Norwich City, represented by Teemu Puk, is the last in the English Premier League. The Finnish striker got into the national team this week, which is a refreshing change in the middle of a heavy season.
25.3. 18: 04 • Updated March 25. 18:17
Forward of the Finnish men’s national team Teemu Pukki has once again noted the brutality of club football this season.
The Norwich City, represented by the buck, is in the jumbo position in the English Premier League and has played a wet season. “Canary Birds” is very close to falling when it has eight Premier League matches left. Norwich have eight points to go to Everton above the relegation line, who have played two less games after all.
Suomalaiskärki, on the other hand, has played relatively successfully compared to the rest of his team. Pukki currently has a pile of eight serial paints. He has also scored two goals, so he has been involved in ten Norwich Premier League hits. The team has scored a total of 18 goals.
In March, the buck will certainly be able to breathe for a moment into a lighter locker room atmosphere. He will be with the Owners in Murcia, Spain, when Finland will play two practice matches during the March break. The owls will meet Iceland on Saturday and Slovakia on Tuesday.
– This always calms the mind greatly. I look forward to these trips with joy, especially when there are such good friends and the team atmosphere is nice to come into. Here you can get a good idea of those club team issues, Pukki described to Sportport at a Finnish remote press conference.
International sports media The Athletic bitten (you switch to another service) on Thursday to Puk’s future in Norwich. The Athletic said, citing its sources, that Pukki’s weekly salary in the English club would be £ 50,000, or about € 60,000. It is the top spot in the smaller Premier League club, but just below the average estimate of weekly wages (just over £ 60,000 a week).
The Athletic’s case focused on whether Norwich can afford to keep Teemu Pukk again next season, especially with the same salary. It is believed that a continuation agreement will be reached if Pukki drops his salary after the team’s league level changes.
The difficult season is still going on
Pukki himself said that an extension agreement has not yet been negotiated with Norwich.
– We haven’t discussed anything about it yet, we’ve been stuck in this season. However, the intention is to take that debate forward in the near future. Nothing has been said yet, he said.
Although the Finn has had personal successes, Pukki is not satisfied with his own or his team’s season.
– This has been a difficult season. I expected us to be in a better situation than we are now. We have a difficult rest ahead of us. I can’t be happy with what I’ve done myself. There are team players here and if we are in the last place, I can’t be happy for my part, Pukki estimates.
However, even in the light of statistics, the buck has been Norwich’s best, if not the best player. Creating quality goals has been a particular challenge in team play. Pukki in particular suffers from moving to Aston Villa before the start of the season Emiliano Buendian lack of serving previously created.
– We have not been able to create as many goals this season as we did last season in the Premier League (2019–20). By the way, I haven’t compared the two seasons with each other, of course. We still have stakes left now and I very much hope that by the end of the season we will be able to turn this over, he says.
The dramatic Leeds game described a lot
Although the team’s game momentarily picked up after arriving as Norwich’s Manager Dean Smith with the entry, the team’s chances of survival in the Premier League are not very high.
Particularly descriptive was the team’s match against another team that avoided relegation, Leeds, in mid-March. Norwich managed to persevere in their vital struggle alongside Leeds, who took the lead at the start of the opening half.
Pukki served as a draw goal in the first minute of extra time in the match and Norwich supporters strongly believed that a draw point would remain in the guests ’pockets.
It happened differently. One defensive head error with extra time in the fourth minute and Leeds Joe Gelhardt got the cannonball into the empty net. After that, Puk still had a dream place to equalize the game, but the ball missed the Leeds goalkeeper Evening to Meslier.
Norwich has melted in important places on several occasions during the season, being required to stick to a draw. The team has failed in game situations individually and together.
The best national team goal scorer of all time in Finland says that the situation was obviously stingy for the team.
– We went through it right after the match. However, together we came to the conclusion that we also gave ourselves a chance for a better outcome than what we got. I don’t know for myself whether we even earned a full points pot for that game, as the opponent had many chances to “kill the game” at the opening half, Pukki reflected on the match and its wild end.
The goal for the last eight games is clear for Puk. Goals must be scored if Norwich wants to survive.
– We have a full job ahead of us if we want to survive. We are still going to fight for it to the very end.