Gabriel Sara issues Norwich City promotion prediction

Gabriel Sara insists that Norwich City are capable of winning promotion to the Premier League this season.

Norwich City midfielder Gabriel Sara believes the club has a ‘fantastic chance’ of gaining promotion to the Premier League this season.

Norwich suffers their third consecutive defeat in all competitions.
The Canaries have had a mixed start to the season, with David Wagner’s team picking up 10 points and playing some elegant, offensive football in their opening four games.

However, they are currently on a difficult run, having lost three of their past four Championship games, with the 2-1 setback against Fulham last night making it three consecutive defeats in all competitions.

What did Gabriel Sara have to say about Norwich’s season?

Despite the defeats, the attitude in the Norwich camp looks to be upbeat, with Sara telling Brazilian media site Lance that he is convinced the side will be in the running for a return to the top division in May.

“My adaptation to the game and to life here has been much faster than I expected.” I’ve immediately felt at home in England, and I’m at a loss for words to express my gratitude to the fans. We were unfortunate to miss out on the Premier League last season, but I believe we have a good chance of making it this year.”

The Norfolk outfit are currently eighth in the table, although only goal difference keeps them outside the play-offs.

Can Norwich win promotion this season?

The table still hasn’t properly taken shape yet, so it’s too soon to judge on just how good Norwich are, but it’s fair to say that we’ve seen a big contrast in performances from Wagner’s team.

There have been some high points, such as the hammering of Huddersfield, and they have produced some good performances at Carrow Road.

Yet, there’s no doubt the low point was the terrible showing at Plymouth on Saturday, as they were thrashed 6-2 in what was a real concern for the boss.

So, they need to show more consistency if they are to be in contention to go up, whilst the injury situation must ease, but Norwich are right to be confident this season.

How important is Gabriel Sara to Norwich?

Following on from that, you would think that Sara is going to have a starring role if Wagner’s side are to have a successful campaign.

The Brazilian was a big money arrival for the Canaries, and it does show, as he has the touch of class that the side sometimes lack, with Sara having the ability to find a killer pass, and he’s already chipped in with three assists.

Sara is clearly a player with a lot of ambition, and Norwich will need to push for promotion to ensure he remains happy at the club.

What next for Norwich?

In truth, Wagner won’t be worried about the defeat at Fulham, because he made changes, and the team that he picked produced a spirited display.

Now though, attention turns to Saturday’s game at home to Birmingham, and the head coach will be demanding a big response from his side as they look to bounce back from the Plymouth defeat.

So, it will be interesting to see how Norwich react, and they need to get back on track quickly if they are to live up to Sara’s lofty aims.