'We need to fix our mentality' - Sargent

Norwich City forward Josh Sargent claimed a double to help the Canaries to a 4-2 victory over Stoke City on the weekend but while scoring seems second nature to the Norfolk side, the game did highlight some of the on-going concerns in defence.

Stoke were able to slip past the Norwich defence to equalise twice before Sargent and Junior Tchamadeu were able to take the game out of reach of the visitors.

The USA international admits letting standards slip after scoring themselves has become a frustrating habit for the Canaries who are 10th in the Championship.

"There's so many games that we just shoot ourselves in the foot and end up conceding in a really bad way. We just need to be a bit smarter," Sargent told BBC Radio Norfolk.

"After the first goal, I pulled all the guys together in the corner and huddled up and said, 'we always let off now, let's stay focused, keep pushing, go for the second, play good football'.

"It seemed like we just got sloppy with the ball, they end up creating more pressure and that leads to that goal. So I think it's a mentality thing we need to fix within ourselves."

Sargent scored his seventh goal in his last six games to take his tally to 11 for the season, continuing what's been a profitable campaign on a personal level.

"I'm very happy, obviously," he added. "Even happier that the team won the game.

"I want us to keep putting together results and make a good push for play-offs because I do think we are good enough, I do think we have the quality.

"We just need to limit those mistakes, those bad games and stay consistent with what we are good at."