Norwich manager Farke: We can't be positive after Everton defeat | OneFootball

Norwich City manager Daniel Farke urged calm after their defeat to Everton.

Andros Townsend scored his fourth goal of the season to put Everton in front on 29 minutes and a crisp finish from Abdoulaye Doucoure with 13 minutes remaining settled the outcome.

“We lost the game so my mood is not high," he said. “It was a tight game and our game plan more or less worked. We wanted to be more compact today and rock solid. We were solid from the first second and didn't allow them one chance in the first half apart from the penalty.

“We needed 25 minutes to find higher pressing areas, be more brave and be better in our possession, but from then we had periods when we dominated and controlled the game. We definitely weren't the worst side and had the better chances.

“When I think of the shots from Mathias Normann and the chances with the header of Ben Gibson, the key thing was that we didn't use our chances. Ben should have scored but I thought Lucas Digne should have had a card for handball.

“We lost the ball unnecessarily before the second goal and invited them into a counter and they buried the game. We're not far away today and the key moments were against us. It's tough to take but it's the reality of why we lost the game.

“We had the chances to score in an away game. Perhaps the referee was too respectful not to give Digne a card in front of the home crowd but if you give a free-kick for a handball then I think it should be a card.

“If you're chasing a game with 25 minutes to play and playing in overload, there's a great chance that there's a different outcome than a loss.

“It was a bit annoying that I had to substitute Mathias Normann, who was great in the game but had some cramps in his hamstrings and we need him for the upcoming games.

“I can't complain too much. Goodison Park was pretty quiet and started to get annoyed in the second half because we played in their half and the lads would have deserved the equaliser.

“We didn't do this so we have to stay self-critical and speak about the topics we can improve to win points, which is our task for the upcoming week."