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Brilliant first season to turn us round from relegation zone to playoffs but has Carrick got what it takes for us to take the next step.
As he said himself, you learn more from the setbacks than your successes so:
Notable exception was Sheffield United away, big must win game & we won. So 12 tests, came up short 11 times.
The rotation policy didn't work either I don't think any of the rested players came back in firing on all cylinders.
A case in point being Chuba Akpom 12 goals in 12 games, rested, 0 goals in 4 games.
So he's got some improving to do or we'll end up frustrated again.
As he said himself, you learn more from the setbacks than your successes so:
Championship | 29-Oct-22 | Preston | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | L | First game in charge, chance to start with a bang & ends up with a damp squib. |
Championship | 17-Dec-22 | Burnley | 3 - 1 | Middlesbrough | L | Chance to show Boro's revival had real substance against the top team in the Div. Took lead & lost. |
FA Cup | 07-Jan-23 | Middlesbrough | 1 - 5 | Brighton | L | Free hit against a Prem team which was closer to bottom (gap 15pts) than top (17pts), didn't turn up. |
Championship | 22-Jan-23 | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | L | Local derby with more than pride resting on it. Out performed by opponent. |
Championship | 25-Feb-23 | West Brom | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | L | Chance to turn the screw on Sheff Utd, 2 down in 10 minutes and never looked like getting back into it. |
Championship | 01-Apr-23 | Huddersfield | 4 - 2 | Middlesbrough | L | Leading 1-0 at halftime potentially closing the gap to 1 pt but massive bottle job & end up losing 4-2, gap to 2nd now 6 pts. |
Championship | 07-Apr-23 | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | Burnley | L | Didn't expect much to be honest & didn't get it. |
Championship | 24-Apr-23 | Luton | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | L | Race for 3rd, capitulated. |
Championship | 01-May-23 | Rotherham | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | L | Race for 3rd, capitulated against a team trying to avoid relegation. |
Championship Play-Off | 14-May-23 | Coventry | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | D | Content with a clean sheet rather than trying to win the game. |
Championship Play-Off | 17-May-23 | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Coventry | L | Home game, just needed to win. Controlled possession but players seemed scared to play through balls or make runs behind. Could still be playing now & don't think we'd score. |
Notable exception was Sheffield United away, big must win game & we won. So 12 tests, came up short 11 times.
The rotation policy didn't work either I don't think any of the rested players came back in firing on all cylinders.
A case in point being Chuba Akpom 12 goals in 12 games, rested, 0 goals in 4 games.
So he's got some improving to do or we'll end up frustrated again.