Middlesbrough’s latest: Michael Carrick is upbeat, Southampton’s manager says, J
The most recent Middlesbrough Football Club news.
Whichever way you look at it, it has been a tough start to the season for Middlesbrough.
Having reached the play-offs last season, Michael Carrick’s side have so far underdelivered this campaign.
Regardless, the stories and headlines around the club have continued to pour in.
With that stated, here is all of the newest Middlesbrough news, from Carrick revealing the pressure or lack thereof he is experiencing, to Russell Martin’s thoughts on the club, to the Boro boss’ comments on Josh Coburn.
Naturally, after such a terrible start to the season, there may be some concern about how the Middlesbrough manager was handling the strain, especially given his youth and inexperience.
Carrick, on the other hand, insists in some quite robust words that the Boro’s terrible start has not affected him.
“To be honest, it has no effect on me. “I come to work and it’s not even work; it’s something I enjoy,” Carrick said before of the Southampton match, according to The Northern Echo.
“I am fortunate enough to be in a position that I can do something that I love doing. And I never take that for granted because not everyone can do that. So that is one thing for me, coming in every day, appreciating where I am. So it is what it is. I just treat every day like that and enjoy what I am doing.
“There’s no hiding from the fact it becomes more challenging and difficult, because we’re trying to find solutions. But there aren’t sleepless nights.
“My mood is good. Obviously I’m not happy with the points total and I accept the position we find ourselves in, but that doesn’t change my mood or my behaviour around the place or with the players. They all know what we expect and the biggest thing I can ask for is effort, the right attitude and application.”
In more latest news surrounding Middlesbrough, ahead of Saturday afternoon’s Championship clash with Southampton, Saints boss Russell Martin feels Middlesbrough should have more points on the table at this stage.
Indeed, Martin recently said, via TeessideLive: “They lost some key players from last season, some really, really big players. But they’ve been really unfortunate. They should have more points. I’m sure Michael is sitting there wondering how they haven’t got a win yet or more points on the board, because some of the performances have been really good.”
“I really like the way they play, and I really admire what he did last season. I thought he was fantastic to take them from where they were to where they ended up. They’re a team who like to dominate the ball as well, which is like our last three opponents. That’s interesting for us and this is another similar test.
“I’m sure they’re feeling disappointed and a bit wounded in the same way we are, so it makes for a really interesting game. I think it’s a really good test for us and we have to make sure they come out of it still looking for that first win.
