Agree with this. I'm quite worried about fatigue and mistakes creeping in, Boro can clearly punish team when given the opportunity.
Match Thread Middlesbrough vs Coventry City Play off Semi final 2nd leg Match Thread - Wednesday 17th May (3 Viewers)
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Agree with this. I'm quite worried about fatigue and mistakes creeping in, Boro can clearly punish team when given the opportunity.
Londonccfcfan
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Spot on .
The other improvement I forgot to mention in 2nd half was how one of McNally and or Doyle went forward. This is imperative as it created space for everyone.
A bit left wing but I'd like to see Panzo in for Mcfadz for this very purpose. Until crooks comes on.
Robinshio
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i would hold panzo back for the last 20 , same with Wilson Esbrand,
Also would be good for extra time the additional energy if needed
Brighton Sky Blue
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If I were Carrick I wouldn’t be that complacent but I also wouldn’t be too concerned. We showed very little ambition yesterday while he will have home advantage and a few players coming back.
Same gameplan for them and just wait for the error.
KenilworthSkyBlue
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Agreed. To not have one shot on goal all game is diabolical frankly and hasn't really been touched upon enough.
When factoring in that Middlesbrough are far superior at home, key players are coming back into the side for them and the fact that I suspect fatigue will probably cause us issues at some point in the game I really can't see us winning.
Brighton Sky Blue
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More than once they would have the ball in their half, the player with it just standing still for a good 10-20 seconds or so while our players were static and just watching him.
If that is really what Robins wanted from his team then OK, but it was a really passive display.
aloisiwouldhavescored
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Any news on injuries to Hamer and Eccles after yesterday?
TomRad85
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Once it kicks off they'll be bricking it just as much as anyone in our camp, especially the longer it stays at 0-0.
Mucca Mad Boys
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Our bench lacks depth and quality that Robins doesn’t really have many options to choose from. When people bemoan MR for not making changes, it does grate me a bit. Even Boro only made 2 changes themselves.
I thought we looked tired on Sunday and perhaps we’ve ran out of steam. I’m remaining optimistic that we were being pragmatic.
Recovery is key going into Wednesday as we need a Herculean effort from the team!
Brighton Sky Blue
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Doubt it to be quite honest, I also doubt there’s many nerves on our side either, there seems to be an acceptance for the most part on either side that we aren’t winning this.
SonofErnie
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Have they printed the Wembley t-shirts?
KenilworthSkyBlue
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Yeah. Their two midfielders Mowatt and Hackney were slow on the ball and would often play languid passes to either each other or another Middlesbrough player and we'd just not bother closing down .
We looked sacred throughout the entire game.
KenilworthSkyBlue
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I don't really berate Robins too much for that either as obviously the quality of our bench is severely lacking.
That being said, whatever way you look at it the lack of substitutions is certainly going to be felt by the players on Wednesday. As you say I also think we looked tired yesterday which doesn't particularly bode well when they're pulling their shirts on again in two days time.
Mucca Mad Boys
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Middlesborough didn’t look great in either of our games. Yes, they had plenty of possession and ‘threat’ but not many chances. The Akprom chance that Wilson save was the one time in 180m they carved us up. Whilst Boro were probably happy to see out draws in both games, it’s also fair to say we did well to keep them quiet.
To sum up a neutral’s opinion on the game, ‘neither side looks like they deserved to be in the playoffs’.
SeaSeeEffCee
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It reminded me a bit of watching an FA Cup tie where a Premier League side are away at a League One side.
Not quality wise, just in the approach to the game.
Brighton Sky Blue
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It was anathema to the style that’s worked for us this season. My overriding thought during and after was that we didn’t believe we could win. And if we’re like that at home with a full Boddy crowd, away we could well just get tanked.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Akpom also had a free header he kindly put wide.
TomRad85
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From our players and staff?
Otis
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Yup and we always have Wilson as a threat from set pieces too don't we.
Brighton Sky Blue
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That’s how it seemed yesterday.
David O'Day
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Boro can hurt you if you make a mistake but as has been said they are very slow and ponderous. Was Ramsey the one player of theirs that could really inject a bit of spark regularly?
If you listen to the none moron boro fans they have been like this a while now.
They will need to step on to us more and that allow us to break quickly.
They ain't great, they finished a dew points and 1 place above us.
All to play for
If you listen to the none moron boro fans they have been like this a while now.
They will need to step on to us more and that allow us to break quickly.
They ain't great, they finished a dew points and 1 place above us.
All to play for
Otis
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Yes, we all swear it too..
David O'Day
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I deffo watched a different a game to BSB
Boosh
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Some on here watched Middlesbrough play with wingbacks.
Speedie's Head
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To the Godden knockers we need to remember that it was his worldie a few weeks ago that put us in playoff contention in the first place. He's played in a few games where Robins would probably have preferred a box midfield because we haven't had the players. It is quite possible that Allen might be needed in a more defensive midfield role if Eccles and/or Hamer/Sheaf don't make it. Unfortunately that is the way it is with a small squad. Boro showed us yesterday what depth on the bench can do, whereas we could only muster one enforced sub.. With Godden on the pitch we need to be getting balls in to him - as Sky pointed out yesterday, with our deep m/f, passes have to be inch perfect (which of course they rarely can be) if they are going to trouble defenders. Haaland would have been in exactly the same position. We need to be getting the ball wide and making good use of it. Bidwell isn't brilliant but he has defensive qualities, Cuffy on the other hand just doesn't look like creating a goal at the moment.
fernandopartridge
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I said exactly that to my mate
Otis
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Yup, they do seem to have much better all-round quality. Doesn't mean we can't beat them though.
TomRad85
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I don't really see how tbh, it was a dull as fuck game as a one off but we're decent away from home and like to hit on the break anyway. Struggling to see how this is all over at 0-0, especially as Boro seem to struggle with breaking us down.
