Tag: struggles

19 September 2026 Off

Tottenham 0-2 Aston Villa: Tottenham struggles continue after Villa win

By Total Football News

Antonin Kinsky: Made a comfortable save from Manzambi’s strike before a better one thwarted Buendia. There was little he could do to stop the goals. 6

Pedro Porro: Back after missing the draws against Nottingham Forest and Everton but his returned lasted 18 minutes as he limped off injured. Had made a positive start. 6

Jan Paul van Hecke: It looked a robust performance as he handled the nuisance of

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25 August 2026 Off

Fulham 2-3 Chelsea: Rogers and Palmer star as Sanchez struggles – how the players rated

By Total Football News

Robert Sanchez: An early kicking error gifted Fulham a corner. He should have saved King’s equaliser at his near post, while his initial save for Fulham‘s second was parried into a dangerous area, allowing Garcia to score. 3

Josh Acheampong: The 20-year-old produced a fine double clearance and block in the 27th minute and looked solid throughout. 6

Maxence Lacroix: Remarkably involved in both of Chelsea

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25 August 2026 Off

Cole Palmer & Morgan Rogers shine in Chelsea win but Robert Sanchez struggles

By Total Football News

While Palmer and Joao Pedro have generally carried Chelsea‘s biggest attacking threat in recent times, they have now been joined by the impressive Rogers too.

His arrival reunites him with Palmer, an ex-Manchester City team-mate and someone he described after the win at Craven Cottage as his “best friend in football”.

“He had a difficult season with injuries and stuff last year – and you could see

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6 March 2026 Off

Portsmouth opinion: Don’t write off Colby Bishop despite struggles

By Total Football News

In the second half of last season, Colby Bishop was one of the best strikers in the Championship.

His nine goals from 1 January onwards put him near the top of the scoring charts for that period whilst playing for a side battling against relegation.

This after consecutive seasons of reaching 20 goals in League One and a remarkable comeback from heart surgery which could easily have ended his career.

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8 November 2025 Off

Norwich City announce £20.7m loss amid on-pitch struggles

By Total Football News

Last season was a disappointment for Norwich, who finished 13th, 11 points outside the play-offs, and cost then head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup his job.

The club recruited Norwich-born Liam Manning as his replacement but they have lost every home game so far this season and only taken nine points from the 14 they have played in the Championship.

Manning was recently given public backing by majority shareholder Attanasio during

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31 May 2025 Off

Forbes report: Manchester United world’s second most valuable football club despite struggles

By Total Football News

Sir Jim Ratcliffe initiated cost-saving measures after he became a minority owner of the club last year.

Last summer, around 250 staff were made redundant, saving the club an estimated £8m-£10m. A further 200 staff could lose their jobs this summer.

In March, United revealed plans for a new £2bn stadium on the site of Old Trafford.

Real top the rankings with a value of $6.75bn and revenue of $1.129bn,

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21 May 2025 Off

Phil Foden: Man City midfielder say struggles down to off-field issues and injury

By Total Football News

City have had a poor campaign, relinquishing hold of the Premier League trophy, exiting the Champions League in the last 16 and being stunned by Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final.

They end the season with a trip to Fulham on Sunday (kick-off 16:00 BST), knowing a point should clinch a Champions League place for next season.

But City have a quick turnaround this summer as they will be

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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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