Match Day Thread Middlesbrough v Watford

seeing the "highlights" and reading about the game, if Boro are destined for the drop, we didn´t exactly excell.

Well, I guess you can only beat what is in front of you..

 

If Success hadn't been so repeatedly fouled, maybe we would have dominated the game with exciting forward play? MIddlesbrough's dragging/kicking IS to the ground was ridiculous - they should be fined for bringing the game into disrepute. It was utterly farcical.

 

If I was a Boro fan I'd be more worried about the total lack of efforts on our goal.

Their manager seemed to pretty much given up on scoring once we went in front saying "it was too hard"!

Talk about a self defeating mind set.

 

I totally agree. I pointed out to my boys the thumbs up Troy gave to his mate when a cross was too deep for him. Keeping each others' mindsets buoyant is critical too.

 

Yes I saw that discussion and it did not look friendly, these conversations should be in the dressing room and I don't know why the others did not calm them down. I wonder what it was about.

 

I think Holebas was saying "I scored the winning goal, I get the back seat on the bus".

... but wouldn't swear to it...

 

Holebas is the only defender in the PL to score from outside the box this season - and he's done it twice.