r00fie1
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Its that time again......
Its back to the beautiful game, with seven games in April - the next twenty-eight days. The last one at home in May being Coventry City.
The noise in the media is reaching a frenzy. The speculation from "experts". The "what-if`s" and the media "pundits" - are all making predictions and talking of what may happen next. The fact is only our lads know when the final whistle goes. The next month will go by in the wink of an eye. We will know our fate soon enough.
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Michael Carrick made it quite clear in his Thursday Media Conference that he is`nt phased by any of that. He explained his "message" is "Can we improve? Can we get better"? No slowing up because we are in the final straight. "Its no time for lowering the intensity and gradually peeling off. I think for us its the opposite really......The boys have trained incredibly and cranked up the intensity. Pushing and pushing for more. That comes from them as much as anything...we`ve had some good results, some good performances. With that you get the feeling the boys are hungry for more and a little bit greedy ...and enjoying that feeling of winning. It doesnt come easy...or that it will happen again easy on the weekend...".
Carrick knows what he has to do and has confidence and faith that the boys will give as much, if not more, than they`ve done so far this season. He said he could`nt fault the lads for their effort. He believes the message is "Carry on as you are, keep pushing and keep trying to be better". He was pushed to detail what he says to players before a game and how he influences what they do(?). But we`ve come to expect certain answers and hes fond of repeating "I keep saying this". The answer was that he does`nt have to tell players what to do. He provides "guidance" when its needed or when players talk to him and his fellow coaches. His demeanor at the conference was his usual calm and collected self. He proffered no magic formula or speculation. He focused on Huddersfield and praised Neil Warnock for his achievements as a Manager. He also acknowledged the change in playing style and the upturn in performance and results, since the arrival of Warnock at the Terriers. He pointed to their win over Millwall. He is in no doubt Warnock will have done his homework and set his team up to stop the Boro. "We are genuinely expecting a really tough game".
We know the position we are in and we know what we have to face. Its eight "Cup Final`s" to the end of the season proppa. Four at home and four away. Its not for us to worry about those around us, only ourselves and playing to our best. It would be absolutely magic to wake up and find we have nicked second automatic promotion place at the final whistle at home to Coventry! We can but dream. But for now, as Carrick has said before, "we have done nothing yet". Hes right of course. But, three points at Huddersfield tomorrow will set us up for the sprint to the finishing line. We`l dissect the stats when we get to the last game of the season. Its been a tremendous ride [so far], but we start all over again tomorrow.......
Come On Boro!
Its back to the beautiful game, with seven games in April - the next twenty-eight days. The last one at home in May being Coventry City.
The noise in the media is reaching a frenzy. The speculation from "experts". The "what-if`s" and the media "pundits" - are all making predictions and talking of what may happen next. The fact is only our lads know when the final whistle goes. The next month will go by in the wink of an eye. We will know our fate soon enough.
R00fie1
Michael Carrick made it quite clear in his Thursday Media Conference that he is`nt phased by any of that. He explained his "message" is "Can we improve? Can we get better"? No slowing up because we are in the final straight. "Its no time for lowering the intensity and gradually peeling off. I think for us its the opposite really......The boys have trained incredibly and cranked up the intensity. Pushing and pushing for more. That comes from them as much as anything...we`ve had some good results, some good performances. With that you get the feeling the boys are hungry for more and a little bit greedy ...and enjoying that feeling of winning. It doesnt come easy...or that it will happen again easy on the weekend...".
Carrick knows what he has to do and has confidence and faith that the boys will give as much, if not more, than they`ve done so far this season. He said he could`nt fault the lads for their effort. He believes the message is "Carry on as you are, keep pushing and keep trying to be better". He was pushed to detail what he says to players before a game and how he influences what they do(?). But we`ve come to expect certain answers and hes fond of repeating "I keep saying this". The answer was that he does`nt have to tell players what to do. He provides "guidance" when its needed or when players talk to him and his fellow coaches. His demeanor at the conference was his usual calm and collected self. He proffered no magic formula or speculation. He focused on Huddersfield and praised Neil Warnock for his achievements as a Manager. He also acknowledged the change in playing style and the upturn in performance and results, since the arrival of Warnock at the Terriers. He pointed to their win over Millwall. He is in no doubt Warnock will have done his homework and set his team up to stop the Boro. "We are genuinely expecting a really tough game".
We know the position we are in and we know what we have to face. Its eight "Cup Final`s" to the end of the season proppa. Four at home and four away. Its not for us to worry about those around us, only ourselves and playing to our best. It would be absolutely magic to wake up and find we have nicked second automatic promotion place at the final whistle at home to Coventry! We can but dream. But for now, as Carrick has said before, "we have done nothing yet". Hes right of course. But, three points at Huddersfield tomorrow will set us up for the sprint to the finishing line. We`l dissect the stats when we get to the last game of the season. Its been a tremendous ride [so far], but we start all over again tomorrow.......
Come On Boro!
