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Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag warns player workloads are affecting performances
3 April 2024 0

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag warns player workloads are affecting performances

By Total Football News
Erik ten Hag takes a team training session at the Carrington Training Complex in Manchester
Ten Hag says his players do not train with intensity to help them stay fit

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag says players are struggling to perform at consistent levels because they are being “overloaded”.

When asked to explain the contrasting displays, Ten Hag cited player workloads.

“The players get overloaded and can’t bring the performances any more,” the Dutchman said.

“We are already I think over the point of

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Manchester United injury news: Lisandro Martinez & Victor Lindelof out for at least a month
2 April 2024 0

Manchester United injury news: Lisandro Martinez & Victor Lindelof out for at least a month

By Total Football News
Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez
Lisandro Martinez has made just nine Premier League appearances this season because of foot and knee injuries

Manchester United defenders Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof have both picked up muscle injuries and will be ruled out for at least a month.

Lindelof suffered a hamstring injury in that game and was replaced by Martinez.

Erik ten Hag’s side are already without left-backs Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia through injury.

Both

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Erik ten Hag: Manchester United boss ‘doesn’t care’ about job speculation
29 March 2024 0

Erik ten Hag: Manchester United boss ‘doesn’t care’ about job speculation

By Total Football News
Erik ten Hag
Erik ten Hag is in his second season as Manchester United manager

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag says he does not care about speculation surrounding his job.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos group is reportedly considering a coaching overhaul this summer.

England boss Gareth Southgate has been linked but said that was “completely disrespectful” as it is Ten Hag’s job.

“You know at Man United there will always be noise,

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Pascal Struijk: Leeds United defender out for season after groin surgery
28 March 2024 0

Pascal Struijk: Leeds United defender out for season after groin surgery

By Total Football News
Leeds United defender Pascal Stuijk
Pascal Stuijk scored five goals in 25 appearances for Leeds this season

Leeds United defender Pascal Struijk has been ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing groin surgery.

The 24-year-old Dutchman has not featured since picking up the injury in the 2-1 defeat at Preston on Boxing Day.

“It was a pretty long and complicated surgery but it went well. He’s started rehab and he’ll be back

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Newcastle United: Sven Botman out for up to nine months with ACL injury
20 March 2024 0

Newcastle United: Sven Botman out for up to nine months with ACL injury

By Total Football News
Newcastle's Sven Botman challenges Manchester City's Erling Haaland during the FA Cup tie
Sven Botman has played 16 times for Newcastle since returning from a previous knee injury in December

Newcastle United defender Sven Botman is expected to be out for “six to nine months” after a scan revealed he needs surgery on a knee injury.

The Dutchman injured his anterior cruciate ligament in Saturday’s FA Cup defeat at Manchester City and had to be substituted late on.

The 24-year-old centre-back will have

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Leeds United: Daniel James and Daniel Farke play down importance of Championship top spot
18 March 2024 0

Leeds United: Daniel James and Daniel Farke play down importance of Championship top spot

By Total Football News
Dan James after scoring for Leeds v Millwall
Dan James’ second-half goal against Millwall sent Leeds top of the Championship on goal difference

Leeds United forward Dan James says going top of the Championship table counts for little with eight games still to play.

James scored in Leeds’ 2-0 win over Millwall on Sunday that sent the Whites above Leicester on goal difference.

It is the first time all season that Leeds have been top, but previous leaders

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Norwich City 5-0 Rotherham United: Canaries move into play-off places with crushing win over bottom side
11 March 2024 0

Norwich City 5-0 Rotherham United: Canaries move into play-off places with crushing win over bottom side

By Total Football News
Norwich City midfielder Gabriel Sara
Norwich City midfielder Gabriel Sara took his tally for the season to 10 with a double against Rotherham

Norwich City moved back into the play-off places with a thumping win over rock-bottom Rotherham.

The Canaries got up and running when Gabriel Sara headed in unmarked from Jack Stacey’s cross and Jacob Sorensen made it 2-0 from a Sara corner.

The Millers’ day went from bad to worse when Borja Sainz,

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