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Norwich City sack manager David Wagner after play-off defeat against Leeds

Ahad Shaukat — Fri, 17 May 2024 10:57:17 +0000

After Norwich City’s 4-0 thumping of Leeds United at Elland Road on Thursday night, manager David Wagner has been fired by the club.

The Championship team has sacked its manager, according to the BBC.

In the second leg of their play-off semi-final, Leeds defeated the Canaries 4-0 at Elland Road, bringing the hosts closer to a return to the Premier League.

Prior to a third consecutive season in the second division, the Norfolk club has decided to part ways with Wagner after he led them to a sixth-place finish and a chance at promotion.

The club is anticipated to make an official statement later on Friday.

After Dean Smith was replaced in January 2023, Wagner assumed leadership but found it difficult to compete in the Championship.

Even though they were ranked 17th in November, Norwich won eight straight games at home to finish sixth and secure the last play-off position.

David Wagner has been sacked by Norwich City.

Norwich City could appoint Arsenal coach

Wagner joined the Championship club after leaving Huddersfield and spending time with Schalke and Young Boys.

In addition to Steve Cooper and Liam Rosenior, Norwich has been linked to Arsenal coach Carlos Cuesta as they look for Wagner’s successor.

Having spent three years in the Championship, Norwich have to make some tough decisions now if they are to get promoted to the Premier League.

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Mikel Arteta could soon lose key man credited with making Arsenal title contenders

Jason Pettigrove — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 07:42:50 +0000

For the past few seasons, Mikel Arteta has been working hard to transform Arsenal into a footballing side in his own image.

It would be hard to argue that he hasn’t done exactly that, given that the Gunners are now a hard-working disciplined group.

With 14 games left to play in the current season, the North Londoners are very much in the title race too.

At present, they are sat third in the English top-flight, level on points with Man City (who have a game in hand) and just two away from table-toppers, Liverpool.

The match against Man City on March 31 is already looking to be one of the most important that Arteta’s side have left, and their success in any of their future matches will arguably be as much down to his No.2 Carlos Cuesta as Arteta himself.

As The Guardian (subscription required) note, Cuesta’s expertise has helped transfer the Gunners into the title contenders we see today.

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To that end, he would be a huge loss to the club if he were tempted to move on to pastures new, but that looks to be the case.

The outlet are also reporting that Norwich City are interesting in potentially offering Cuesta the manager’s post at the end of the season if things don’t improve under David Wagner.

Should Arsenal enjoy a fine end to the season, that may just encourage him to stay at the Emirates.

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Fulham vs Norwich team news

Connor Holden — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:52:22 +0000

Fulham take on Norwich in the Carabao cup on Wednesday 27th of September, at Craven Cottage, at 19:45 PM (BST).

The last time these two sides faced, Fulham beat Norwich 2-0 in the Championship, in 2018. Goals from Stefan Johansen and Tom Cairney from Fulham to secure the victory.

Fulham drew in their last Premier League game, in a 0-0 stalemate with Crystal Palace.

Norwich lost in their last outing, in an 8 goal thriller, losing 6-2 against Plymouth Argyle in the Championship. Goals from Morgan Whittaker (x3), Dan Scarr, Finn Isaac Azaz and Luke Cundle for Plymouth, and goals from Adam Idah (x2) for Norwich.

How to watch Fulham vs Norwich

Date: Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
Kickoff: 19:45 PM (BST)
TV Network: Not broadcast in UK
Venue: Craven Cottage

Team News:

Fulham will be without Oluwatosin Adarabioyo, Adama Traore Diarra, Sasa Lukic and Kenny Tete through injury, whilst the rest of the squad looks to be available and ready for Wednesday’s game.

Norwich will be without Onel Hernandez, Josh Sargent, Jakob Sorensen, Borja Sainz and Grant Hanley through injury.

Predicted XI:

Fulham: Rodak, Robinson, Ream, Bassey, Castagne, Palhinha, Reed, Iwobi, Cairney, Wilson, Vinicius.

Norwich: Gunn, Giannoulis, Gibson, Duffy, Stacey, McLean, Sara, Rowe, Hwang, Fassnacht, Idah.

