Middlesbrough v Lazio 4/11/04

Very very old. Don't even want to think about where I'll be in another 20yrs.

Remember the night so vividly. From someone who grew up watching Channel 4's Italian football coverage it blew my mind just to be watching us playing Lazio, nevermind comfortably beating them. I know they were a shadow of their former teams but still...

Was right behind Zenden's volley. In from the moment he hit it
 
anth25 said:
Very very old. Don't even want to think about where I'll be in another 20yrs.

Remember the night so vividly. From someone who grew up watching Channel 4's Italian football coverage it blew my mind just to be watching us playing Lazio, nevermind comfortably beating them. I know they were a shadow of their former teams but still...

Was right behind Zenden's volley. In from the moment he hit it
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I'm not sure I'd agree they were a shadow of their selves, we just made them look ordinary. The Serie A hadn't really weakened by the time we played them, and they'd finished 6th the season before, having won it a few years prior under Sven. It was a strong Lazio team with a top coach.
 
13 years ago today we were beating Watford 1-0 at home in the championship. Attendance - 14,366.

That’s some drop off!
 
20 years wow, my first thought when I saw this was it can’t be 20 years ago I was still in year 11 at school when this happened. Turns out that was 20 years ago too, definitely feeling old realising that.
What a time to be a young Boro fan though.
 
AytonMews said:
Their right back, Massimo Oddo, was a seasoned Italy international, and 20 year old Stewy Downing absolutely destroyed him.
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I was going to say the same. Downing was unbelievable that night, totally unplayable. I remember Fernando Couto coming out that night saying he was one of the best wingers he'd ever played against (or words to that effect).
 
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