Fans loved seeing the pair embrace. “What the Moroccan Football Federation did with the families of the players is amazing, ” Moroccan journalist Jalal Bounouar told talkSPORT. “They invited the mothers of the players and put them just 100 metres from the players. “The idea was brilliant and I really loved this atmosphere.
Here is your guide for how to watch the EFL up until 2 January. 29 and 30 December Championship The following games can be streamed worldwide, including in the UK. Access your Club's streaming service here. Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough - Thursday, 29 December, 7. 45pm Coventry City v Cardiff City - Thursday, 29 December, 7. 45pm Huddersfield Town v Rotherham United - Thursday, 29 December, 7. 45pm Millwall v Bristol City - Thursday, 29 December, 7. 45pm Wigan Athletic v Sunderland - Thursday, 29 December, 7. 45pm West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End - Thursday, 29 December, 7. 45pm Birmingham City v Hully City - Friday, 30 December, 7. 45pm Norwich City v Reading - Friday, 30 December, 7.
Russell Martin left feeling sick as Norwich City players apologise to himRussell Martin said he felt sick after Swansea City's 1-0 defeat to Norwich City. Teemu Pukki struck in the opening minute to earn the Canaries all three points at the Swansea. com Stadium, although the hosts created numerous chances to claim something from the contest. Defeat leaves Martin's men winless in their last six matches, although the head coach said Norwich players apologised to him after the game, such were the performances of the two sides. READ MORE:Swansea City 0-1 Norwich City: Early Teemu Pukki strike earns Canaries victory "I feel sick to be honest, " he said.
"We have a real problem, somehow, still, at defending set-pieces, " he said. "We give away the least amount of shots in the league. "The mentality is nowhere near strong enough. That's on all of us. So it's really hurtful. The goals we concede, they're crap, they're rubbish. We don't make teams work for them. "We have to really switch on quickly and improve quickly. When you're a defender, you're judged on those moments. Forget all of the stuff you do on the ball. "Rightly or wrongly, you'll be judged on how you defend your goal and we're not doing it well enough. “I think we have spoken about the same things far too many times.
You can see the players are doubling their efforts in order to satisfy their families and the Moroccan fans. “That was a very beautiful image with Sofiane Boufal and his mum and also Achraf Hakimi and his family. It’s something that’s done for families and the nation. ” READ NEXT: Gary Neville slams 'absolute joke' referee following England's World Cup defeat to France World Cup 2022 Golden Boot standings: Top scorer list and latest odds ahead of semi-finals Eni Aluko defended after World Cup mistake live on air sees her ridiculed and abused Cristiano Ronaldo issues emotional statement after Portugal knocked out of World Cup amid star's tearful pitch exit Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.
How to watch the EFL over Christmas and New YearThe festive period continues with matches to stream and watch on TV in the Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two up until 2 January. Thirteen Championship matches are available to stream in the UK – including 10 across 29 and 30 December. And every game in League One and League Two can be streamed in the UK. Access your Club's streaming service here. There will also be a further five EFL matches available live on Sky Sports, while any Championship game that is available for UK streaming can also be watched on the Sky Sports Red Button. ITV will bring you its regular EFL highlights programmes across the festive period.
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However, following the first mistake in the early seconds of the contest, Norwich scored from the resulting corner as Pukki was left unmarked to lash home at the back post. And Martin bemoaned his side's defending after revealing that players were given extensive detail on the Canaries' set-piece threats in the build-up to the fixture. "The amount of detail that went into set-pieces, and it panned out exactly as they were shown, so that's the frustrating bit, " he added.
45pm Stoke City v Burnley - Friday, 30 December, 7. 45pm Swansea City v Watford - Friday, 30 December, 7. 45pm Championship games during this period, which are not on Sky Sports, are mandatorily streamed in the UK. The following games are live on Sky Sports: QPR v Luton Town – Thursday, 29 December, 6pm Blackpool v Sheffield United – Thursday, 29 December, 8. 15pm See a full list of upcoming TV games here. For international streaming details, go to the bottom of the page. Audio commentary is available for all games – access Club services here. League One and League Two Every game in League One and League Two on 29 and 30 December can be streamed in the UK.
Access Club streaming services here. 1 and 2 January Huddersfield Town v Luton Town – Sunday, 1 January – 3pm Stoke City v Preston North End – Monday, 2 January – 3pm West Bromwich Albion v Reading - Monday, 2 January – 3pm Championship games during this period, which are not on Sky Sports, are streamed in the UK at the home Club’s discretion. Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City - Sunday, 1 January – 12pm Norwich City v Watford - Monday, 2 January – 3pm QPR v Sheffield United – Monday, 2 January – 8pm Audio commentary is available for all games – access your Clubs’ service here.
"It's our job to find a way to stop the goals happening. "Maybe they're too nice because we're too nice to them. I don't know. We'll have a chat about that as a group of staff. "Maybe they reflect how they get treated. We treat them how we feel we would want to be treated as a player. "We treat them as human beings first, maybe that doesn't breed a real ugliness or aggressive approach in the box. We have to try and manufacture a way to find that if it's not natural to them. "Something obviously needs to change because it's happened too much. Our job is to find what we have to change. We haven't found a solution yet. Again, we'll work with the players on it, see what they feel. "Really, the goals come down to a willingness to fight for each other for what you're doing and to protect your goal.
