NORWICH City boss David Wagner is calling on supporters to create a cauldron of noise at Carrow Road when Sunderland visit this weekend.
The Canaries have won their last three games to climb back into the Championship play-off places and Wagner wants City fans to help roar his side to another victory against the stuttering Black Cats on Sunday.
“If we want to push for the playoffs and for promotion, we only do it together,” said the Norwich chief.
“I think the players deserve every credit and every support for the next home game on Sunday.
"That is a very important game for us, this should be the loudest Carrow Road in ages. Before the kick-off the atmosphere should be electric, because it's very, very important that we create something where we can have the chance to be successful and win again.
“Yes, we are in the top six but if the table was irrelevant for the last eight weeks why should it now be important? The only important thing is Sunday and Sunderland. I'm pretty sure a top energy from the stands will help us. And this is what we need.
"The energy which they gave us (at Millwall) was important. We took this energy and used it on the pitch as well.”
Norwich won impressively at rivals Millwall last time out to extend their unbeaten stretch in the Championship to five, a run that has seen them leapfrog Sunderland in the table and move back into the top six.
The Black Cats suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of Alex Neil's Stoke on Saturday and Tony Mowbray will be hoping for a reaction from his young players at Carrow Road.
But Wagner insists he's not giving Sunderland or a potential backlash much thought and is only focused on his side.
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He told The Pink Un: "When you get beaten you have the hunger to correct it. Whether Sunderland had won, lost or drawn I can't influence it.
"This means I don't care, I'm focused on us and we have to make sure whatever their recent result was that we play to our best and that we have the greatest support possible on Sunday to be successful again.
“I’m just happy we have another full week to prepare, like we did for Millwall, and then obviously there are two further games after Sunderland before the international break.
"It is good to be able to be on the grass and work on certain things, like set pieces, for example, in more detail.”
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