Tag: deserves

26 February 2026 Off

Southampton fan opinion: Tonda Eckert deserves praise for progress

By Total Football News

When Southampton appointed Tonda Eckert, there was a clear belief inside the club about the direction they wanted to go.

Placing such responsibility in the hands of a 31-year-old coach was a bold decision, but it was one made with conviction – and 21 games on from replacing Will Still, that faith is being repaid.

Across those 21 matches Saints have reshaped their season.

Only one side has taken more

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22 April 2025 Off

Leeds United: Calm Daniel Farke deserves a shot at Premier League

By Total Football News

After eight minutes of the promotion-clinching performance against Stoke City yesterday, BBC Radio Leeds commentator Adam Pope said: “You feel it’s over already, what more can Leeds United do?”

The Whites stormed past sorry Stoke with the swagger of champions, unbound by the pressure the chase for promotion had put on them.

It was all-precision on the pitch and utter pandemonium in the stands. But the seeds of this performance

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6 January 2025 Off

Manchester City: Jack Grealish must show he ‘deserves’ starting spot, says Pep Guardiola

By Total Football News

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says Jack Grealish must prove he deserves to regain his spot in the side’s starting line-up by showing the quality he displayed when the club won the Treble in 2023.

The England international, 29, has appeared in 14 of City’s 20 Premier League matches this season, but started just six times.

Grealish managed just six minutes in City’s 4-1 win against West Ham United at

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9 November 2024 Off

Pep Guardiola: ‘Maybe another team deserves to win Premier League’

By Total Football News

Guardiola previously lost three back-to-back games with Bayern Munich, before losing a fourth in a shootout, in the 2014-15 season.

His worse run as City boss had been three successive defeats.

Asked about the current run, Guardiola told Sky Sports: “Two in the Premier League. You have to count the victories and defeats, and we will win a lot.

“If you have to count how many victories in a row,

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