Dean Smith warns Leeds United that Norwich City have to be 'harder to beat

Dean Smith is hopeful that his Norwich City can be better in defence against Leeds United. Smith believes that the Canaries have to be 'harder to beat' during the Sunday clash at Elland Road. Speaking in his pre-match press conference (via Norfolk Live), boss said.

 "I just made a couple of changes and changed the system (at half-time).   "I wanted to get to half-time without conceding any more because I knew we had to change the system but with the personnel we had on the pitch at that time it was going to be difficult without bringing somebody off in the first-half. I didn’t want to do that.   "Second-half, we played how we want to play, how our players, supporters and how I want them to play.   "Being hard to beat but also being on the front foot and getting into people’s faces. Making tackles and sticking them on their backside sometimes. First-half we didn’t do that.   "I’m really pleased that that performance in the second-half wasn’t in the first-half and it was reversed, because if our first-half had been our second-half today, going into Leeds it would have been different.   "I think the lads set their standards again themselves in the second-half. That is more of what we have to do, we have to be harder to beat but also on the front foot."  

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