Tag: pivotal

Derby County v Leicester City: First East Midlands derby for nearly 12 years ‘pivotal’ for both sides
5 December 2025 Off

Derby County v Leicester City: First East Midlands derby for nearly 12 years ‘pivotal’ for both sides

By Total Football News

Waghorn topped the scoring charts for both his former clubs in the East Midlands.

The 12 goals that made him Leicester’s highest scorer in the Championship in 2009-10 came when the Foxes had only just returned to the division from League One.

He left Leicester for Wigan Athletic in January 2014, just months before they won promotion to the top-flight with a team that formed the nucleus of the one

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Everton transfer news: Lessons the Toffees must learn in pivotal summer for David Moyes & Friedkin Group
21 June 2025 Off

Everton transfer news: Lessons the Toffees must learn in pivotal summer for David Moyes & Friedkin Group

By Total Football News

Osman, who was given his Everton debut by Moyes in 2003, believes that Everton must retain key players such as Jarrad Branthwaite, James Tarkowski and Jordan Pickford, while recruiting more leaders to bolster a rapidly thinning squad.

“A Moyes dressing room is hard, demanding,” he said. “Having spoke to a couple of the squad, they love the clarity and what he’s asking of them.

“A manager has to ask for

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Sheffield United: Expert View – Summer rebuild pivotal to success
6 March 2025 Off

Sheffield United: Expert View – Summer rebuild pivotal to success

By Total Football News

You won’t see many cleaner strikes than Tyrese Campbell’s winner for Sheffield United at QPR.

It was the 25-year-old forward’s seventh goal of the season since switching from Stoke City last summer, and it was due, after a purple patch of six goals in eight matches before injury stuck in December.

Free-transfer Campbell is just one example of the Blades’ excellent pre-season recruitment drive that has propelled Chris Wilder’s men

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EFL preview: Under-pressure managers face pivotal weekend
22 November 2024 Off

EFL preview: Under-pressure managers face pivotal weekend

By Total Football News

It might not have worked out at QPR but Gareth Ainsworth is back in management and perhaps on more familiar territory as he takes charge of rock bottom Shrewsbury Town for the first time on Saturday against League One title favourites Birmingham City.

Having frequently defied the odds in more than 10 years in charge of Wycombe Wanderers, Ainsworth will need all his know how to extract the Shrews from

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