Farke: ‘We need even bigger miracle’

BOSS Daniel Farke believes Norwich need a miracle to retain their top-flight status after their already slim survival hopes were dealt a further blow.

The Canaries went into the game six points adrift of safety and needing a win to boost their chances of staying up, but Michael Keane’s header gave the visitors all three points.

“We’re disappointed with the result. I think today a loss is not a fair outcome of the game,” said Farke. “We were solid, spirited. We looked pretty sharp in the first half. We were the better side with good chances. We deserved more at half-time.

“In the second half, one set-piece was the difference. It was a disciplined, spirited performance full of desire. We are disappointed with the result but not with the performance. We tried everything today and more.”

The four changes made by Farke helped to frustrate Everton in the first half as the visitors were kept at bay, but Keane’s nodded goal at the start of the second half was enough for Carlo Ancelotti’s men.

Farke said before the restart that Norwich would need a miracle to stay up and after a second defeat, he said: “(We need) even a bit bigger miracle. After each time we lose the situation is not easier.

“We are not naive. We can judge this in a proper way. We are in two competitions, the FA Cup and the league. It’s not realistic for us to stay in this league, it’s not realistic for us to stay in the FA Cup, but as long as we have a chance, we try to be successful in both competitions.”

The Toffees have now secured clean sheets in two successive matches and kept their narrow hopes of European football alive.