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Unai Emery admits Villa’s first-half performance did not meet his standards

Posted Sunday, September 22, 2024 by PA14 hits

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery said his side’s first-half performance in their 3-1 win over Wolves was the “worst” of his reign at Villa Park.Villa appeared to be suffering a Champions League hangover against their midlands rivals as a lacklustre showing saw them trail to Matheus Cunha’s 25th-minute opener.But they came to life after the break and goals from Ollie Watkins, E...Full Story »

David McGoldrick showed his Premier League standard – Stuart Maynard

Posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 by PA5 hits

Stuart Maynard likened veteran striker David McGoldrick to an eager teen after his double earned Notts County a comeback win at Swindon.The former top-flight striker, 36, levelled in the 30th minute – after Gavin Kilkenny’s first Swindon goal had put the hosts ahead – when he worked some space on the edge of the box and lasered into the top corner.McGoldrick then won the game i...Full Story »

Matt Taylor calls on Bristol Rovers players to raise standards

Posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 by PA19 hits

Bristol Rovers manager Matt Taylor has warned his players to buck up their ideas or risk being sold after Saturday’s 3-1 loss at Northampton.Rovers trailed as early as the third minute at Sixfields through Patrick Brough’s close-range finish, and he then turned provider to set up Mitch Pinnock for a second shortly before half-time.The visitors did rally in the second half and Chris M...Full Story »

Our performance wasn’t good enough by our standards – Hull boss Liam Rosenior

Posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 by PA18 hits

Liam Rosenior felt Hull’s 1-0 home defeat to Swansea was deserved after they dropped out of the Sky Bet Championship’s top six.Liam Cullen scored after 10 minutes as the Swans pulled further away from the relegation zone by beating a Hull side who lacked the final pass to open up their opponents.Rosenior admitted: “We didn’t deserve anything today. One of the few times I ...Full Story »

Karl Robinson reminds Salford players of standards despite win at Crewe

Posted Sunday, January 28, 2024 by PA19 hits

Karl Robinson feels Salford are still underachieving despite recording an impressive win at in-form Crewe.The Ammies are unbeaten in four games since Robinson replaced Neil Wood and they proved too strong for an Alex side chasing a fifth consecutive win to maintain their promotion push in League Two.The Railwaymen found Matt Smith almost unplayable on a day when the giant striker claimed the mat...Full Story »

Ross County boss Derek Adams slams ‘shocking’ standard of Scottish football

Posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 by PA23 hits

Ross County manager Derek Adams launched a scathing attack on the standard of Scottish football after seeing his side lose 1-0 to Dundee.Joe Shaughnessy found the net with the last touch of the game to win it for the visitors in the seventh minute of stoppage time in Dingwall after both sides missed a number of chances.Adams, who saw his side lose at home for the first time since returning to th...Full Story »

Darrell Clarke insists Cheltenham need to keep their standards high

Posted Sunday, November 12, 2023 by PA19 hits

Darrell Clarke says his Cheltenham team must maintain the standards shown in their 1-1 draw with Wigan if they are to give themselves a fighting chance of survival in League One.The Robins recovered from falling behind to an early own goal to level through Liam Sercombe’s penalty and then push for a winner.Wigan missed a second-half penalty, but Clarke felt it would have been a travesty if...Full Story »

'We have to raise our standards' - Erik ten Hag shoulders the blame for Man Utd's dire Carabao Cup defeat to Newcastle

Posted Thursday, November 02, 2023 by Goal.com51 hits

Erik ten Hag says he 'has to put it right' after Manchester United's 3-0 drubbing at the hands of Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup. WHAT HAPPENED? Goals from Miguel Almiron, Lewis Hall, and Joe Willock ended the Red Devils' Carabao Cup defence in emphatic fashion at a gloomy Old Trafford on Wednesday night. The Magpies inflicted a number of unwanted records on Ten Hag's team as they avenge...Full Story »

We mustn’t drop our standards – Lee Bell urges Crewe to keep levels up

Posted Sunday, October 22, 2023 by PA19 hits

Crewe boss Lee Bell warned his side not to let their standards drop as he celebrated his 50th game in charge with a 4-2 victory at Crawley.The visitors twice came from behind, drawing level for a second time when Crawley’s stand-in skipper Dion Conroy put through his own goal 11 minutes after the break.Late goals from Courtney Baker-Richardson and substitute Elliot Nevitt took Crewe up to ...Full Story »

Frank Lampard believes Chelsea standards have slipped as cheerless campaign ends

Posted Monday, May 29, 2023 by PA47 hits

Frank Lampard said he believes the standards at Chelsea have dropped after he signed off as interim manager with a 1-1 draw against Newcastle.The result means Lampard failed to register a single home victory during his second spell in charge, with his last win as manager at Stamford Bridge still a 3-1 triumph over West Ham in December 2020.It took a Kieran Trippier own goal, the defender deflect...Full Story »