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Norwich vs Leicester: Live stream, TV Channel, Start time and Team news

Connor Holden — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 15:30:25 +0000

Norwich (4th in the Championship) take on Leicester (2nd in the Championship) on Wednesday, 20th of September, at Carrow Road, at 20:00 (BST).

The last time these two sides faced, was in May, 2022, in a Premier League game, where Leicester beat Norwich 3-0 at the King Power Stadium. A brace from Jamie Vardy and a goal from James Maddison on the day won Leicester the game and the three points.

Norwich won their last Championship game, beating Stoke 1-0 at Carrow Road. The only goal of the game being scored by Jack Stacey in the 44th minute.

Leicester also won their last Championship game, beating Southampton 4-1 at the St Mary’s Stadium. Goals from Jamie Vardy, Kasey McAteer, Wilfred Ndidi and Stephy Mavididi for Leicester and a goal from Samuel Edozie for Southampton.

How to watch Norwich vs Leicester

Date: Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
Kickoff: 20:00 PM (BST)
TV Network: Sky Sports
Venue: Carrow Road

Team News:

Norwich will remain without Josh Sargent through injury, but there is no new injury news for Norwich apart from that.

Leicester will have Conor Coady available for selection, after he appeared on the bench in the weekend clash at Southampton. There are also no fresh injury worries for Leicester ahead of the game on Wednesday.

Predicted XI:

Norwich: Gunn, Giannoulis, Gibson, Duffy, Stacey, McLean, Sara, Rowe, Barnes, Fassnacht, Idah.

Leicester: Hermansen, Pereira, Doyle, Vestergaard, Justin, Dewsbury-Hall, Winks, Ndidi, Mavididi, Iheanacho, McAteer.

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Total chaos at Schalke as Bundesliga outfit fire fourth coach of the season along with backroom staff

Jason Pettigrove — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 10:58:08 +0000

Just when you thought that things couldn’t get any worse for Schalke, the Bundesliga outfit have made another incredibly poor decision.

Although it had been reported by ESPN’s Bundesliga commentator, Derek Rae, that the players had revolted and wanted manager, Christian Gross, removed for a variety of reasons, he was their fourth manager of a disaster of a season and it wouldn’t have made sense to send him packing.

To update, BILD reporting the 3 “rebel” players at the forefront were: Sead Kolasinac, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Shkodran Mustafi. Schalke have denied reports that there was any kind of “revolt” or “revolution” among the players and that anyone asked for Gross to be sacked. https://t.co/HYiJCb3hcD

— Derek Rae (@RaeComm) February 27, 2021

However, after Schalke’s 5-1 defeat at Stuttgart, which leaves them rooted to the bottom of the Bundesliga with no wins in the last eight league matches, the powers that be have acted swiftly.

BREAKING: Total clear out at #Schalke. The Königsblauen have dismissed coach Christian Gross, head of sport Jochen Schneider, team coordinator Sascha Riether & athletic trainer Werner Leuthard. Gross is the 3rd #S04 coach sacked this season. Schneider was to leave in summer.

— Derek Rae (@RaeComm) February 28, 2021

According to another tweet from Rae, not only has Gross been relieved of his duties, but head of sport, Jochen Schneider, team coordinator, Sascha Riether, and athletic trainer, Werner Leuthard, have gone too.

With only one win all season and just nine points on the board, Schalke are already nine points from safety.

There’s no doubt they will be relegated to Bundesliga 2, so whomever comes in now has to be the right appointment for the short and medium term.

It’s simply unsustainable to have a ‘hire ’em and fire ’em’ mentality in this situation.

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Legend Thierry Henry on ‘final shortlist’ of Bournemouth managerial candidates but Arsenal icon has not been ‘offered’ job yet per reporter

Jaikuran Randhawa — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 17:42:40 +0000

According to Kris Temple of the BBC (also the voice of England and Wembley), Thierry Henry is on the final shortlist of candidates as Bournemouth close in on a new manager.

