Tag: shot

5 May 2025 Off

How Bristol City ended their 17-year wait for a shot at Championship promotion

By Total Football News

Manning’s appointment as head coach in November 2023 was not universally welcomed by fans, following the controversial sacking of Nigel Pearson.

At 39, Manning is a young coach who has worked his way up the ranks from West Ham’s academy, to coaching in Belgium, managing League Two MK Dons and was at then League One Oxford, but he was unproven at Championship level and cut from a different cloth than

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22 April 2025 Off

Leeds United: Calm Daniel Farke deserves a shot at Premier League

By Total Football News

After eight minutes of the promotion-clinching performance against Stoke City yesterday, BBC Radio Leeds commentator Adam Pope said: “You feel it’s over already, what more can Leeds United do?”

The Whites stormed past sorry Stoke with the swagger of champions, unbound by the pressure the chase for promotion had put on them.

It was all-precision on the pitch and utter pandemonium in the stands. But the seeds of this performance

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6 April 2025 Off

Bristol City expert view: Robins have real play-off shot, says Gary Owers

By Total Football News

City were dominant against Watford on Saturday – they were outstanding, they were comfortable, and they deserved to be comfortable at half-time.

They took a little bit of a backward step in the second half which allowed Watford to build a little more confidence, make one or two passes in central areas.

And all of a sudden Louza picked out Doumbia on the edge of the box, one turn and

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14 February 2025 Off

Arsenal injury news: Kai Havertz injured hamstring blocking shot in training – Mikel Arteta

By Total Football News

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says Kai Havertz’s “unexpected” season-ending injury came when the striker blocked a shot during training.

The Germany forward will miss the remainder of the campaign after sustaining a hamstring injury during a winter training break in Dubai.

Havertz will have surgery on the issue and is not expected to return until pre-season.

“He was going to stop a shot after a set-piece and stretched the leg

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