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Norwich City ready to take on the Premier League by sticking to what got them there in the first place
Norwich City manager Daniel Farke

by Asif Burhan
at Norwich’s Colney Training Centre

“I WAS just doing my job, right,” claimed Mario Vrancic on his spectacular winning goal at Carrow Road, which secured Norwich City automatic promotion to the Premier League. 

The Bosnian striker knew from a young age that this day would come. “One of my best mates, his mother is from Norwich. When I was 12 or 13 years old we used to play together. He said: ‘One day you will play for Norwich City in the Premier League’ and yeah, I achieved it!”

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