Karanka It Up: The Career Aitor Karanka

April 2014
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Results

SHEFF WED ...3 MIDDLESBROUGH ...5

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Fought back from 2 down, then dominated the game
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MIDDLESBROUGH ... 3 QUEENS PARK RANGERS ...0

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Double from the Juke to take his tally to 20 for the season
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MIDDLESBROUGH ... 3 BLACKBURN ROVERS ... 0

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Poor first half but came out and took Blackburn apart
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BOLTON WANDERERS ... 1 MIDDLESBROUGH ...3

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Three up in the first half then took the foot off the gas, closing in on the top spot now
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DONCASTER ROVERS ... 0 MIDDLESBROUGH ...4

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Emphatic away win against a poor Donny, now only just behind Brighton. Masterclass agin from Aimar, what a signing he is proving
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MIDDLESBROUGH ...3 CARLTON ATHLETIC ...0

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31,000 witnessed Boro go top for the first time this season, a double from Aimar settled the game within 22 minutes, only one game to go, Brighton at home for the Title
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Player of the Month
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Pablo Aimar
3rd Player of the month in a Row, totally changed the team, but credit to the whole team this month

Manager of the Month
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Only Karanka's second award, fully deserved after leading his team to victories in every game this month

New Contract
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Chairman Steve Gibson has today awarded Aitor Karanka with a new 4 year Contract, this signals the faith in the Spanish boss the board has. Hopefully the Teesside club have a bright future ahead.

Table as of 1st May ( One Game to Go)
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What a final Month, won every game to go top for the first time all season, with promotion already secure just one to go now, second placed Brighton for the Title of Winners






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May 2014
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Result

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MIDDLESBROUGH ...2... V ...1... BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION

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Simple win to end the season. Capacity crowd watched as Middlesborough were crowned Sky Bet Championship Winners and will now play in the top flight again after a 5 year absence.
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Player of the Season
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Lukas Jutkiewicz

Brilliant all season and helped himself to 24 Goals, the big question is, can he reproduce this form in the Premiership

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Pablo Aimar

Considering he only came in in January, he had a huge impact on the season, 15 goals in 19 games, with 8 MoM.


Final Table

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Left it until the final 2 games to take the top spot, but credit to the team for never giving up

Hot Prospect In
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Diego Batista

Will join for 3.6m in the January transfer window, safe to say I'm excited is an understatement, as I beat off Liverpool and Juventus for his signature, guy could be a beast.

Team of the Season
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Quite surprised at the inclusion of Richardson, shame as he is gonna be one of the first players to leave in the re-shuffle

Season Fixtures Overview

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well done on promotion...
Aimar looks a wonder-buy, I must go back and take a look.

Good luck for the premier league.. looking forward to your next update.
 
thokazu said:
well done on promotion...
Aimar looks a wonder-buy, I must go back and take a look.

Good luck for the premier league.. looking forward to your next update.
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thanks bud,

he he has been outstanding, not wanting to give too much away but his form has dipped in the ore season, nowhere near as good!!
 
June 2014

Winners and Losers

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Premiership: Manchester City

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Relegated: Hull, Crystal Palace, West Ham

Top Scorer: Andreas Cornelius (Cardiff) - 22


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Championship: Middlesbrough

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Relegated: Derby, Millwall, Bournemouth

Top Scorer: Connor Sammon (Derby) - 25

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League 1: Bristol City

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Relegated: Sheffield United, Stevenage, Swindon, Wallsall

Top Scorer: Fredrico Macheda (Bristol City) - 19

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League 2: Burton Albion

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Relegated: Exeter City, Newport County

Top Scorer: Adam McGurk (Burton) - 21

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FA Cup: Arsenal

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League Cup: Manchester United

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Spain: Real Madrid

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Relegated: Villareal, Rayo, Levante

Top Scorer: Leo (Atletico Madrid) - 21

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Germany: Bayern Munich

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Relegated: Hoffenheim, Braunschweig

Top Scorer: Artjoms Rudnevs (Leverkusen) - 18

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France: Paris Saint-Germain

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Relegated: Nantes, Bastia, Guingamp

Top Scorer: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG) - 25

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Italy: AC Milan

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Relegated: Parma, Sassuolo, Verona

Top Scorer: Mario Gomez (Fiorentina) - 26

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Portugal: FC Porto

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Relegated: Pacos Ferreira, Arouca

Top Scorer: Jackson Martinez (FCP) - 14

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Champions League: Real Madrid

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Top Scorer: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG) - 10

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Europa League: Napoli

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Top Scorer: Antonio Di Natale (Udinese) - 21

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Sevilla and Valencia both relegated!? :O Wow!

Anyways, a good season for you there with Boro', hopefully the start of something awesome which'll see you dominate England. One step at a time though and all that. All the best!
 
TheWriter said:
Sevilla and Valencia both relegated!? :O Wow!

