Tag: Marti

Marti Cifuentes: Queens Park Rangers put manager on gardening leave
29 April 2025 Off

Marti Cifuentes: Queens Park Rangers put manager on gardening leave

By Total Football News

Queens Park Rangers have put manager Marti Cifuentes on gardening leave just days before their final Championship match of the season.

Assistant coaches Kevin Betsy and Xavi Calm will take charge of the first-team on an interim basis as they prepare for Saturday’s away match at Sunderland (12:30 BST).

QPR chief executive Christian Nourry said: “This is naturally a disappointing situation for everyone concerned.

“I fully understand and appreciate supporters’

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Marti Cifuentes: QPR boss ‘100% confident’ he can turn struggling Championship club’s season around
6 November 2024 Off

Marti Cifuentes: QPR boss ‘100% confident’ he can turn struggling Championship club’s season around

By Total Football News

Goals from Riley McGree, Tommy Conway and substitutes Emmanuel Latte Lath and Dan Barlaser for Boro consigned QPR to their fourth home league defeat of the season.

The Hoops had drawn each of their previous three games, including creditable 0-0 results against promotion-chasing Burnley and Sunderland, but there were loud boos at the full-time whistle at Loftus Road after this latest defeat.

“Hopefully they see a team that is trying

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Jake Clarke-Salter: QPR defender sets culture, says Marti Cifuentes
4 October 2024 Off

Jake Clarke-Salter: QPR defender sets culture, says Marti Cifuentes

By Total Football News

Centre-back Jake Clarke-Salter sets the example for the kind of culture QPR want at the club, says head coach Marti Cifuentes.

Cifuentes and the 27-year-old both signed new “long-term” contracts with the Hoops on Monday, with Kader Dembele’s loan from Brest also made permanent.

Rangers sit in the Championship relegation zone with seven points from their first eight games and are without a win in four matches.

Clarke-Salter has been

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Marti Cifuentes: QPR boss signs new long-term deal with Championship club
30 September 2024 Off

Marti Cifuentes: QPR boss signs new long-term deal with Championship club

By Total Football News

QPR head coach Marti Cifuentes has signed a new long-term contract with the Championship club.

The Spaniard was appointed in October 2023 with the Loftus Road club in relegation trouble but they went on to finish 18th.

The length of the new deals for the 42-year-old and his assistant Xavi Calm have not been disclosed.

“We’re very happy,” said Cifuentes. “We’re enjoying the process and we remain aware of the

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