Tag: leading

Frank Lampard named LMA manager of year after leading Coventry to Premier League
27 May 2026 Off

Frank Lampard named LMA manager of year after leading Coventry to Premier League

By Total Football News

Frank Lampard has been named the League Managers Association manager of the year after guiding Coventry back to the Premier League.

Lampard’s Sky Blues finished 11 points clear at the top of the Championship to clinch the title and return to the top flight for the first time since the 2000-01 season.

The former England midfielder, who has previously managed Derby, Everton and had two spells in charge at Chelsea

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Will Still: Southampton identify Englishman as leading candidate for manager vacancy
20 May 2025 Off

Will Still: Southampton identify Englishman as leading candidate for manager vacancy

By Total Football News

Southampton have identified Lens manager Will Still as their leading candidate for the vacant position at St Mary’s Stadium.

The 32-year-old, born in Belgium to English parents, announced last weekend he is leaving French side Lens to move back to the UK.

The move is complicated by negotiations that need to take place to free Still from his contract at the Ligue 1 club, which runs until 2027, as Lens

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EFL preview: Lions chase leading pack, Steel City derby is headline act
8 November 2024 Off

EFL preview: Lions chase leading pack, Steel City derby is headline act

By Total Football News

Saturday lunchtime has thrown up some eye-catching fixtures in the second tier with Cardiff City and Blackburn Rovers seeking to bounce back from midweek losses, Middlesbrough and Luton Town seeking to build on midweek wins and Stoke City hosting Millwall, who have won four straight games by the same 1-0 scoreline to leap into the top six.

Lions boss Neil Harris says the defensive structure of his team is a

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