Paddy Davitt delivers his Coventry verdict after Norwich City’s 2-1 storming stoppage time Championship comeback.
帕迪·达维特在诺维奇城 2-1 逆转绝杀考文垂的英冠补时赛后，发表了他的考文垂判决。

1. Fantastic Forson
1. 神奇的福尔森

Johannes Thorup jigging on the pitch. Amankwah Forson the most unlikeliest of Norwich City goalscoring heroes. Norwich 1-0 down a minute into time added on before a storming riposte.
约翰内斯·托鲁普在球场上跳跃。阿曼夸·福森成为诺维奇城最意想不到的进球英雄。诺维奇在补时第一分钟以 0-1 落后，随后发起猛烈反击。

Then at full-time, the ice cool Dane racing across the pitch to embrace his match-winner, as the home fans tried to catch their breath. Carrow Road has seen plenty down the years but this was spine-tingling stuff.
随后，在比赛结束时，冷静的丹麦人冲过球场拥抱他的制胜功臣，而主场球迷则试图平复呼吸。卡罗路球场见证了多年的风雨，但这一幕令人毛骨悚然。

For the second consecutive home game Norwich had to do it the hard way after Marcelino Nunez’s 89th minute equaliser against QPR.
诺维奇在连续第二个主场比赛中不得不艰难应对，马塞利诺·努涅斯在第 89 分钟对阵 QPR 时扳平比分。
But this was a dredging exercise that looked beyond them as the clock ticked down and Coventry appeared to have ridden their luck when Norwich did fashion three big second half chances.
但随着时间一分一秒地流逝，这似乎成了一场超越他们的疏浚行动，当诺维奇在下半场确实创造了三次绝佳机会时，考文垂似乎已经侥幸逃脱。

Oliver Dovin brilliantly denied Emi Marcondes, before Bobby Thomas superbly thwarted Borja Sainz on his own line and then Kenny McLean’s thumping header smashed against the bar from a Nunez corner.
奥利弗·多文精彩地封堵了埃米·马尔孔德斯的射门，随后博比·托马斯在门线上出色地挡出了博尔哈·赛恩斯的进攻，接着肯尼·麦克莱恩在努涅斯开出的角球中一记重锤般的头球击中了横梁。

But do not doubt the character or the perseverance in this young squad. Typified perhaps by Forson himself, who arrived in the summer but has struggled to impose himself as that early promise dissolved.
但不要怀疑这支年轻队伍的性格或毅力。也许以福森本人为例，他在夏天到来，但随着早期承诺的消散，他一直在努力展现自己。

What this does for him could be transformational. But with Norwich’s 10-point festive haul moving them within four points of the top six, what it might unleash for the Canaries over the second half of the season is also a tantalising prospect.  
这对他来说可能是变革性的。但诺维奇在节日期间的 10 分收获使他们距离前六名仅差 4 分，这也为金丝雀在下半赛季可能释放的潜力提供了一个诱人的前景。

2. One in, one on the way?
2. 一个已到，一个在路上？

With Sainz now charged by the FA over an alleged spitting incident in that festive defeat at Sunderland that process appears to be heading towards a lengthy spell suspended.
随着英足总就桑德兰节日失利中涉嫌吐口水事件对塞恩斯提出指控，这一过程似乎正朝着长期禁赛的方向发展。
City perhaps have pre-empted Sainz’s likely unavailability for the majority of this month by moving early in the January transfer window to bring in Aston Villa’s Lewis Dobbin, via a loan stint at Championship rivals West Brom where he was limited to appearances from the bench.
城市队或许已经预见到了塞恩斯本月大部分时间可能无法上场，因此在一月份的转会窗口早早行动，通过在西布朗（与阿斯顿维拉同为英冠竞争对手）的租借期引进了阿斯顿维拉的刘易斯·多宾，期间他仅限于替补出场。

The 22-year-old appeared for the final 30 minutes, and underlined that versatility by starting on the right of a three before moving central when Kaide Gordon and Amankwah Forson were introduced.
这位 22 岁的球员在最后 30 分钟出场，并展示了其多面性，起初在三后卫阵型中担任右路，随后在凯德·戈登和阿曼夸·福尔森上场后移至中路。

Thorup strove to build a case for any City fan who might be underwhelmed by such a piece of loan business when he widened the focus to some of the underlying statistics around Dobbin’s pace and physical output.
索鲁普努力为任何可能对这笔租借交易感到失望的曼城球迷建立案例，当他将焦点扩大到多宾的速度和身体产出的一些基础统计数据时。
The inference being City believe they have identified an attacking option who both suits their strategy and maybe offers a different type of progressive profile.
推断是，曼城相信他们已经找到了一位既符合他们战略又可能提供不同类型进步特征的进攻选择。

But by the same token, they remain keen to add further wide options this month. Those exploratory talks around Slavia Prague’s Matej Jurasek have only served to underline the initial sense from the Canaries’ perspective it will be a tough deal to put together in January.
但同样地，他们仍热衷于在本月增加更多的边路选择。围绕布拉格斯拉维亚的马泰·尤拉塞克的试探性谈判，只是进一步强化了金丝雀方面的最初感觉，即在一月份达成交易将十分困难。
That initial confidence going into the window feels like it may have waned in recent days. But whether it is Jurasek or another overseas option, Norwich have clearly put an attacking addition at the top of their wishlist.
进入转会窗口时的那种最初信心，在最近几天似乎有所减弱。但无论是尤拉塞克还是其他海外选择，诺维奇显然已将进攻补强列为他们的首要愿望清单。

