Neil defiant after Norwich defeat

Norwich manager Alex Neil said he understood the frustration of Canaries fans following a fourth consecutive defeat, but insisted he is doing everything possible to improve results.

Neil’s side were beaten 2-1 by QPR at Loftus Road, where they had Martin Olsson sent off after only a minute.

“The fans will be frustrated and annoyed, and I understand that,” said Neil.

“My job is to win games. All I can say is that I am working extremely hard to turn things around and so are the players.

“I thought they worked extremely hard and kept going until the last minute. We did better in the second half.”

But Neil was unhappy with his team’s defending in the build up to both Rangers goals, particularly Conor Washington’s opener.

He said: “When you lose a man after 30 seconds all the work you’ve done and everything you’ve spoken about during the week goes out of the window.

“But we should do better for the corner. Even if you’re down to 10 men, it’s about individual battles. We lose the first header and then don’t pick up the second ball.

“You’re looking to stick to the task and not concede sloppy goals, and then as the game goes on maybe quieten the crowd.

“But once we conceded that goal it’s difficult. The two goals we conceded in the first half made it too easy for QPR.”