Tag: ambition

Micky van de Ven: Tottenham spending highlights ‘new ambition’ after ‘unacceptable’ season
27 July 2026 Off

Micky van de Ven: Tottenham spending highlights ‘new ambition’ after ‘unacceptable’ season

By Total Football News

Tottenham had three managers last season, with Thomas Frank managing less than eight months in charge before being sacked after a dismal start to the season.

Interim manager Igor Tudor left the club after 44 days before De Zerbi took over with seven games of the season remaining.

Frank struggled to connect with the Tottenham fans and was criticised for playing with a “safety-first” approach.

Van de Ven believes De

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Derby County: Why Sammie Szmodics arrival signals Rams’ Premier League ambition
5 February 2026 Off

Derby County: Why Sammie Szmodics arrival signals Rams’ Premier League ambition

By Total Football News

It was less than four years ago that Derby were just a week away from going out of business.

Derbyshire property developer David Clowes bought the club out of administration after the Rams were relegated to League One.

Liam Rosenior, who is now manager of Chelsea in the Premier League, was relied on as interim boss to build a squad from scratch – having had only five players on the

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Julien Stephan: QPR must balance ambition with humility
26 September 2025 Off

Julien Stephan: QPR must balance ambition with humility

By Total Football News

QPR’s three-match winning streak is just the beginning of something, according to head coach Julien Stephan.

The Londoners managed just one point from their opening three Championship games under their new French boss but have now beaten Charlton, Wrexham and Stoke and will look to make it four wins in a row at Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday (15:00 BST).

“After three wins in a row it is a balance

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Sheffield Wednesday: Danny Rohl wants to improve – do Owls have same ambition?
21 April 2025 Off

Sheffield Wednesday: Danny Rohl wants to improve – do Owls have same ambition?

By Total Football News

If you want to play a progressive brand of football and succeed, to the extent of being a Championship promotion contender, a big summer is necessary. Typically that kind of reality check resonates. Instead, it has invited criticism.

I just don’t think Rohl wants to stand still. Not unfairly he sees a squad with some quality but nowhere near enough to be a legit top-six team.

That is exactly the

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Aston Villa’s ambition bucks January transfer trend in glory hunt
3 April 2025 Off

Aston Villa’s ambition bucks January transfer trend in glory hunt

By Total Football News

Rashford has now made 11 appearances with six starts. The 27-year-old has three goals and has created 19 chances in 607 minutes on the pitch.

Malen’s Villa career has been more of a slow burner, but his confidence will be boosted by a fine performance as a substitute capped with a goal.

There was undoubtedly an element of gamble about Villa’s work in January, but it is paying off as

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Enzo Le Fee: Sunderland signing is ‘statement of ambition’ – Le Bris
16 January 2025 Off

Enzo Le Fee: Sunderland signing is ‘statement of ambition’ – Le Bris

By Total Football News

Sunderland are fourth in the Championship just past the halfway mark of the season, but only three points adrift of leaders Leeds United.

Burnley and Sheffield United are second and third, both two points clear of the Black Cats, with the four clubs set for an exciting race for the two automatic promotion spots.

Sunderland’s next match is a trip to Turf Moor to face Burnley on Friday, when Le

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Danny Rohl: Sheffield Wednesday boss happy at club but wants to see ambition
21 December 2024 Off

Danny Rohl: Sheffield Wednesday boss happy at club but wants to see ambition

By Total Football News

Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl has said he is happy at the club after being linked with vacancies at Southampton and Hamburg this week, but wants them to show ambition in the January transfer window.

The 35-year-old German took over at Hillsborough in October 2023 after they had made their worst start to a season.

He guided them to Championship safety in May and they are now five points off

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Watford’s Tom Cleverley ‘has more ambition as coach than player’
27 April 2024 0

Watford’s Tom Cleverley ‘has more ambition as coach than player’

By Total Football News

After Watford’s Good Friday draw with Leeds, Honorary Life-President Elton John gave him a call.

“Elton is great,” he said. “He said how much he enjoyed it and how much he enjoyed a Watford man being in charge. He knows how passionate I am about the club.”

Almost half of Cleverley’s professional appearances came for Watford. Along with Manchester United, managing them was a clear aim when he swerved the

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Nottingham Forest: Premier League ‘punished’ Reds for ambition, says ex-boss Mark Warburton
20 March 2024 0

Nottingham Forest: Premier League ‘punished’ Reds for ambition, says ex-boss Mark Warburton

By Total Football News
General view of Nottingham Forest's City Ground from over the River Trent
Nottingham Forest dropped into the Premier League relegation zone after the points deduction was imposed

Nottingham Forest have been “punished” by the Premier League for showing ambition following promotion, says former Reds boss Mark Warburton.

Clubs can lose £105m over three years, but Forest’s maximum loss was set at £61m as they spent two years of the assessment period in the Championship.

“Here’s a club that had a go, for

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