Tag: starting

7 November 2025 Off

Max O’Leary: Bristol City keeper says it will be ‘hard’ to reclaim starting spot

By Total Football News

The 29-year-old had previously been Bristol City’s first-choice keeper, having started every one of their league games – playing every minute – for the past two campaigns under Nigel Pearson and then Liam Manning.

O’Leary joined City’s academy as an under-11 player and made his first-team debut in 2016 but had to be patient before becoming a regular starter, with former Robins’ captain Dan Bentley the number one until he

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25 February 2025 Off

Coventry City expert view: Jack Rudoni starting to show his class

By Total Football News

I don’t like saying “I told you so” about anything, but in Jack Rudoni’s case, I’ll make an exception – “I told you so!”

Regular consumers of our content on BBC CWR will know I was advocating signing him long before the Sky Blues got the then 22-year-old to put pen to paper last June.

I’d seen enough on several occasions, watching him play for Huddersfield, against both West Bromwich

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6 January 2025 Off

Manchester City: Jack Grealish must show he ‘deserves’ starting spot, says Pep Guardiola

By Total Football News

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says Jack Grealish must prove he deserves to regain his spot in the side’s starting line-up by showing the quality he displayed when the club won the Treble in 2023.

The England international, 29, has appeared in 14 of City’s 20 Premier League matches this season, but started just six times.

Grealish managed just six minutes in City’s 4-1 win against West Ham United at

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4 November 2024 Off

Stoke City: Ashley Phillips says Potters starting to ‘feel like a team’

By Total Football News

Even at just 19, Phillips has extensive knowledge of the Championship, having begun his senior career this time two seasons ago with Blackburn.

His form for Rovers earned him a move to Spurs in the summer of 2023 on a five-year deal, before being signed on loan last season by Plymouth Argyle in January and then by previous Stoke boss Steven Schumacher in August.

But, although he was hampered by

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20 September 2024 Off

Michael Carrick: Middlesbrough starting 11 will change during season

By Total Football News

Carrick, 43, has used 24 different players in Boro’s opening five league matches as he continues to evaluate his squad.

“I think that’s the focus on the squad that we’ve put together really and we feel like we’ve got the flexibility to see out the whole season.

“That best team will change for sure as the season changes as well,” he added.

Carrick remained cautious about the availability of forward

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18 August 2024 Off

Chelsea starting XI: Who would you pick for Premier League opener against Manchester City?

By Total Football News

Chelsea have once again been busy in the transfer market as they look to create a side they hope can challenge for the Premier League top four.

The arrival of Wolves forward Pedro Neto for £54m earlier this month took them to 11 summer signings with an average age of under 21, spending £185m since June 14 and bulking up their squad to more than 50 senior players.

They begin

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