Tag: desperate

Ruben Dias: Manchester City captain says new signings are ‘desperate to win’
12 September 2026 Off

Ruben Dias: Manchester City captain says new signings are ‘desperate to win’

By Total Football News

Manchester City have brought in summer signings who are “desperate to win” and the whole squad is “buying into the idea” of new manager Enzo Maresca, says new captain Ruben Dias.

City spent a Premier League record £458m during the recent transfer window, with incomings including midfield trio Enzo Fernandez, Elliot Anderson and Ayyoub Bouaddi.

But the club also recouped more than £300m in sales and lost the experience of

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John Mousinho: Portsmouth boss ‘not desperate’ to leave club
29 April 2026 Off

John Mousinho: Portsmouth boss ‘not desperate’ to leave club

By Total Football News

Portsmouth boss John Mousinho says he is not currently looking to leave the club but is flattered by stories linking him with a potential move to Championship rivals Bristol City.

The 39-year-old, who was appointed in January 2023, led Pompey to the League One title in 2024, has successfully kept the club in the Championship for the past two seasons and is holding talks with players, agents and

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‘A game both teams were desperate not to lose’, says Andy Bayes
8 March 2026 Off

‘A game both teams were desperate not to lose’, says Andy Bayes

By Total Football News

This wasn’t a game for the neutral to sit down with a cup of tea and enjoy two Championship teams going head to head.

It felt very much like a game that both teams were desperate not to lose.

With six minutes of normal time to play, it looked highly likely that both head coaches could have shaken hands and taken a point each. The sign of a goal coming

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Eddie Howe desperate to keep ‘world-class’ Alexander Isak at Newcastle
21 December 2024 Off

Eddie Howe desperate to keep ‘world-class’ Alexander Isak at Newcastle

By Total Football News

Those Newcastle fans who had made the long journey from the north-east to Suffolk got an instant reward, with Isak needing only 26 seconds to score his first, steering in a loose ball after Jacob Murphy’s cross from the right was not cleared.

Murphy added a second, before Isak was gifted his own second and Newcastle’s third just before half-time. Ipswich goalkeeper Arijanet Muric tried to pass to Jens Cajuste,

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