Saturday, August 11, 2012

FPLZ 2012/13 Season Preview: Norwich City F.C.

Norwich City F.C.
Norwich's new kit is almost the identical to last season's one.
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Last Season: Splendid
Compared to last time where Norwich were at the Premier League, this time around they were performing much better. A 12th placed finish have certainly surpassed people's expectations on them a lot, especially when they were freed from relegation so early last season.

This Summer: New Manager
With Paul Lambert decides to try his luck at Aston Villa, Norwich have brought former Newcastle manager Chris Hughton as his replacement. Hughton has a pretty decent record at Newcastle and Birmingham, so fans can expect some solid performance from him.

As for player changes, the Canaries are taking in 22-year-old Jacob Butterfield, 24-year-old Robert Snodgrass, Rangers' defender Steven Whittaker and Sunderland's centre back Michael Turner; going the other way are Zak Whitbread and Aaron Wilbraham, both being released.

Upcoming Season: Hopeful
With club's ace Grant Holt penned a three-year contract extension with the club recently, things are looking good at the moment. Hughton has been very good in managing small to medium sized club, and their new additions look solid too. Survival should not be a problem honestly.

Holt's and Pilkington's stats last
season.
Needs More Playing Time: Holt (FI: 0.645) and Pilkington (FI: 0.599)
Grant Holt (£6.5m) is really good in converting chances, but his playing time was hurting fantasy managers who owned him last season. The captain scored P90 of 5.52 last season, which is good for a player of any price. But to sit on the bench frequently meant that he played only 2249 minutes last season and scored a mediocre score of 138. If he can play somewhere near 3000 minutes this season, he can really become a great bargain as long as he can maintain his efficiency.

Besides Holt, Anthony Pilkington (£6.0m) is another productive player of Norwich City in fantasy terms who was limited by his playing time. His FI of 0.599 was second behind Holt last season, and playing minutes of 1975 only last season suggests that he can achieve much more if more time is given.

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