Tag: tough

23 January 2026 Off

Leicester City: Opinion – Marti Cifuentes must make tough decisions

By Total Football News

The five-hour round trip away to Wrexham on Tuesday was exactly as you’d imagine on a cold, wet night in January.

Football is supposed to make those kind of trips worthwhile, but sadly it just added to the misery of the evening.

The fans were muted for the most part, likely stunned into silence by what they were witnessing and have witnessed from our performances these past few months.

The

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5 December 2025 Off

Gerhard Struber: Bristol City boss has ‘trust’ in squad ahead of tough festive fixtures

By Total Football News

Bristol City are currently sixth in the table, one point ahead of the three teams below them, and they face the Lions on Saturday having won two of their past three matches.

Struber said he is not looking beyond the next game, with eight fixtures between now and 4 January, and that ensuring his players are all individually motivated was key to gaining as many points as possible from a

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16 October 2025 Off

Liam Manning: Norwich City ‘had tough, honest chat’ after Ipswich derby loss, says boss

By Total Football News

Manning steered Bristol City to the play-offs last season, but has struggled to produce a consistent style and level of performance from a Norwich squad transformed by a series of summer signings.

He said, however, that keeping everyone at the club together, on and off the pitch, is vital as they look to turn their fortunes around.

“We’re all in it together. There are so many good conversations that happen

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7 October 2025 Off

Jordan Henderson had ‘tough moments’ after Saudi Arabia move

By Total Football News

England midfielder Jordan Henderson says he has had “tough moments” since leaving Liverpool for Saudi Arabia and could “have made different decisions”.

The 35-year-old was roundly criticised for leaving Liverpool in 2023 to play for Al-Ettifaq in a country where same sex-relationships are illegal.

Henderson had been a high-profile supporter of LGBTQ+ rights and apologised for letting down or hurting anyone in the community when he left Saudi Arabia to

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8 April 2025 Off

Regis Le Bris: Sunderland boss expects ‘tough game’ from Norwich

By Total Football News

Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris says his side “will have to manage a tough game” when face Norwich at Carrow Road on Tuesday.

The manager told BBC Radio Newcastle: “They are a good team – really strong in possession with many threats to score, to run in behind, to dribble, to play over, to play round. Many options in this team.”

With Norwich fighting for an outside chance of play-off

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1 February 2025 Off

Liverpool pass ‘tough challenge’ with flying colours

By Total Football News

Liverpool are still progressing nicely in all competitions. They finished top in the league phase of the Champions League to jump into the last 16, are in the fourth round of the FA Cup and on Thursday entertain Tottenham in the Carabao Cup, looking to overturn a 1-0 deficit after the first leg of their semi-final and get to Wembley.

In an interview with Football Focus on Saturday, Slot, who

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30 September 2024 Off

Coventry City: Sky Blues need ‘grit’ to end tough start, says Ben Sheaf

By Total Football News

The match at Elland Road was Sheaf’s first start since the final game of last season following an ankle injury and, after playing just over an hour, the midfielder said he “felt good physically” but knows match-fitness “is going to take a little bit of time”.

“I’m happy to be out there, it’s been a frustrating time for me personally,” he said.

Sheaf also knows now he is back in

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