Norwich City boss Dean Smith says spirits have been lifted ahead of Sunday’s clash with Arsenal.
Smith has welcomed several players back to the fold.
“I think the atmosphere a couple of days after the Aston Villa game was a little bit low because we didn’t play very well and we felt we’d thrown points away in two home games,” said the Norwich boss at his Christmas Eve press conference.
“We performed really well against Manchester United and should have got something out of it (losing 1-0) and then didn’t perform so well against Aston Villa (losing 2-0).
“But as I’ve said, on reflection and in hindsight, I can take responsibility for that because we never really were going at Villa at full tilt, with the players that we would have liked to be going at full tilt.
“But the Manchester United game, we all came out of that really buoyant and I’ve spoken to the players about that game, accepting responsibility for Villa, and the last three days there’s been a real lift in the camp again.
“We’ve got some players back from illness, some players back on the training ground, so that has certainly lifted the mood.”
