Tag: worried

Premier League manager ‘sacking season’ – when is it and who should be worried?
25 October 2026 Off

Premier League manager ‘sacking season’ – when is it and who should be worried?

By Total Football News

While no top-flight manager has been dismissed this season, there are several who will be looking over their shoulder before November’s international break.

The scrutiny on Carrick has only intensified after the chastening 4-1 defeat by Como at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia.

Following Lisandro Martinez’s critique of the club’s hierarchy last week, club captain Bruno Fernandes appeared to call out Carrick’s tactics in Como, suggesting all is not well in

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Fulham boss Alvaro Arbeloa ‘not worried about position’ despite defeat at Ipswich
11 October 2026 Off

Fulham boss Alvaro Arbeloa ‘not worried about position’ despite defeat at Ipswich

By Total Football News

When Marco Silva was appointed Fulham boss in 2021 he brought a stability to the club that ensured they were competitive in the Premier League, without ever really being in danger of being relegated.

Silva departed in the summer to become head coach of Benfica and in appointing Arbeloa as his replacement, Fulham were undoubtedly taking a bit of a gamble.

The former Liverpool and Real Madrid player arrived with

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Blackburn Rovers: Opinion – Ismael isn’t worried… but the fans are
19 January 2026 Off

Blackburn Rovers: Opinion – Ismael isn’t worried… but the fans are

By Total Football News

Valerian Ismael isn’t worried. After 12 minutes on Saturday lunchtime he must have been the only person associated with Blackburn Rovers at Portman Road able to make that statement.

It was a game I expected nothing from but that is the joy of the Championship – you never know what you are going to get.

Unfortunately, those in the away end for a 12:30 kick-off, having paid £38 for the

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Tottenham tactics: Should Spurs be worried about their attack this season?
29 November 2025 Off

Tottenham tactics: Should Spurs be worried about their attack this season?

By Total Football News

Set-pieces are central to Frank’s side as they were for old club Brentford. This season Spurs have scored six times from set-pieces, the fifth most in the league.

Their 3-0 win against Everton is perhaps the best example of their quality and reliance on them.

Frank’s men ended the game with a lower xG than their opponents and 1.04 of their 1.72 xG came from set-pieces, with Spurs scoring twice

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Noni Madueke: Arsenal winger ‘not worried’ by fan criticism of signing
29 November 2025 Off

Noni Madueke: Arsenal winger ‘not worried’ by fan criticism of signing

By Total Football News

Madueke has missed six of Arsenal’s 12 Premier League matches this season after suffering a knee injury in the 1-1 draw with Manchester City in September.

He returned from nine weeks out in Sunday’s north London derby, coming on in the 78th minute of a 4-1 win against Tottenham.

“The last game versus Tottenham was incredible and that gives me such a boost,” Madueke said.

“I play on the side

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‘They’re not the team they were’ – should Aston Villa be worried after winless start?
24 September 2025 Off

‘They’re not the team they were’ – should Aston Villa be worried after winless start?

By Total Football News

Umir Irfan, BBC Sport football tactics correspondent

Villa’s problems this season under Emery come from remaining too static in a number of departments.

Comparing their build-up play from 2023-2024 to this season shows little difference – there has been a continuous league-wide improvement in how well teams press so a largely unchanged build-up can be nullified more often. Predictable build-up play without ball-playing defenders like out-of-favour Pau Torres add to

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Ange Postecoglou: Tottenham boss not worried about ‘bruised egos’ after Timo Werner criticism
13 December 2024 Off

Ange Postecoglou: Tottenham boss not worried about ‘bruised egos’ after Timo Werner criticism

By Total Football News

Postecoglou added: “Criticism is saying something that’s not really helpful. Assessment is trying to give people feedback to try to make them better and give people the opportunity to improve.

“With Timo it wasn’t about whether he played well or not. It was a difficult game. I’m asking 18-year-olds to do difficult jobs.

“He’s an international, he’s won the Champions League, he’s a senior player.

“There’s a level of application

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Enzo Maresca: Leicester City boss worried for health of players ahead of Plymouth trip
11 April 2024 0

Enzo Maresca: Leicester City boss worried for health of players ahead of Plymouth trip

By Total Football News
Leicester boss Enzo Maresca among his Foxes players
Championship leaders Leicester are looking to make an immediate return to the Premier League

Leicester City boss Enzo Maresca says he is worried about the health of his players as they face their second lengthy away trip in four days.

The Championship leading Foxes are at Plymouth Argyle on Friday, having arrived home after Tuesday’s defeat by Millwall at 3:00 BST on Wednesday.

Leicester’s 250-mile trip to Plymouth is their

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