Tag: work

Liverpool manager Arne Slot says ‘it’s not luck if you work as hard as we do’
7 March 2025 Off

Liverpool manager Arne Slot says ‘it’s not luck if you work as hard as we do’

By Total Football News

However, that game at PSG has resulted in some rival fans believing luck is playing a part in Liverpool’s success this season.

Regular title challengers and rivals Arsenal and Manchester City have struggled this season with both teams suffering injuries to key players, and Liverpool have capitalised by moving 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League.

The Reds can go 16 points clear with a win against

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January transfer window: how do transfers work? Are there rules?
1 January 2025 Off

January transfer window: how do transfers work? Are there rules?

By Total Football News

Clubs can not just let loose on spending.

That is because of the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules (PSRs), which state that over a rolling three-year period, clubs must not report losses of more than £105m.

Last season, Everton and Nottingham Forest were hit with points deductions after breaching the PSRs. PSRs have been criticised by some clubs for being overly restrictive.

Clubs must submit a squad list after

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Steven Alzate says Hull City players are keen to work with Ruben Selles
8 December 2024 Off

Steven Alzate says Hull City players are keen to work with Ruben Selles

By Total Football News

Hull last won a Championship game on 1 October, at which point they were ninth. A run of nine matches without victory led to the sacking of head coach Tim Walter, and they have lost both games under interim boss Andy Dawson.

In their current six-game losing streak, four of the defeats have been by a single goal, and Colombia international Alzate believes there is enough quality at Selles’

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Noni Madueke ‘must work more’, says Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca
5 December 2024 Off

Noni Madueke ‘must work more’, says Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca

By Total Football News

Madueke, Joao Felix, Cole Palmer and Nkunku were the attacking quartet for Chelsea at Southampton – with Maresca making seven changes from the XI which beat Villa.

That saw Pedro Neto, Nicolas Jackson and Jadon Sancho among the substitutes – highlighting the depth in Maresca’s squad.

The manager said: “There are players in behind that are ready. We have four wingers that are all very good.

“Pedro and Noni for

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Frank Lampard: Coventry boss back in the game as ‘I just like to work’
28 November 2024 Off

Frank Lampard: Coventry boss back in the game as ‘I just like to work’

By Total Football News

Frank Lampard says it is his sheer, enduring love of football and hard work that lured him back to the dugout as the new head coach of Coventry City.

The former Chelsea and England midfielder, 46, was appointed as the Sky Blues’ new boss on Thursday morning.

“I had a long career,” Lampard told BBC Sport at his CBS Arena unveiling later the same day.

“Certain people maybe think I

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EFL Week of Action highlights clubs’ work in the local community
22 November 2024 Off

EFL Week of Action highlights clubs’ work in the local community

By Total Football News

Bristol City might have been without a game during the international break, but that didn’t stop boss Liam Manning from finding a sideline from which to shout instructions.

Manning watched first-team players Anis Mehmeti and Marcus McGuane getting stuck in during a Premier League Kicks session at St Paul’s Community Sports Academy as part of the EFL’s Week of Action.

“It’s great to get out into the community and integrate

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Chelsea v Arsenal: ‘A work in progress’ – how Enzo Maresca is turning Blues fortunes around
10 November 2024 Off

Chelsea v Arsenal: ‘A work in progress’ – how Enzo Maresca is turning Blues fortunes around

By Total Football News

Serious decisions had to be made on his arrival, notably the selling of youth product Conor Gallagher to Atletico Madrid.

The club talked to Maresca about their intentions; he has the freedom to accept players and question club decisions.

His squad is now full of players he wanted, with the exception of one case who he accepted the club’s approval for despite not being sure about.

But with Gallagher everybody

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Everton takeover: John Textor making ‘progress’ but ‘work to be done’ say club
12 September 2024 Off

Everton takeover: John Textor making ‘progress’ but ‘work to be done’ say club

By Total Football News

In an in depth interview with Sky, Textor was asked about the challenges of completing the deal, pressure from Everton supporters and the club’s new stadium on Bramley-Moore Dock.

Textor became the latest party in the frame to take over the Toffees after talks broke down with both 777 Partners and the Friedkin Group this summer.

Through his company Eagle Football Holdings, Textor already has a number of stakes in

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