Anyways, a good season for you there with Boro', hopefully the start of something awesome which'll see you dominate England. One step at a time though and all that. All the best!
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Sorry, i made a mistake, I forgot to move the season table back to the previous season so I did the relegated teams wrong, they have now been updated!!

Thanks buddy, season started so so and gradually improved for a strong finish! Had a good clear out and have made some big changes! Got a big bit of transfer news incoming, well it's big for Boro anyway!!

Got some great youth prospects coming in, think it will be a good 4 years before we are a force tho!! Like you said tho, one step at a time!!

thanks for continuing to follow!
 
June 2014
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Transfer Activity

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Transfer Budget: 14.5m

Players In

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Lorenzo De Silvestri
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Great Free transfer signing of the Italian, big things were expected of him a few years ago before he went off the boil, maybe he can rediscover his form at Boro.​
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Mattia Cassani
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Capped 11 times by Italy and snapped up on a free to slot nicely into the LWB position and replaces the outgoing George Friend.​
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Santiago Vergini
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Good season with Estudiantes before his contract expired, had to add a bit of quality to the Centre of defence and he was ideal replacement for the ageing and injury prone Woodgate. ​
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Matej Vydra
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Had a brilliant season with Watford before moving back to Udinese and again impressing, scoring 10 goals for the season to help the Italians finish 7th, can't argue with a free transfer.​
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Plucked from the Brazilian lower Leagues and signed on a free! Already called into the Full Portugal Squad for the World Cup. Could be the signing of the Season. ​
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Fantastic signing for Middlesbrough!!! Touted as one of the 2013 Top 10 Young European Talents!! The fee is quite high and represents a bit of a risk for newly promoted Boro, but we did manage to get the price down from 17m. Had a great 2013/14 season, scoring 27 in 26 for Anderlecht, can Mitrovic propel Boro to glory? Will lead the line for years to come if things go well, a lot will depend on if Boro can stay in the Premiership this season.​
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Youth Players In

Alen Krajacic
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Bojan Janjetovic
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Alfredo Ibarrondo
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Dervis Meranovic
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Dwight Hughes
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Liam Maguire
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Gines Menchon
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Raffaele Simone
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I think I have brought in some incredible talent for outstanding transfer fees, even if the players grow too big for the club, they will command big fees as once they sign professionally they wii all have 80m Min Fee Release Clauses, I wasn't taking any chances in losing them for measly fees to bigger clubs. I do believe Krajacic, Ibarrondo, Simone and Menchon will become top, top class players in 3 to 4 years. When Diego Batista joins in January the youth team will be incredible, hopefully they will grow together and form a top 4 club. A few more high quality and experienced signings and one or two more youth players and I think the club will be challenging for all competitions we enter! But that is a few years off yet, anything could happen in the meantime.​
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Players Sold
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Some good prices for players that really are not good enough at this level, brought in more money to fund players coming in and more importantly the younger players arriving at the club. ​
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Players Released
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Not needed and wouldn't get much for them anyway, so we're released or their contracts expired, also freed up some of the wage budget.​
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First Team for 2014/15

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I'm a bit Worried that there are a lot foreign players in the squad and are diluting the English talent, but it's a sign of the times, need to do what's best for the club and winning. If a few cheaper English players become available I will try to bring them in. I'm happy with every position now, though I think I need cover for the Wing Backs as there are no senior ones at the club. Pablo Aimar had a brilliant second half of the season when he signed, but I think he will struggle against the top teams, he's getting on a bit now.​
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Under 18 Team for 2014/15

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I can't argue will the talent I have, think the squad is outstanding, but can they continue to develop at Boro and become world class or will they want to move onto bigger better clubs.​
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Premiership odds

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300-1 - Looks like the bookies believe Karanka's side will drop straight back to the Championship. It will be tough, the squad need to gel fast and hit the ground running, or it will be a long season. Personally think it could be a good season and finish mid table, anything could happen, it is Football after all.​
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Season 2014/15
June to January

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Transfers In Summer
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Transfers Out Summer
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Results to Jan 1st

Pre Season
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Good Pre Season, wanted to see how the new players blended together and see what position each player suited. After the defeat to Fortaleza I decided to change my tactics completely from a 4-1-1-2-2 with Wing Backs to a more Continental 4-1-2-2-1 with plenty of Possession Football. Fantastic win against Italian Champions AC Milan was followed by 22 goals in 2 games against local clubs, helping the squads fitness and match practice.