Standards have not been good enough – Ruben Selles on Southampton’s relegation

Posted Sunday, May 14, 2023 by PA33 hits

Ruben Selles admits standards at Southampton have not been good enough after Premier League relegation was sealed by a limp 2-0 loss to Fulham.Second-half goals from Carlos Vinicius and Aleksandar Mitrovic inflicted a club-record 24th defeat of the season on the division’s bottom side to leave them eight points from safety with two fixtures remaining.Captain James Ward-Prowse conceded at f...Full Story »

Mark Bonner says Cambridge set standard for future performances against Plymouth

Posted Sunday, December 11, 2022 by PA26 hits

Cambridge manager Mark Bonner said his struggling side have set the standard for performances going forward after they drew 0-0 with Plymouth.The U’s have now gone six home league games without a goal but put in a bright display against their high-flying opponents.They were left to rue gilt-edged opportunities missed in the second half by Harvey Knibbs and Sam Smith.“We had a couple ...Full Story »

Dean Smith hits out at standard of Championship officials after QPR draw

Posted Thursday, November 03, 2022 by PA27 hits

Norwich head coach Dean Smith hit out at the standard of Championship refereeing after being forced to settle for a goalless draw in their clash with QPR at Carrow Road.Smith felt the Canaries should have been awarded a penalty midway through the second half when Ben Gibson went down in the area under a challenge from Sam Field as a corner came over.“I thought it was a stonewall penalty,&r...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic says Watford have set their standards with win over Luton

Posted Sunday, October 23, 2022 by PA29 hits

Slaven Bilic has urged Watford to maintain their standards after returning to winning ways with a 4-0 thrashing of near neighbours Luton.The Hornets shrugged off a poor 3-0 defeat at Millwall in midweek to delight their supporters and move to within three points of the Championship play-off places.First-half goals from Keinan Davis and William Troost-Ekong set the tone and the visitors’ do...Full Story »

Antonio Conte hits out at standard of Premier League refereeing

Posted Saturday, October 01, 2022 by PA44 hits

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte suggested referees and VAR officials are letting the Premier League down and said England could follow Italy’s example to improve standards after his side’s 3-1 defeat at Arsenal.Conte was speaking after seeing Emerson Royal shown a straight red card by Anthony Taylor in the second half for a tackle on Gabriel Martinelli.The Gunners soared four points cle...Full Story »

Paul Hurst admits Grimsby standards dipped in draw with Gillingham

Posted Wednesday, September 14, 2022 by PA30 hits

Paul Hurst admits his Grimsby team slipped below their usual standards as they were held to a 1-1 draw by struggling Gillingham at Blundell Park.Veteran striker Ryan Taylor opened the scoring for Grimsby inside seven minutes, but the advantage was short-lived for the promotion winners as Mikael Mandron netted with only the second goal scored by Gillingham this season.Grimsby manager Hurst said: ...Full Story »

Gabriel Jesus lifting Arsenal standards, says Mikel Arteta after Leicester win

Posted Sunday, August 14, 2022 by PA50 hits

Mikel Arteta hailed Gabriel Jesus’ standard-lifting performance after the striker opened his Arsenal account with a brace in their 4-2 victory over Leicester.The summer signing from Manchester City brought the Emirates faithful to their feet in the Gunners’ first home fixture of the season with a stunning curled effort, following it up with a nodded goal to double their advantage bef...Full Story »

Shaun Maloney ‘won’t accept’ standard set by Hibernian in second half at Hearts

Posted Sunday, April 10, 2022 by PA35 hits

Shaun Maloney lamented an “unacceptable” second-half performance from Hibernian as they missed out on a place in the top six of the cinch Premiership following a 3-1 Edinburgh derby defeat away to Hearts.The Easter Road side led through an early goal from Drey Wright but the hosts hit back in first-half stoppage time before scoring another two in the first 15 minutes of the second ha...Full Story »

Marco Silva urges Fulham to maintain ‘high standards’ for remaining games

Posted Thursday, April 07, 2022 by PA68 hits

Marco Silva insists Fulham have to stay focused on finishing off their promotion charge after watching his team take another big step towards the Premier League.Aleksandar Mitrovic’s 38th goal of a fantastic season was enough to lift the Cottagers 17 points clear of the play-off zone as they secured a 1-0 win at Middlesbrough.And if Nottingham Forest lose at home to Birmingham on Saturday,...Full Story »

Palace boss Patrick Vieira calls on Wilfried Zaha to maintain his standards

Posted Thursday, February 10, 2022 by PA46 hits

Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira hailed Wilfried Zaha’s performance in the draw with Norwich despite his second-half penalty miss, telling the forward the display should be his benchmark for the rest of the season.Zaha’s night went from the sublime to the ridiculous with a superb solo equaliser followed by an awful spot-kick as Palace came from behind to draw 1-1 at Carrow Road.Aft...Full Story »

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