MX23RW : Sunday, January 12 13:48:41| >> :600:109838:109838:

Iwan Roberts shocked by Neil Adams exit

Former Norwich City striker Iwan Roberts has admitted that he was surprised by Neil Adams's decision to step down as manager.

Former Norwich City striker Iwan Roberts has admitted that he was surprised by Neil Adams's decision to leave the club.

The Canaries boss stepped down from his position on Monday, claiming that the side needed a positive upturn in their results.

Despite being shocked by the decision, Roberts believes that Adams was out of his depth at Carrow Road.

"I think he's been naive at times - putting so much emphasis on attacking football it looked at times his team had forgotten how to defend," Clubcall.com quotes Roberts as saying.

"Nothing really surprises me in football but I have to admit it did come as a bit of a shock to me when I heard that Neil had resigned.

"The season hasn't panned out how everybody had hoped. Norwich are just outside the playoff positions but 10 points behind Ipswich and 11 behind Bournemouth, who occupy the automatic positions, which just isn't good enough for a boss who probably has the best squad in the league."

First-team coach Mike Phelan will take temporary charge of the side until a permanent successor to Adams is found.

ID:197375: cacheID:197375:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2145:
Written by
Steven Toplis
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Norwich manager Neil Adams prior to kick-off against Liverpool in the Premier League match on April 20, 2014
Read Next:
Norwich boss Adams resigns
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
FT
Steelers
14-28
Ravens
6pm
Broncos
@
Bills
9.30pm
Packers
@
Eagles
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds26158348192953
2Burnley26141023192252
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd26166436171952
4Sunderland26148439221750
5Middlesbrough26118743321141
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom26913432211140
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn2511682823539
8Bristol City2691073330337
9Watford25114103536-137
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds2610793840-237
11Norwich CityNorwich269984337636
12Swansea CitySwansea2697103030034
13Queens Park RangersQPR2671182934-532
14Millwall257992423130
15Preston North EndPreston2661282834-630
16Coventry CityCoventry2678113437-329
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2577112840-1228
18Derby CountyDerby2676133135-427
19Stoke CityStoke2669112432-827
20Luton TownLuton2674152744-1725
21Portsmouth2458113041-1123
22Hull City2658132536-1123
23Cardiff CityCardiff2558122540-1523
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2548132453-2920


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!