Tav deserves a lot of praise too

Shush!
I know he was awesome tonight but at this rate we'll be losing 4 or 5 players in the summer.
 
Great performances all over the park with one or two outshining the rest - Howson and Fry for me need special mentions and Lumley for getting up and putting himself out there after the stick he's got of late.

Hats off to Middlesbrough FC.
 
He does, I've been critical of him but he was fantastic tonight, his run deserved a goal.
 
Very good tonight. As usual he worked hard off the ball and was intelligent and classy with the ball.
 
Whatever you migth say about his quality on the ball (for me something that should never have been in doubt), what he gives to the team from a defensive perspective is overlooked most of the time. I couldn't believe how many lung bursting defensive runs he made last night to get back and nick the ball or slow a defender down. He stopped three or four counters that were probably going to end in a goal chance. Unbelievable engine, top quality player. It's about time we started to appreciate the **** out of him.
 
I think a lot of the stick he was getting earlier in the season, some of which was justified, was down to the way we played.
Since Wilder came in we have become a lot more compact and organised and Tav in particular has benefitted from it. Under Warnock we were a lot more stretched and players isolated meaning that any mistake, misplaced pass or untracked run was more likely to leave us vulnerable. Add in the fact that Tav was trying to do a lot on his own and his game was being exposed a bit more than others.
We now have far more contact and cohesion in our play and players have options and cover around them if things don't come off.
There is no doubt that Tav has all the attributes to be a great midfielder and I think our new formation suits him far more than it ever has in his time here.
I'd still start games with Taylor and see how things are developing, but if we have the opportunity to switch to a midfield of Jones, Crooks, Howson, McGree and Tav then I think that would be our most attacking line up.
 
dooderooni said:
I think a lot of the stick he was getting earlier in the season, some of which was justified, was down to the way we played.
Since Wilder came in we have become a lot more compact and organised and Tav in particular has benefitted from it. Under Warnock we were a lot more stretched and players isolated meaning that any mistake, misplaced pass or untracked run was more likely to leave us vulnerable. Add in the fact that Tav was trying to do a lot on his own and his game was being exposed a bit more than others.
We now have far more contact and cohesion in our play and players have options and cover around them if things don't come off.
There is no doubt that Tav has all the attributes to be a great midfielder and I think our new formation suits him far more than it ever has in his time here.
I'd still start games with Taylor and see how things are developing, but if we have the opportunity to switch to a midfield of Jones, Crooks, Howson, McGree and Tav then I think that would be our most attacking line up.
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Bola being back too is a huge bonus. I think he may work his way back in soon. Thought that was Taylor’s best performance last night though since his first 2 games.
 
Some of those interceptions and defensive runs he made reminded me a bit of Kante playing for Leicester.

There won't be many midfields that's can match the energy of three of tav, howson, crooks, mcgree, then payero to come back into the mix eventually as well.
 
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