to start performing. "That's due to the manager saying 'right, when he's coming in, he's playing, I'm not waiting six months for him, my job could be over in six months'.
"He's got to be going 'I want players that are ready to perform and if you're telling me they're not quite fit enough, I don't care, I'm playing them, if they break down on the pitch, they break down, I've got to get us out of the trouble we're in' and that's what he's done. " Norwich will return to action following the international break against Portsmouth at Carrow Road on Friday 3 April. Latest Norwich City news and analysis Listen to BBC Radio Norfolk's The Scrimmage podcast