Norwich City boss Philippe Clement provided consolatory phrases to Sheffield Wednesday counterpart Henrik Pedersen forward of the assembly of the 2 groups at Carrow Road on Wednesday night time.
The Owls’ relegation was confirmed by defeat within the Steel City derby final weekend they usually have now misplaced 10 video games in a row.
Asked if he had ever been in the same state of affairs, Clement informed BBC Radio Norfolk: “Not as a manager – as a player, yes, playing in a team as a young boy when they could not pay the wages.
“I nonetheless lived at dwelling so it was not an enormous drawback for me, however I noticed team-mates with households, with kids, struggling in that second as a result of they weren’t paid.
“I have seen those things and it was really hard, so I can only imagine how hard it is to work like that as a manager.”
Clement confirmed, nevertheless, that Wednesday’s predicament would haven’t any bearing on Norwich’s preparations for the sport as they give the impression of being to bounce again from a house loss to Birmingham City.
“For me, motivationally, there’s no difference between playing against Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry or Barcelona,” the Belgian mentioned.
“It’s about winning, and it’s about giving everything to win this game as a team together.”
