Tag: pressure

No pressure on Cardiff City to sell players, says Mehmet Dalman
16 May 2025 Off

No pressure on Cardiff City to sell players, says Mehmet Dalman

By Total Football News

Club captain Joe Ralls, Anwar El Ghazi, Andy Rinomhota and Jamilu Collins are the other senior players out of contract.

Left-back Collins is certain to leave, while former Aston Villa winger El Ghazi is unlikely to stay in League One.

Cardiff will hold talks with midfielder Ralls, their longest serving player, and they will be keen to keep Rinomhota after he impressed in defence and midfield during the last campaign.

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Frank Lampard: Coventry players handling play-off pressure well says manager
11 April 2025 Off

Frank Lampard: Coventry players handling play-off pressure well says manager

By Total Football News

Coventry City boss Frank Lampard has been speaking to BBC CWR before the trip to relegation-battling Hull City on Monday night (20:00 BST).

Here are the main takeaways as the Sky Blues look to keep their play-off bid on track:

  • Victor Torp suffered a twisted ankle in the 1-0 win over Portsmouth on Wednesday and is likely to be unavailable. “We hope it’s a low level ankle ligament one so

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Leeds United: Podcast – ‘This is about pressure’
27 March 2025 Off

Leeds United: Podcast – ‘This is about pressure’

By Total Football News

“By the end of next week, Leeds could be out of the top two and all of a sudden they are playing catch up – which sounds ridiculous,” former Shrewsbury and Wycombe defender Joe Jacobson tells the 72+ podcast.

Jacobson joins Aaron Paul and former Reading midfielder Jobi McAnuff as they discuss crunch time in the Championship and how Leeds may not be as imperious as they once seemed.

The

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Cardiff City manager Omer Riza gives speech as pressure builds
15 March 2025 Off

Cardiff City manager Omer Riza gives speech as pressure builds

By Total Football News

Cardiff fans voiced their frustrations at the end of Tuesday’s defeat, as loud boos echoed around Cardiff City Stadium at full time.

A number of fans have posted on social media about interactions with Riza, who said he always tries to find time to speak to supporters.

“For me, we’re all human at the end of the day,” said Riza.

“People ask questions, whether they are fans or not. If

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Omer Riza: Pressure increases on Cardiff City boss amid Bluebirds’ struggles
13 March 2025 Off

Omer Riza: Pressure increases on Cardiff City boss amid Bluebirds’ struggles

By Total Football News

Riza has been in charge of Cardiff since replacing Erol Bulut on a temporary basis in September before being given a deal until the end of the season in December.

The 45-year-old enjoyed an excellent start to his tenure, winning four of his first seven games.

But the former Watford coach has only picked up four more victories in his next 24 matches.

Riza brushed off the boos on Tuesday,

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Plymouth Argyle struggling to handle relegation pressure – Miron Muslic
9 March 2025 Off

Plymouth Argyle struggling to handle relegation pressure – Miron Muslic

By Total Football News

Muslic hopes that his side can perform a similar turnaround to that seen after they lost 5-0 at home to Burnley in January.

They then went on a seven-game run that saw them beaten only once and defeat Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion, and record a 5-1 victory over Millwall.

He says the club’s fans – some of whom left early in the loss to Sheffield Wednesday – have to

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West Ham 2-0 Leicester: Pressure mounts on Ruud van Nistelrooy as Hammers beat Foxes
28 February 2025 Off

West Ham 2-0 Leicester: Pressure mounts on Ruud van Nistelrooy as Hammers beat Foxes

By Total Football News

West Ham followed up their impressive victory over Arsenal with a win against Leicester to increase the pressure on Ruud van Nistelrooy and his relegation-threatened side.

Tomas Soucek celebrated his 30th birthday with the opening goal in the first half, firing in a loose ball after Mohammed Kudus’ shot was denied.

The hosts then put the game beyond the struggling Foxes just before the break when Jarrod Bowen’s shot from

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Ben Cabango: Pressure lifted after ‘mad month’ for Swansea City
25 February 2025 Off

Ben Cabango: Pressure lifted after ‘mad month’ for Swansea City

By Total Football News

Following former captain Matt Grimes’ switch to Championship rivals Coventry City in January, Cabango was named Swansea skipper.

Head coach Williams left the Swansea.com Stadium on 17 February after a run of eight defeats in 10 games since the turn of the year.

But Cabango says he is relishing the role of leading the squad after what has been a turbulent spell.

“It’s been a mad month, in January with

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