Tag: Analysis

Chelsea analysis: No Joao Pedro, no goals as Xabi Alonso’s problems mount
19 September 2026 Off

Chelsea analysis: No Joao Pedro, no goals as Xabi Alonso’s problems mount

By Total Football News

Chelsea signed a striker from Brighton for the second successive summer, bringing in Welbeck to reunite him with Joao Pedro and provide support in attack.

Welbeck, 35, was tidy in possession but, with little service, managed only 17 touches before being substituted in the 71st minute.

Unlike Joao Pedro, who is capable of creating chances for himself, Welbeck found it difficult to influence the game in the same way.

Joao

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Southampton: Adam Blackmore analysis – Saints ‘miles off’ last season’s standards in loss at Watford
18 August 2026 Off

Southampton: Adam Blackmore analysis – Saints ‘miles off’ last season’s standards in loss at Watford

By Total Football News

My biggest nagging worry is that while the expulsion from the play-off final in May has become a galvanising factor for fans and players alike, is there a quietly bigger impact on that let-down for the players in the back of their minds?

Has it punctured their resolve slightly knowing they have got to go uphill again for nine months to get where they want to be? Will bad moments

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Stoke City: ”Work to do in attack for the Potters’ – analysis
10 August 2026 Off

Stoke City: ”Work to do in attack for the Potters’ – analysis

By Total Football News

Stoke did what they had to do against an Oldham side that acquitted themselves well throughout in their Carabao Cup tie.

Viktor Johansson made several good saves behind a back four still coming together as a unit following Luke Graham’s arrival to replace Ashley Phillips and in the absence of injured Junior Tchamadeu and Aaron Cresswell.

The midfield has seen three new arrivals and remains a work in progress too,

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Leicester City: ‘Positive trends among concerning financial losses’ – analysis
27 March 2026 Off

Leicester City: ‘Positive trends among concerning financial losses’ – analysis

By Total Football News

There is clearly going to be concern, from any business, when it makes a pre-tax operating loss of over £71m.

Leicester City fans are also within their rights to feel concern around a football club that earlier this season received their first ever points deduction.

However, I think it’s fair to point in the direction of significant investment from the owners as the main reason behind these losses – in

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Leicester City analysis: Point deduction has Foxes ‘in a true relegation scrap’
7 February 2026 Off

Leicester City analysis: Point deduction has Foxes ‘in a true relegation scrap’

By Total Football News

As Leicester City “consider their options” following their six-point deduction, many will be wondering what that means – and what comes next for their football club.

The deduction has now thrown the club into a true relegation scrap at the bottom of the second tier.

Leicester City, the EFL and the Premier League can all appeal the verdict from the independent comission should they wish to – with the Premier

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Coventry City analysis: Should George Hirst have been sent off?
8 December 2025 Off

Coventry City analysis: Should George Hirst have been sent off?

By Total Football News

There was a footnote of controversy to Coventry City’s second league defeat this season, and it surrounded whether Ipswich goalscorer George Hirst should have even been on the pitch when he scored their second in Saturday’s 3-0 win.

Hirst was on a yellow card already when he was adjudged to be offside en route to goal, 35 minutes in.

He still attempted the shot a couple of seconds later, despite

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Why Mohamed Salah has become a ‘little problem’ for Liverpool – Danny Murphy analysis
6 October 2025 Off

Why Mohamed Salah has become a ‘little problem’ for Liverpool – Danny Murphy analysis

By Total Football News

There are a few things that are not right about Liverpool, and I keep seeing them give the ball away, but I don’t see this as an unresolvable situation.

Just because Liverpool have got some new players – and different types of players too – they don’t need to change the way they play. They just need to get back to being a little bit more patient, and a little

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MOTD analysis: How Chelsea exploited Liverpool’s full-backs in Premier League win
5 October 2025 Off

MOTD analysis: How Chelsea exploited Liverpool’s full-backs in Premier League win

By Total Football News

Former Manchester United and Everton striker Wayne Rooney explains how Chelsea exploited Liverpool down the flanks in their 2-1 win in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge.

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This article was originally posted on https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/videos/cvgq931wy3xo

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Manchester United: Andre Onana analysis after Ipswich error
27 February 2025 Off

Manchester United: Andre Onana analysis after Ipswich error

By Total Football News

He has a better shot save percentage than Onana – 72 compared to 65 – and has yet to make any big errors directly leading to goals, compared to three for Onana.

In mitigation, De Gea has faced fewer shots (90 to 111) and Onana has also had to contend with a switch in formation from 4-3-3 to 3-4-3 under a new manager in Ruben Amorim.

The Portuguese boss is

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Derby County analysis from BBC Radio Derby’s Ed Dawes
6 January 2025 Off

Derby County analysis from BBC Radio Derby’s Ed Dawes

By Total Football News

Derby County’s third defeat in a row was met with boos from the away end at Ashton Gate on Saturday.

Two wins in 12 matches has left supporters scratching their heads, with a silent majority content with the understanding that this is where the Rams are at in 2025.

A club that survived liquidation and a recovery led by a manager desperate to prove himself in the Championship, with players

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