Teemu Pukki has reached the goal again in Norwich, despite the disappointments of the summer. In the previous matches, one more boundary line was broken.
Teemu Pukki has found the right balance of football in the English championship series just in time before Huuhkajie’s important matches in the Nations League. In the previous round, the Finn hit Bristol City’s net twice.
Suffering from a minor injury, Pukki, 32, started the season unusually quietly for his level and even had to start games from the substitute’s side, but his position as the club’s number one player has never been threatened. No, although he openly sought to leave the club in the summer transfer window.
Puki’s latest goals put him in the top five of Norwich’s all-time goalscorers. Norwich have now scored 81 goals in four years.
– Achieving such a number of goals in four years shows how exceptionally talented a player he is. That shows consistency, head coach Dean Smith boasted at the press conference ahead of Saturday’s match against West Bromwich on Friday.
According to Smith, Pukki will not be seen in one of the honorary missions, despite the Finn’s merits.
– He leads by example. I don’t think he would feel comfortable wearing the captain’s armband. He doesn’t want it. He wants him to be able to focus on the game alone in his own peace, Smith stated.
Puki was discussed in the summer about a possible transfer to the Premier League or elsewhere, but nothing concrete happened in the end.
– I felt that I have played well enough to continue in the Premier League, but the transfer did not happen. No team offered Norwich a suitable amount. I’m honoring my contract and I’m not going to cause any trouble, Pukki your receipt (you switch to another service) summer events after the previous match.
– I felt like I wanted to try something new, but that didn’t happen and now I’m fully focused on Norwich.
History often repeats itself and for Norwich, a quick return to the Premier League is possible again. The series ranking is second before Saturday’s matches. Puk’s contract expires in the summer, when he is free to look for a new club.
– After the end of the season, what happens happens. Now I’m focusing on getting Norwich back in the Premier League, Pukki said.
Norwich will face West Bromwich at home on Saturday at 17:00 Finnish time.
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