Tag: success

Mikel Arteta: Arsenal boss told job cuts made to “achieve the success we want to create”
16 October 2026 Off

Mikel Arteta: Arsenal boss told job cuts made to “achieve the success we want to create”

By Total Football News

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he was told the club’s decision to cut 60 jobs had been made to “achieve the success we want to create”.

Gunners chief executive Richard Garlick informed staff this week that Arsenal‘s workforce would be reduced across a number of departments.

The cuts are set to affect up to seven per cent of Arsenal‘s 871 permanent staff, but will affect neither coaching nor

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Southampton FC: Saints’ success under Eckert overshadowed
19 May 2026 Off

Southampton FC: Saints’ success under Eckert overshadowed

By Total Football News

As a Southampton supporter, I had been counting down the days to the play-off final on Saturday.

After a season where Saints produced some of the best football and consistency I’ve seen in years, it finally felt like the club was building real momentum again.

But over the last week and a bit, that excitement has been completely overshadowed by the allegations surrounding the club.

When the first stories emerged

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Mark Robins: Stoke City defender Junior Tchamadeu can be ‘a real success’
5 December 2025 Off

Mark Robins: Stoke City defender Junior Tchamadeu can be ‘a real success’

By Total Football News

Stoke City full-back Junior Tchamadeu has all the attributes to make further progress in the game, according to boss Mark Robins.

The 21-year-old will only be available for the Potters’ next two Championship games before heading off to the African Cup of Nations to play for Cameroon.

“When you look at the Championship as a whole there aren’t many better, if any,” Robins told BBC Radio Stoke.

“He’s got everything

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EFL 72+: Millwall ‘doing the basics right’ is reason for success
4 December 2025 Off

EFL 72+: Millwall ‘doing the basics right’ is reason for success

By Total Football News

Millwall’s success in the Championship this season is down to getting the basics right, according to former Middlesbrough and Stoke full-back Tommy Smith.

The Lions are one of the surprise packages of the season and are currently third in the table.

“Millwall do the basics ever so well, the fundamentals,” Smith told the BBC’s EFL podcast 72+.

“There are some teams that neglect that and it’s really frustrating to see

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James Traffford: Burnley goalkeeper not surprised by his success
28 April 2025 Off

James Traffford: Burnley goalkeeper not surprised by his success

By Total Football News

Burnley boss Scott Parker described him as “world-class” for his efforts this term, hailing his resolve to become the best stopper in the Championship this term after losing his place in the side at the tail-end of last season.

In addition to his league achievements, Trafford was named in Thomas Tuchel’s first England squad earlier this year, though he is yet to make his full Three Lions debut.

Off the

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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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Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle: Can Ange Postecoglou deliver success at Spurs?
4 January 2025 Off

Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle: Can Ange Postecoglou deliver success at Spurs?

By Total Football News

After more conservative approaches under Mourinho, Antonio Conte and, briefly, Nuno Espirito Santo, Postecoglou’s emphasis on attacking, high intensity football has led to Spurs being one of the league’s most entertaining sides.

They have scored 116 goals since he arrived and are the league’s fourth highest scorers since summer 2023.

This season, only Liverpool have scored more goals than Tottenham’s 42 goals, while they are also second in terms of

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Chris Wilder: Sheffield United boss says parachute payments not reason for success
10 December 2024 Off

Chris Wilder: Sheffield United boss says parachute payments not reason for success

By Total Football News

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has rubbished suggestions that parachute payments are the main reason why his side are top of the Championship.

Former Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys this week wrote in his blog the payments were a big reason why the Blades, Burnley and Leeds currently occupy the division’s top three positions.

He cited concerns voiced by English Football League (EFL) chief executive Rick Parry that

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Roberto De Zerbi: Brighton chief Paul Barber on manager’s future & club success
15 May 2024 0

Roberto De Zerbi: Brighton chief Paul Barber on manager’s future & club success

By Total Football News

In an era of over-spending, Brighton are viewed as the gold standard for how to run a club properly.

They do owe Bloom £373m and paid their owner £36m out of a club record £122.8m profit announced last month. But Barber points out a large part of that debt was because of construction of the Amex Stadium.

The stadium’s capacity can be increased beyond its current 31,876, but “by hundreds

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