We are having the same conversation after far too many games. “[At Reading] We don’t just dominate the ball, we dominate every aspect of the game. We have more shots and better chances. “We concede a penalty from a set-piece because we don’t want to fight properly. We concede a goal from a set-piece that shouldn’t have been, we have a chance to deal with the ball, but we don’t. “We then make a crazy decision to foul someone who is facing the corner flag.
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"Rightly or wrongly, you'll be judged on how you defend your goal
"We've paid for a mad two minutes at the start of the game and a lack of conviction, composure in the box. We created so many chances today. "A few of their players came off the pitch and apologised which probably tells you the story of the game. I don't think they felt they deserved to win and I don't think we deserved to lose. You can't get away with conceding a goal like that to a team that possesses a lot of really top players. "There were a few scary moments in the first half, they came to counter attack and pounce on any mistakes which they had the athleticism to do. We gave them a few moments like that and there was a lack of composure and a lack of real belief in what they're doing. As the game went on that was less and less and I don't think they got close to our goal in the second-half. " The Swans made a string of errors in the opening minutes, with Ben Cabango twice intervening to shutout Dean Smith's side.
"This season has been interspersed with moments like that. "I thought we were better than them today, I thought we were really dominant. " Swansea return to action against Coventry City on Saturday. READ NEXT: Swansea City star clapped back into training Swansea City 0-1 Norwich City: Early Teemu Pukki strike earns Canaries victory Swansea City fan jury: January transfer demands, Russell Martin's contract and the players we need to see more of Cooper's Wales aim, Jason Levien visits Swansea and Paterson to benefit most from Scotland camp Sign-up to our Swansea City newsletter for FREE! Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.
We give away a free-kick, we concede and we end up chasing again. “We had chances. Ollie Cooper should score, Joel Piroe should score. We don’t, and again it’s that problem in both boxes. “We give away a second goal which is pathetic. We don’t follow the detail and that will perpetuate a myth that we concede loads of goals doing that, when we don’t. " Swansea are now 16th in the Championship table ahead of their final fixture of 2022 against Watford on Friday night. And Martin has revealed he will hold talks with his coaching staff after conceding his players are "too nice". "I'm not sure it's our job to pick them (players) up any more, they have to pick each other up, " he added.
Sofiane Boufal: The Morocco star who danced with his mum at the World CupMorocco's journey to the World Cup semi-finals has been one of the stories of the tournament. Not really fancied to do much at the competition, they have seen off Belgium, Spain and Portugal on their way to the last four, all the while making history. They are the first African side to make it to the semis of the World Cup and tonight they face France with Argentina to the prize for the victors. It was after their win over the Portuguese that brought about one of the moments of the World Cup; Sofiane Boufal was seen to be dancing on the pitch with his mother, holding her hands as they celebrated one of the most famous victories in Morocco's history.
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Russell Martin admits coaching staff will discuss key concern after Reading lossRussell Martin admits Swansea City have a "real problem" with defending set-pieces following their loss to Reading. The Swans dictated the majority of the contest at the Select Car Leasing Stadium but fell behind as Andy Carroll rifled into the net from a Tom Ince free-kick. Ince then netted his side's second after a sloppy pass from Steven Benda, before Liam Cullen scored what proved to be a consolation for the Swans, who are now winless in eight matches. READ MORE:Reading 2-1 Swansea City: Cullen effort not enough as Carroll and Ince goals sink Swans Indeed, the Swans have not scored the first goal in a game since their most recent win over Cardiff City almost two months ago, and Martin once again re-iterated his concerns over the mentality of his players when it comes to performing defensive duties.
Every game in League One and League Two on 1 and 2 January can be streamed in the UK. International streaming and TV See which games are available to watch on TV wherever you live in the world by heading here. QPR v Luton Town, Millwall v Bristol City, and Blackpool v Sheffield United can be streamed internationally in all territories except those listed below: Middle East and North Africa (MENA): Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan, South Sudan, Tunisia, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Chad, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine.
It may be hard when the balance in possession is composure, calmness and courage, but then you need to show courage in a different way when you're defending your own box, throw our body on the line. " READ NEXT: Reading 2-1 Swansea City: Cullen effort not enough as Carroll and Ince goals sink Swans Swansea City's Russell Martin among frontrunners for Norwich City job as Dean Smith sacked Swansea City dealt double contract blow as Russell Martin fully outlines January transfer window hope Swansea City's best performers and 'weak' concerns as contract need laid bare Swansea City boss Russell Martin's blunt Michael Obafemi verdict as he reveals impact of Burnley transfer interest Sign-up to our Swansea City newsletter for FREE! Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.
Live on Sky Sports: EFL fixtures announced for late January including Burnley vs West Brom, Sunderland vs Middlesbrough Late January will see five live games on Sky Sports, including Burnley vs
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