'We're building a house and the foundations aren't good'

Norwich City head Philippe Clement at a press conference
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Philippe Clement will take charge of Norwich City at Carrow Road for the first time when Oxford United are the visitors on Tuesday (19:45 GMT).

Clement's first Championship game with the Canaries ended in a 4-1 defeat at Birmingham City on Saturday.

The Belgian has been speaking to the press ahead of the game against the U's, here are some of the key points:

  • "We know there is a job to be done." Clement says he has fed back to the players what he thought of Saturday's dismal defeat. "We are building a house now, and the foundations are not good."

  • The head coach said his players lack confidence but do have the right mentality. "We need to work hard to get to that level," he said

  • Clement admitted it has been a busy six days since he agreed to take over at Carrow Road. "It feels like we have been here four months, in a positive way."

  • On midfielder Jacob Wright: "I see a talented player who is good on the ball, I need to see how he is off the ball. He is showing in training the right mentality."

  • Clement said there will be changes to his starting line-up for Tuesday's game.

You can listen to full live commentary of Norwich versus Oxford with BBC Radio Norfolk on FM and DAB. Coverage begins at 19:00 GMT on Tuesday.