Tag: Matos

Ethan Galbraith: Vitor Matos hopes midfielder will stay at Swansea for a decade
1 April 2026 Off

Ethan Galbraith: Vitor Matos hopes midfielder will stay at Swansea for a decade

By Total Football News

Matos says Galbraith has established himself as a “really important player” having made an “impact” whether playing in midfield or as a back-up right-back.

The player has quickly become one of Swansea’s biggest assets alongside striker Zan Vipotnik, who agreed a new long-term contract last month.

While Matos hopes Galbraith will follow Vipotnik by signing a fresh deal, he says the Swansea hierarchy must agree to make that happen.

“It

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Matt Grimes: ‘Nothing much I can say’ about fan reaction – Swansea City boss Vitor Matos
19 March 2026 Off

Matt Grimes: ‘Nothing much I can say’ about fan reaction – Swansea City boss Vitor Matos

By Total Football News

Grimes joined Swansea, who were then a Premier League side, from Exeter City in 2015 for £1.75m.

Though his impact was limited during the club’s spell in the top flight, the midfielder established himself as a key figure following their relegation from the top flight in 2018.

Grimes was a regular in the second tier, going on to make 333 Swansea appearances and captaining the club for five-and-a-half seasons before

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Matos: Swansea’s long-term aim is Premier League
26 February 2026 Off

Matos: Swansea’s long-term aim is Premier League

By Total Football News

Swansea head coach Vitor Matos admits a return to the Premier League is an “aim for the future”.

The Swans continued their unbeaten run with a late equaliser against Preston North End on Tuesday night in front of superstar rapper Snoop Dogg.

The hip-hop legend is one of the club’s co-owners and has boosted the profile of Swansea, who have been in the Championship since relegation from the Premier League

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Swansea City: Matos urges side to squeeze everything from season
21 February 2026 Off

Swansea City: Matos urges side to squeeze everything from season

By Total Football News

Swansea City boss Vitor Matos says motivation will not be a problem for his mid-table side after urging players to “squeeze everything” out of their season.

Matos was appointed in November amid fears of the Welsh club being dragged into a Championship relegation fight.

The Swans’ subsequent form under the ex-Liverpool coach then sparked talk of a push for the play-offs.

In reality, the ten point gap from the bottom

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Swansea City: Vitor Matos tells fans to dream and players to focus
13 February 2026 Off

Swansea City: Vitor Matos tells fans to dream and players to focus

By Total Football News

The Rams won 2-1 at Swansea.com Stadium in November in Matos’ first game in charge of the Welsh club.

Four days later, after being beaten 3-2 at West Bromwich despite going 2-0 in front, Swansea were only outside the bottom three on goal difference and looked in serious relegation danger.

But Matos has rejuvenated a squad, who were underperforming in the latter days of Alan Sheehan’s reign, with the gap

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Swansea City: Vitor Matos brushes off play-off talk after Sheffield Wednesday thrashing
9 February 2026 Off

Swansea City: Vitor Matos brushes off play-off talk after Sheffield Wednesday thrashing

By Total Football News

But the fact is that if Matos’ men can maintain the form they have produced over the past three months, they could push themselves into top-six contention in the final stages of the season.

“Yeah, but for that [to happen] we need to keep improving and that’s why we cannot focus on the product and we need to focus on the process,” Matos added.

“That’s what, until this moment, made

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Zan Vipotnik: Swansea City braced for interest, says Vitor Matos
21 January 2026 Off

Zan Vipotnik: Swansea City braced for interest, says Vitor Matos

By Total Football News

Vipotnik’s productive campaign, which has yielded 16 goals in all competitions for club and country, marks a significant improvement from last season.

Following his 2024 arrival from Bordeaux, the striker managed only seven goals in 44 appearances in all competitions during his first season.

Having initially struggled to hold down a regular starting place, Vipotnik is now a first-team fixture who is adding to his game, according to Matos.

“I

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Swansea City: Vitor Matos has ‘picked up a lot’ from Jurgen Klopp – Leon Britton
20 January 2026 Off

Swansea City: Vitor Matos has ‘picked up a lot’ from Jurgen Klopp – Leon Britton

By Total Football News

Come Monday morning, he reported for duty at the training ground.

“The club said they’d appointed the new manager and he might just need some help until he gets his staff sorted,” Britton explains.

“When the club call, if I can help, I’ve always said I’ll always be here to help.

“It wasn’t even something to think about. It was ‘I’ll be in Monday and I’ll come and meet the

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Championship manager of the month: McKenna, Gracia, Jakirovic and Matos nominated for December award
15 January 2026 Off

Championship manager of the month: McKenna, Gracia, Jakirovic and Matos nominated for December award

By Total Football News

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna, Watford’s Javi Gracia, Sergej Jakirovic of Hull City and Swansea head coach Vitor Matos have been nominated for the Championship’s manager of the month award for December.

McKenna has moved Ipswich into the top three and within two points of second-placed Middlesbrough after taking 14 points from their seven games last month, which included two wins over leaders Coventry.

Watford reappointed Gracia as head coach in

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