Tag: hopes

7 October 2024 Off

How realistic are Manchester United’s Champions League hopes?

By Total Football News

BBC Sport chief football news writer Simon Stone:

It is not known exactly what compensation would be paid to Ten Hag if his contract was terminated.

In 2021, Ten Hag’s predecessor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer received a £7m pay-off when he was sacked, with an additional £3m going to other members of his staff. This sum goes directly to a club’s accounts under the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability rules, reducing

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26 September 2024 Off

Sunderland: Ex-boss Lee Johnson hopes Black Cats keep climbing

By Total Football News

Johnson, who has been out of work since leaving Fleetwood Town last December, won the EFL Trophy with the Black Cats in 2021, but missed out in the play-off semi-finals that season to Lincoln City.

The 43-year-old left the Stadium of Light after a 6-0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers when the club was third in the table.

But the former Bristol City and Barnsley boss has been impressed by how

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9 August 2024 Off

West Brom: Carlos Corberan hopes ‘difficulties’ could make them stronger

By Total Football News

West Bromwich Albion head coach Carlos Corberan hopes his side’s pre-season “difficulties” could end up making the Championship club stronger.

After doing well to navigate another challenging season in 2023-24 to finish in the play-offs, Albion ended up getting well beaten by Southampton in the semi-final second leg.

But, having come under new ownership in February, when American businessman Shilen Patel took over, Corberan had already been warned that

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1 August 2024 Off

Ibrahim Cissoko: Plymouth loanee hopes to develop in Championship

By Total Football News

Ibrahim Cissoko hopes his time on loan at Plymouth Argyle can help him develop his career.

The Netherlands Under-21 winger has agreed a season-long stay at the Championship club from French top-flight side Toulouse.

The 21-year-old is one of five new players to join the Pilgrims over the summer under new head coach Wayne Rooney.

“You see many players in the Championship doing good and then they go to the

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21 May 2024 Off

Man City title win: Fans tell BBC Sport what it means to them and their hopes for the future

By Total Football News

Ellis: As a wheelchair user, I sit in the second tier of the Colin Bell Stand and at Champions League games we often have away fans sat in front of us. Some Real Madrid supporters told me “you guys have the best team in the world”. When you get that outside perspective you really appreciate how good the football we watch week in, week out is.

Emily: We don’t, because

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7 April 2024 0

Man Utd 2-2 Liverpool: Erik ten Hag’s future in balance – as are Liverpool hopes

By Total Football News
Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah’s late penalty snatched a draw for Liverpool against Manchester United

If Sir Jim Ratcliffe is still pondering a final decision on the future of Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag, he will be none the wiser after his visit to Old Trafford to watch another chaotic meeting with Liverpool.

The club’s new billionaire co-owner fought his way through the rain and winds of Storm Kathleen to take his

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18 March 2024 0

David Moyes: West Ham boss hopes to ‘crack Kalvin Phillips code’

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Kalvin Phillips being shown the red card by referee Thomas Bramall at Nottingham Forest
There were just two minutes and 56 seconds between Kalvin Phillips’ two yellow cards at Nottingham Forest

West Ham boss David Moyes hopes to “crack the code” that will restore Kalvin Phillips to top form.

The midfielder joined the Hammers on loan from Manchester City in January in an effort to preserve his England place at Euro 2024.

However, he missed out on Gareth Southgate’s latest squad, with the England

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