3. SOS

A tremendous comeback no doubt but Josh Sargent’s return cannot come soon enough to pep up a blunt Norwich City attacking unit. In the 14 league game the American has missed since suffering a groin injury, Norwich have won four.
毫无疑问，这是一次巨大的回归，但乔什·萨金特的复出对于提振诺维奇城那乏力的进攻线来说，越快越好。自腹股沟受伤以来，这位美国球员缺席了 14 场联赛，期间诺维奇仅赢了 4 场。

But dig deeper and it is the paltry goal offering from those who have tried to step into his rather large shadow over this current squad that is of a more pressing concern.
但深入挖掘，那些试图在当前队伍中填补他巨大空缺的人所提供的微不足道的目标，才是更紧迫的问题。

Cameos from the likes of Emi Marcondes, Onel Hernandez, even a few minutes here and there from Ashley Barnes between his own return from injury and a rather abrupt departure back to Burnley. But it is Ante Crnac who has had to do the heaviest lifting.
来自埃米·马尔孔德斯、奥内尔·埃尔南德斯等人的客串，甚至阿什利·巴恩斯在从伤病中恢复和突然返回伯恩利之间也有几分钟的出场。但不得不承担最重任务的是安特·克纳克。

The Croatian’s three goal burst in those big home league wins against Plymouth and Luton seem like a mirage right now.
克罗地亚人在对阵普利茅斯和卢顿的主场联赛大胜中连进三球的表现，如今看来宛如海市蜃楼。
Crnac was again willing and game but unable to either offer a solid platform to bring Norwich up the pitch or show the guile and cunning to stretch the play down the channels. Oscar Schwartau and Borja Sainz offered little in support.
克纳克再次表现出意愿和斗志，但既未能提供一个稳固的平台将诺维奇推向前场，也未能展现出足够的机智和狡猾来拓宽边路通道。奥斯卡·施瓦陶和博尔哈·赛恩斯提供的支持寥寥无几。
Both Crnac and Schwartau made way after a forgettable hour.
克拉纳克和施瓦陶在度过了一个令人遗忘的一小时后让出了位置。

Thorup doubled down at his pre-match press conference. There will be no recruitment drive to find a direct striker replacement for Barnes.
Thorup 在赛前新闻发布会上再次强调。不会为了寻找巴恩斯的直接替代者而进行招募活动。
That places even more onus on getting Sargent back the other side of an FA Cup third round tie against Brighton, Then, crucially, keeping him fit.
这使得在足总杯第三轮对阵布莱顿的比赛中让萨金特回归并保持健康变得尤为重要。

4. Hanley for the hat-trick
4. 汉利上演帽子戏法

One thing you get with Thorup in his public pronouncements is clarity. Particularly in the area of Norwich’s big picture strategy and within that right now the ebb and flow to his squad during this open transfer window.
在索鲁普的公开声明中，你得到的是清晰明了。尤其是在诺维奇的大局战略方面，以及当前转会窗口期间他球队阵容的起伏变化中。

The Dane’s line on Ashley Barnes and Grant Hanley prior to January 1 was consistent.
丹麦人对阿什利·巴恩斯和格兰特·汉利在 1 月 1 日之前的立场是一致的。
Christian Fassnacht’s Norwich future was in similar territory, albeit the Swiss’ lengthy injury-related unavailability since Thorup’s summer arrival, and the sense he was a player who fitted his predecessor’s plan, suggested a parting of the ways was both natural and inevitable six months out from the end of his Carrow Road contract.
克里斯蒂安·法斯纳赫特在诺维奇的未来也处于类似境地，尽管这位瑞士球员自索鲁普夏季到来以来因伤长期缺阵，且他被视为符合前任计划的球员，这暗示着在他卡罗路合同结束前六个月，双方的分道扬镳既自然又不可避免。
But on both Hanley and Barnes the City head coach professed his desire to keep both for their experience and nous, while accepting there was a financial and footballing dimension in play for two players the other side of 30 and both keen to play regularly.
但对于汉利和巴恩斯，城市队主教练表示希望留住他们，看重他们的经验和智慧，同时也承认这两位年过 30 的球员在财务和竞技层面都有考量，且两人都渴望获得稳定的出场机会。

Barnes will do very well to muscle his way into promotion-chasing Burnley’s starting line up after his Clarets’ reunion. But a move back north ticked many a box.
巴恩斯在重返伯恩利后，要想挤进志在升级的伯恩利首发阵容，还需付出巨大努力。但这次北归之旅却满足了许多条件。

Hanley’s absence from Norwich’s matchday line up against the Sky Blues may have hinted at a transfer sub-plot, but the Scot was seated in the overflow area of the home dugout after what was trailed as a fitness issue.
汉利缺席诺维奇对阵天空之城的比赛日阵容可能暗示了转会的小插曲，但这位苏格兰人在被宣传为健康问题后，坐在了主场替补席的溢出区域。
But the centre back has interest from home and abroad and given he last started a league game on the opening weekend and there are no active contract talks, it would seem probable he follows both Fassnacht and Barnes out of the door this month.
但这位中后卫在国内外都引起了兴趣，鉴于他上次首发联赛比赛是在开赛周末，而且目前没有活跃的合同谈判，似乎他很可能在本月跟随法斯纳赫特和巴恩斯离开球队。

Brad Hills is the future and should Hanley depart will move up the pecking order rather than depart on loan. That is the Thorup and Ben Knapper strategy in sharp focus.
布拉德·希尔斯是未来，如果汉利离开，他将提升顺位而非外租。这是索鲁普和本·纳珀策略的明确焦点。