Temple reports that former Huddersfield and Schalke boss David Wagner is in the running, it’s added that Bournemouth are keen to open talks with Henry, but require permission from his current employers.

Henry has been in charge of MLS side Montreal Impact since November 2019, in a reign that has produced iconic moments like this.

Montreal finished ninth out of 14 teams in the Eastern Conference in the 2020/21 campaign (they operate a different schedule, the season is finished) and ninth out of 12 in 19/20.

Temple reiterates that reports Henry has been offered the job are ‘premature’ at this moment in time.

? #AFCB manager update:

I understand that Thierry Henry is on a final shortlist, which also includes David Wagner. #AFCB are keen to talk to Henry, but would require permission from his current employers, MLS side Montreal.

Reports that he’s been offered the job premature.

— Kris Temple (@kristemple) February 17, 2021

Bournemouth sacked Jason Tindall – Eddie Howe’s old assistant turned successor – at the start of the month.

Former England star Jonathan Woodgate is in caretaker charge of the side, winning twice and drawing one of his games in charge to date.

The Cherries sit sixth in the Championship, with the South Coast outfit looking to return to the Premier League at the first chance.

Henry is one of the greatest players to ever play the beautiful game, with the former forward starring for Arsenal, Barcelona, Monaco and Juventus in Europe before ending his career at New York Red Bulls.

With all respect to Montreal and the MLS, a job in the Championship would mark the first high-profile one for Henry since he was sacked by boyhood club Monaco after just three months.

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David Wagner keen on Bournemouth job but two big names ruled out

Mark Brus — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:13:10 +0000

Former Schalke and Huddersfield Town manager David Wagner is reportedly keen on the vacancy at Bournemouth.

The 49-year-old is currently out work and is said to be keen on taking the Bournemouth manager’s job, though he’s not alone in that, according to The Athletic.

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Wagner is said to be one of a number of names keen on taking over at Bournemouth, but some big names have also already been ruled out.

The report explains that Frank Lampard is not yet ready to return to management after his recent sacking at Chelsea, while Fulham’s Scott Parker is also thought to be an unrealistic target.

Jurgen Klopp reveals the manager who gave glowing reference for new Liverpool signing Ozan Kabak

Mark Brus — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 06:29:33 +0000

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed that former Schalke manager David Wagner gave a glowing reference for new signing Ozan Kabak.

The Turkey international completed a loan move from Schalke to Liverpool yesterday, as made official on the Reds’ website.

This looks a necessary move for Liverpool to strengthen their defence after a difficult season of injuries to key players like Virgil van Dijk and Joel Matip.

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Klopp has been forced to play midfielders Jordan Henderson and Fabinho as his two centre-backs at times this season, and it’s clear that the highly-rated young Kabak could be a better option.

The 20-year-old impressed in the Bundesliga and Klopp is clearly excited about working with him, citing his big personality as one major factor in signing him.

Speaking to Liverpool’s official site about Kabak, the German tactician revealed he asked Wagner about the player and got a glowing reference, which will no doubt have helped convince him to bring him to Anfield.

Ozan Kabak in action for Schalke

“Yes, Dave was already very, very positive about him,” Klopp said. “He came very young to Germany and everybody was clear he was a massive talent.

“He is only 20 now. He plays in his second club [in Germany]; he is at Schalke and unfortunately they are in a bad position in the moment. For him, I think it’s a really good moment to make the move because, like each player in the world, you need a stable team around you and that’s what we can deliver.

“We deliver a stable team and you can play your position, you don’t have to be 20 with pretty much everything on the pitch and not allowed to make mistakes anymore.

Video: David Wagner bizarrely sent off by VAR for helping opponent up

Ron Carne — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 10:14:01 +0000

There has been a fair share of criticism and scrutiny thrown at VAR this season, and if you’re Schalke boss David Wagner, you’ll now understand why.

During his side’s 3-2 win over Hertha Berlin in the DFB Pokal, the 48-year-old was incredibly sent off from the touchline after an incident involving Jordan Torunarigha.

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As seen in the video below, it appears as though Wagner is merely trying to help the defender back to his feet before Torunarigha loses his temper and lashes out over perhaps not being able to keep the ball in play and the scoreline.

