Back to proper football where three points are at stake, claiming the shirt is very important and the opposition are not car salesman who concede ten and don‘t even worry about it. Boro have always been a team we struggle to get much from and with a new man at the helm they will all be running faster to catch his eye. Wilder will have had nearly two weeks to make a mark but will that be long enough to have made a difference? We will be the first to find out! GR has had his team talk done for him after Wilder said that fans will turn up at the Riverside and expect them to beat us. Let’s hope for the opposite! We are generally always hard to beat so let’s hope we can make him eat his words.
With a two week break we should be refreshed and ready to go and have almost a full squad to choose from. Bart should wear the gloves and do his very best to keep another clean sheet. Danny will be very keen to get his boots on but I fear that GR sees more defensive qualities in Leonard who I expect to start. Ballard had no involvement in the international break and should be good to start alongside Hutch and Cooper. There are minor doubts about Murray so I expect Molly to be LWB.
It is a blow that Billy has a groin strain so won’t be able to continue in midfield for this game. Saville played well for N. Ireland against Italy so should be good to start. Evans is fit so should be his partner. Up front almost picks itself with Jed right, Ojo left and Benik in the middle.
My thoughts are,
Bart
Leonard Ballard Hutch Cooper Molly
Evans Saville
Jed Benik Ojo
Subs Long Pearce Danny Mahoney Dutch Smith Bradshaw
With a two week break we should be refreshed and ready to go and have almost a full squad to choose from. Bart should wear the gloves and do his very best to keep another clean sheet. Danny will be very keen to get his boots on but I fear that GR sees more defensive qualities in Leonard who I expect to start. Ballard had no involvement in the international break and should be good to start alongside Hutch and Cooper. There are minor doubts about Murray so I expect Molly to be LWB.
It is a blow that Billy has a groin strain so won’t be able to continue in midfield for this game. Saville played well for N. Ireland against Italy so should be good to start. Evans is fit so should be his partner. Up front almost picks itself with Jed right, Ojo left and Benik in the middle.
My thoughts are,
Bart
Leonard Ballard Hutch Cooper Molly
Evans Saville
Jed Benik Ojo
Subs Long Pearce Danny Mahoney Dutch Smith Bradshaw