Jovon Makama stepped up for Norwich City again in Josh Sargent’s absence. The striker signed from Lincoln in the summer as a relative unlnown to some is starting to look every bit a proper bargain. However it needed a some tough love from Philippe Clement at half time for him to help sink Wrexham to the first defeat at home in the league since September
Makama now has seven goal contributions in his past nine games, after initially grabbing his chance in the central striker role when Sargent was sidelined with concussion in December. And since Philippe Clement took charge, no other player in the Championship has scored more goals.
However, Makama who is fast becoming a fans favourite for Norwich City was largely anonymous in the first half at the SToK Racecourse.
“I was not so pleased about the first half, to be honest, and I told him also half-time that I expected more, and he produced in the second half,” said the City boss, who also praised the 21-year-old’s mentality after spurning a gilt-edged chance minutes before his match-winner. “Really pleasing how he steps up, how he becomes better.
"I need to praise also my staff for that, because they're busy with him every game, every training session about small things, small details to make his game better. I speak with all the players every game. It's my job also to get the best out of them, and if something can be better, to speak about it. So don't make it a special thing.
“I think a few months ago, he was totally not in that state of mind, but more and more players start to understand that's crucial in football.
"We spread that message a lot, that it's always about the next action, and the top players are the players who forget really fast what they did wrong, and they believe in their qualities in the next action.”




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