Heading into this weekend, Boro is looking to head into third place in the Championship! After a few weeks of struggling, this is a great opportunity for the team. Saturday is the final game of the season and a VERY important one for Karanka's men. Playoffs, should they make the top of the table, would begin next Friday. Bournesmouth won this past week against Bolton, which makes a tight race for the top.
Karanka did his press conference today, regarding the upcoming weekend for the team. This weekend is critical for the team, as they hope for promotion. As always, he provided the press with memorable one-liners and sincere inspiration. To put it simply:
"You have to live for the moment and try and take advantage of where you are." (Karanka Press Conference). Karanka's comments are poignant and sometimes not closely related to football but still resonate with his team. He is definitely my favorite part of the team, as he is encouraging and never puts his team down. He goes on to say how he forgets the problems that occur by the next morning because you need to focus on the upcoming days as soon as you wake up. He went on to say, “They’re doing their best and I’m very proud of all of them because they deserve to play in the Play-Offs and if we didn’t get automatic promotion it’s because Watford and Bournemouth were better than us so we have to congratulate them but we’re playing in the position that we wanted in the beginning.” His main goal is to win this Saturday in front of their home crowd, expected to be over 30,000.
According to their website, this is Boro's first appearance in the playoffs in the past 24 years, if they make it. That puts a ton of pressure on the team to success and secure promotion.
Bro ended up losing against Fulham, 4-3. Obviously this was a disappointing loss for Karanka's men. Fulham was winning 1-0 at the half but the second half proved full of action. McCormack scored three times for Fulham, with one in extra time to provide Fulham with the win. Possession was evenly split but, sadly, Boro did not come out on top. Karanka was thoroughly disappointed an was unable to identify what went wrong. However, he was focused on how the team had already made the Play-Offs and he was proud regarding that.
The team will face Brighton tomorrow. This game could prove important, as it has the potential to determine who will be at the top of the table. Here's to hoping it's Boro!
According to their website, this is Boro's first appearance in the playoffs in the past 24 years, if they make it. That puts a ton of pressure on the team to success and secure promotion.
Bro ended up losing against Fulham, 4-3. Obviously this was a disappointing loss for Karanka's men. Fulham was winning 1-0 at the half but the second half proved full of action. McCormack scored three times for Fulham, with one in extra time to provide Fulham with the win. Possession was evenly split but, sadly, Boro did not come out on top. Karanka was thoroughly disappointed an was unable to identify what went wrong. However, he was focused on how the team had already made the Play-Offs and he was proud regarding that.
The team will face Brighton tomorrow. This game could prove important, as it has the potential to determine who will be at the top of the table. Here's to hoping it's Boro!
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