During the 2018–18 Championship season, Norwich City was a formidable force thanks to Daniel Farke’s Canaries, who dominated the second division with their daring style of play.
Despite a poor defense that led to their share of humdingers on their path to promotion, the East Anglia team was scoring goals for fun all season long, with no team coming close to their 93 attempts that struck the back of the net.
Under the German at Carrow Road in the early EFL years, it felt like you had a shot, we had a shot. As a result, the Norfolk team frequently needed their big Dutchman in goal to pull them out of trouble.
Tim Krul’s acquisition was crucial as City won the championship that year, and the seasoned goalie proved invaluable as a free agent prior to the start of the campaign.
Having regularly donned the gloves for Newcastle United in the Premier League earlier in his career, it was no secret that Krul had it within him to produce the goods in the Championship, but after two years spent between his native Netherlands and the Brighton and Hove Albion bench, the Dutchman headed to Carrow Road looking to get back in the action and prove himself once again in the English game.
Right from the off, the new arrival would have realised the task at hand, with an attack-minded outfield team more focused on going forward than giving him protection, as a 2-2 draw with Birmingham City and 4-3 defeat to West Bromwich Albion testified.
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