Norwich boss Paul Lambert expects his side to bounce straight back against Bolton after their midweek defeat left 'everybody hurting'.
Canaries manager wants resilience after midweek mauling
Norwich boss Paul Lambert expects his side to bounce straight back against Bolton after their midweek defeat by Sunderland left "everybody hurting".
The Canaries suffered a comprehensive 3-0 defeat at the Stadium of Light on Wednesday as Martin O'Neill's men leapfrogged them into eighth position in the Premier League.
And Lambert was the first to admit that his side were far from their best as Sunderland took a two-goal advantage in the opening period by virtue of goals from Fraizer Campbell and Stephane Sessegnon.
However, Lambert insists that his side will come out fighting on Saturday as they host Bolton at Carrow Road and is adamant he has never struggled to motivate his players.
"I have never once had a problem with trying to lift them again," he said. "I think they are hurt by it, everybody is hurting because we just never turned up on that night.
Hurting
"We never gave Sunderland a game, which is so unlike us. Normally if we are going to get beaten, then we will be in the game, but we never got going and we got done.
"It won't be a major overhaul and I have no worries about the lads going again, I never have done.
"They know themselves they let everybody down and ourselves down, but to be fair to Sunderland they were much better than us on that night, so we pick ourselves up and go again."
Despite the defeat leaving a sour taste in the mouth of Lambert and his players, he admits he would never allow defeat to dampen his spirits.
Gone
And looking ahead Lambert acknowledges the efforts of his opposite number Owen Coyle ahead of the weekend's clash after the Bolton manager has managed to pick up eight points in his last five outings.
"Honestly, I am not going to let one defeat weigh me down," he added. "I never have done. It is gone; I don't lose sleep over it.
"You mull over it when the game is finished and you are back on the road, but it's like a win, I let it go as quick as anything and the lads will come out as strong as anything tomorrow, when we will give it a go.
"It seems like Owen has got them going now, and Bolton are a tough side to play against and it will be another hard game."
