Tag: wrong

Howard Webb: ‘Michael Oliver wrong to send off Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly’
18 February 2025 Off

Howard Webb: ‘Michael Oliver wrong to send off Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly’

By Total Football News

After the match, PGMOL said police were investigating “threats and abuse” directed at Oliver and his family on social media.

Oliver returned to refereeing swiftly, taking charge of Southampton’s 2-1 win at Ipswich a week after sending off Lewis-Skelly.

He then refereed the 2-2 draw between Everton and Liverpool on 12 February.

In that last Merseyside derby at Goodison Park before Everton move to Bramley-Moore Dock, he showed Curtis Jones

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What went wrong for Rob Edwards at Luton?
11 January 2025 Off

What went wrong for Rob Edwards at Luton?

By Total Football News

With an average of 0.96 points per game so far, Luton are on pace to achieve 44 points by the end of the season – a number that would have seen them relegated in four of the past eight Championship campaigns.

It means Luton simply must improve under whoever their next head coach may be or face the prospect of slipping further down into League One.

“Liam Rosenior kind of

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Wayne Rooney: Where did it go wrong at Plymouth Argyle for former Manchester United and England striker?
31 December 2024 Off

Wayne Rooney: Where did it go wrong at Plymouth Argyle for former Manchester United and England striker?

By Total Football News

There were some mitigating factors to Rooney’s demise at Plymouth – some avoidable, some not so.

As head coach, rather than manager, he could not be held solely responsible for transfers, though his reputation in the game played a part in some players opting to join.

However, it was clear the signing of experienced Iceland defender Victor Palsson – who played under Rooney at DC United – was one he

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Man City 0-4 Tottenham: What is going wrong for the Premier League champions?
23 November 2024 Off

Man City 0-4 Tottenham: What is going wrong for the Premier League champions?

By Total Football News

Despite a bright start, City were ultimately deservedly beaten by a Tottenham side who out played their hosts.

“We are a bit fragile right now, that is obvious,” said Guardiola. “We struggled to score goals and after when they arrived they scored.

“We are playing with a little bit of negativity in our thoughts but this is normal. Football is a sense of mood.

“We were always a consistent team

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Luton Town’s worst EFL start for 22 years… what’s gone wrong?
14 October 2024 Off

Luton Town’s worst EFL start for 22 years… what’s gone wrong?

By Total Football News

On the face of it, Luton’s problems are plain and simple for all to see.

“We’ve not scored enough goals and not kept enough clean sheets,” former Luton defender Leon Barnett told BBC Three Counties Radio’s sport show.

Luton have scored just eight times. Only bottom side Cardiff and Preston North End have managed fewer.

They are also leaking goals with only the bottom three sides conceding more than

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Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner says winning streak made ‘expectations wrong’
20 September 2024 Off

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner says winning streak made ‘expectations wrong’

By Total Football News

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner says their fine form at the end of last season meant “expectations were wrong” going into this campaign.

Palace won six of their last seven games of 2023-24, scoring 21 goals in that run. They ended up on 49 points, their best 38-game Premier League season.

But their only two wins this season have come in the Carabao Cup – against Championship sides Norwich and

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VAR: ‘100 more wrong decisions if VAR scrapped,’ claims Premier League
5 June 2024 Off

VAR: ‘100 more wrong decisions if VAR scrapped,’ claims Premier League

By Total Football News

In the same briefing document, the Premier League accepts there are issues with VAR which it is attempting to sort, including the amount of time it takes for decisions to be made.

The document says the average delay to a game for a single VAR check lasted 64 seconds in the 2023‑24 season, up from 40 seconds in 2022-23.

One expected change is the use of in-game VAR announcements from

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