Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo, has insisted that Norwich City will not be relegated at the end of the 2013/14 Barclays English Premier League season.
The Canaries currently sit just one point above the relegation zone with 12 rounds of games still to come, supersport.com reports.
Norwich is rated 6/4 with bet365 to be relegated at the end of the season, but Yobo takes heart from his successful battle against relegation with former club Everton in the 2003/04 season.
The 33-year old is determined to ensure Norwich stay in the top flight and believes the experience he garnered during his time with the Toffees will put him in a strong position to accomplish that feat.
“It wasn’t great. It was a similar situation in as much if you were not careful you could be relegated but over the years we got better and better at Everton and we ended up a top seven team,” supersport.com quoted Yobo as saying toThe Pink ‘Un.
The Super Eagles skipper recalled that Everton had rode the crest of a wave the previous season and noted that he and his teammates had to dig deep to attain survival in the end.
“I remember that season because we had done well the year before and then things went flat. There was also the season when we qualified for the Champions League and that was difficult as well.
“You look at the club’s situation and of course it is a challenge but I like that extra motivation. I understand the situation Norwich is in. I am excited about it.
“Sometimes you can get comfortable if you are in a team winning every game. You see how many teams are involved at the bottom. If you squeeze out two results you go right to the top end. If you lose you come back towards the bottom,” he said.
Yobo made 220 league appearances for Everton between 2002 and 2012.