B B C Sports: Norwich City: Thorup advice to Canaries youngsters.

Johannes Hoff Thorup is urging Norwich City’s young guns to make his life hell.

In the 2-0 Championship defeat against Sheffield United, a depleted Canaries lineup included six inexperienced signings on the bench, none of whom had made a senior start. Lucien Mahovo and Elliot Myles, who turned 18 on Monday, made their league debuts at Bramall Lane. Thorup built his coaching reputation by developing youthful talent in Denmark, and he is eager to open the first team door at Carrow Road – and create some healthy selection quandaries. “That was the strategy of the club where I came from. But it’s not on intention that we look like this right now,” he explained. That is the scenario, but we try to see the chances rather than the negatives. “Of course, there’s some injuries, there’s some suspensions, and we know that probably in four or five weeks time it will look different again, but Sheffield will also be a game we remember that Lucien got his first minutes for the first team, and Elliot got his Championship debut.”My assumption is that they will be an important part of the squad in the future, and in six months, we will probably look back on this game and say, ‘Okay, this was their first one. “This is where they began to gain experience.” Mahovo and Myles will remain in contention for Wednesday’s league trip to table-topping Leeds United. City have six central midfielders out, and defender Jose Cordoba unavailable after an injection to address knee problems. “It’s fair to say when we have our midfielders available again, they will probably take a step back and have to accept that they will be in and around the squad,” Thorup told reporters.”But for now, if I was Elliot and if I was Lucien, I’ll make sure that when I show up in the building, I do everything I possibly can to get minutes again, starting at Elland Road, because the chance is there for them to show what they can do and show the team, the coaching staff and the club what

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