For whatever reason, Wagner’s offer of help was misinterpreted by both the Hertha star and VAR, as after his rival was handed a second yellow card for his angry reaction during the ‘altercation’, Wagner was then shown a straight red card himself.

This is ultimately where things become farcical with VAR, but fortunately as far as Schalke and Wagner are concerned, they got the job done in terms of advancing in the cup after securing a win.

Still, this has unsurprisingly led to a reaction as it seems ridiculous the former Huddersfield boss received any punishment at all…

David Wagner (Schalke coach) got a RC for this after VAR ???? pic.twitter.com/49lYS1jWFe

— Hi im Chris (@BEARDED711XL) February 4, 2020

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‘Stay away from the team’ – These Liverpool fans single out this star after Liverpool forced to grind out 1-0 win against Huddersfield

Jaikuran Randhawa — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 18:44:37 +0000

Liverpool were very wasteful in their 1-0 win against Huddersfield this evening, Huddersfield caused the Reds more problems than they would have expected.

Liverpool failed to create the amount of clear-cut chances that fans would have expected throughout the game and the Reds were often wasteful with the ball in the final third.

Liverpool’s line-up included several changes with the likes of Xherdan Shaqiri, Daniel Sturridge, Dejan Lovren and Adam Lallana brought into the starting line-up.

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Liverpool scored the only goal of the game through Mohamed Salah in the 24th minute of the tie, Salah hadn’t scored for the Reds for four games heading into today’s match-up against the Terriers.

Salah produced a fine right-foot finish after a perfectly weighted pass from summer signing Xherdan Shaqiri. The Egyptian international was a deserved Man of The Match this evening.

Salah was the best player on the pitch for Liverpool tonight and his well-taken goal proved to be decisive for the Reds.

With Liverpool fans largely disappointed that their side didn’t blow away Huddersfield in more exciting fashion some Liverpool fans took to Twitter to voice their concerns on Lallana’s performance.

Check out the tweets below:

Bad performance, but crucially got the 3 points anyways. Need to step up our game soon. Really liked Gini when he came on. Lallana needs to stay away from the team. Must win match vs Red Star next!

— Ubanish Lahari (@hilaharious) October 20, 2018

That it took a tired Lallana who has been poor throughout the match to call to be substituted highlights Klopp's issues with effectively using subs

— ato (@kulawgnn) October 20, 2018

Lallana telling Klopp to take him off. Best thing he’s done all game

— Sabah (@Sabah07) October 20, 2018

Its time to show Lallana the door #HUDLIV pic.twitter.com/mQH4PWTb4f

— MonsterAmongMen (@evildead8989) October 20, 2018

I would be quite happy if I never had to see Lallana in a red shirt again. Hopeless. Can't remember last time he performed. #LFC

— Jamie (@JamieJabbs) October 20, 2018

Forgot how many unnecessary touches on the ball Adam Lallana takes when he receives it.

— Premier League Panel (@PremLeaguePanel) October 20, 2018

Klopp should privately ask the top players of the team who they don't want to play with. I reckon Lallana, Henderson and Lovren feature the most!

— Captain Anhedonia (@keswickbro) October 20, 2018

Lallana is dog shit

— Julien (@King_Julien1984) October 20, 2018

Ship has sailed for Lallana. Time to move on.

— Matt Thielen (@MelwoodDaily) October 20, 2018

Lallana was eventually substituted in the 69th minute of the match, with summer signing Fabinho coming on to make his Premier League debut for the Reds.

Criticism towards Lallana seems unfair considering that the England international was making his first start for Liverpool since January 1st.

Lallana was bound to look rusty after the amount of injuries the midfielder has had to deal with in the last year, Sturridge looked rusty when he was first reintroduced into the team and things are now flying for the striker.

Despite the areas of improvement Liverpool have managed to just do enough to continue their unbeaten record in the Premier League this season.

The fans should have faith in Klopp’s decision to start Lallana as they will need quality in depth if they look to pry the Premier League title away from the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea this season.

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