Match Day Thread Middlesbrough FC v Sunderland AFC – Sunday 4th February 2024 - KO 12:00

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As many have said, the midfield needs sorting out. Hopefully Styles will have a bgi impact there, really looking forward to seeing him.

Rusyn needs to start over Burstow, he completely changed the game. Even forgetting the goal, the sheer effort he put in was night and day compared to Burstow, gave Boro something to think about and the dynamic completely changed.
 
A lot of people are asking for us to be more aggressive , I would say that is more about a lack of intensity . Sometimes we surrender possession far to easily and we appear to accept the situation rather than chasing to try and get the ball back - bottom line is that particularly the midfield have to work harder .
 
A lot of people are asking for us to be more aggressive , I would say that is more about a lack of intensity . Sometimes we surrender possession far to easily and we appear to accept the situation rather than chasing to try and get the ball back - bottom line is that particularly the midfield have to work harder .
Jobe, Neil, Ekwah, Ba all were out worked and hustled today. The midfield block was disjointed not sure why but was also undone by them wanting it more. They burned themselves out a bit mind but no excuse for losing so many 50/50’s and taking one touch too many.
 
I liked Beale's interview on safc, exactly what we were saying on here in terms of lacking aggression n poor 2nd half

Now up to him n his team to get that message across on the training pitch as some big (winnable) games coming up

I must say he very eloquently said "were we f**k" when that tosser doing the interview asked if he thought we "fortunate" to get a point.