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Player of the Month: ZIQUINHA



August
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A point to open the season at home to Villa followed by a STUNNING win at Anfield versus Liverpool, Mitrovic scoring his first for the club 2 minutes from time. Easy win in the C.O.C followed by a mauling of Leicester, Mitrovic double sealing the win
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Player of the Month: ALEKSANDER MITROVIC



September
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No wins in the league in September, first defeat of the season versus Man City which was likely. But we did beat Leicester again for a place in the C.O.C 4th Round.
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Player of the Month: MICHAEL ESSIEN



October
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What a month starting with a win against Arsenal!! Mitrovic in stunning form claiming 7 goals this month. Great wins versus struggling Fulham and Sunderland and a win against Norwich to secure a place in the next round of the C.O.C.
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Player of the Month: ALEKSANDER MITROVIC



November
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Poor loss to West Brom, we were slightly unlucky but can take positives from the loss and build on it. Bounced back with a 4-0 victory over Everton, then tore Norwich apart at Carrow Road, a stunning 5 goals from Mitrovic!!
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Player of the Month: ALEKSANDER MITROVIC



December
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What an action packed month!! A win at Old Trafford sends us into the C.O.C Semis for the second season running, but it's the League results that have shocked me the most. Only dropping 4 points and Storming to the top spot, Adomah slotting away 7 important goals. The two wins over Man Utd and Chelsea have convinced me that this season is no fluke! Let's hope it continues like this!!
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Player of the Month: ALBERT ADOMAH



Table Jan 1st
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WOW!!! Boro and Karanka find themselves at the Top at the turn of the year!! But we have won nothing yet!! The hard work will need to continue to achieve the unthinkable!!! The Signing of Diego Batista should push Mitrovic even harder for his starting place, surely things can only get better!!!

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Stats 1st Jan
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Aleksander Mitrovic is storming the Scoring charts!! 24 Goals already, 2 more than Cornelius scored the whole of last season. Both Adomah and Carayol have been integral in providing the goals for Mitrovic.

PotMs
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YPotMs
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The U18 are performing well, topping the Group 1 North easily, hope these players will soon step up the the Senior Squad and lead Boro to Glory



Ballon D'Or - Ronaldo Steals the Crown from Messi after 5 years!
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World Player - Isco Wins the title ending the 3 year dominance of Messi
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Top Transfers
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BORO SIGN MICAH RICHARDS ON LOAN

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Middlesbrough have made a move on Transfer Deadline day and signed Man City Right Back Micah Richards on loan until the end of the season. He will most likely act as cover for Lorenzo De Silvestri and Defenders Lucio and Jonathen Woodgate who's best days are now behind them. The deal is not likely to be made permanent as the emergence of Jaques Placide and Raffael Simeone has solved the Boro's defensive situation for the next few years!!!​
 
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Season 2014/15
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January

Transfers In



Micah Richards - Manchester City - Loan
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Loan signing of the Powerful Right Back / Central Defender to cover for Lucio and Woodgate who seem to be rapidly declining as footballers now.
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Results

FAC 3RD ROUND
MIDDLESBROUGH 3 (Vydra, Mitrovic 2)
PETERBOROUGH 1
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Fairly easy passage through to the next round.
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COC SF 1ST LEG
READING 1
MIDDLESBROUGH 3 (Vergini, Mitrovic 2)
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One foot in the Final, it's been 11 years after the last League Cup win.
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PRM
ASTON VILLA 0
MIDDLESBROUGH 0
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Bore draw, all points count though.
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PRM
LEICESTER 0
MIDDLESBROUGH 1 (Annan)
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Great away win against bottom club Leicester, should have been by more.
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COC SF 2ND LEG
MIDDLESBROUGH 2 (5) ( Vydra, Edgar og)
READING 1 (2)
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Confirmed our place in the Capital One Cup Final, where we will face Arsenal.
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FAC 5TH ROUND
MIDDLESBROUGH 3 (Mitrovic 2, Gibson)
WATFORD 1
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Another Cup win, Mitrovic bags another Brace, the Boy is unstoppable.
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PRM
MIDDLESBROUGH 1 (Ziquinha)
BRIGHTON 0
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Rather poor game, rested Mitrovic for Ziquinha and he delivered me the winner.
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PRM
MIDDLESBROUGH 2 (Mitrovic, Vergini)
MAN CITY 1
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AWESOME!! Down to 10 men for much of the second half but still pulled off a majestic win to keep the pressure on Chelsea
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Table February 1st


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Keeping the pace with the Top Teams, the teams goal is to at least qualify for the Europa League, anything less will be very disappointing now! ​
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Player of the Month



ALEKSANDER MITROVIC ​
Outstanding yet again, 7 more goals to take his tally to 31 in all competitions.​
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Great going mate !! That Batista looks quality and he's only 17 glad to see your looking at the argies and the Croats there's some real bargains out there keep up the good work
 
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Great going mate !! That Batista looks quality and he's only 17 glad to see your looking at the argies and the Croats there's some real bargains out there keep up the good work
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Thanks mate! I'm totally shocked by how well we are doing, hope it just not a fluke or the fact the game has got easy! Batista looks amazing, not getting much chance to play as Mitrovic is a goal machine this season. Croats are developing nicely, just looking at the intake now to see if I can pick up anymore bargains! Thanks for the support!!!
 
What tactic are you actually using because your forward scores alot of goals
 
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What tactic are you actually using because your forward scores alot of goals
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Playing a 4-1-2-2-1, it's a very slow patient style! I will get screen shots for you when I log on later! I'm very surprised how many goals Mitrovic has scored, god knows how many he will get when I get some real word class wingers!!
 
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