We are back in the Doctors Office with new Middlesbrough boss, The Good Doctor Fox. He has declared himself delighted with the players he has acquired to help strengthen the "foundation" of the team. Fox went on record to say that tonight is the first night that he truly has things in place and his team are raring to go.
"We truly have things in place and my team are raring to go."
With a new tactical philosophy starting this evening against top of the league Blackburn Rovers, Fox admitted that tonight will be a very tough ask stating "tonight will be a very tough ask", he continued "although the boys have been training hard with my new philosophy and I am very pleased with the results on the training ground, this will be the first match where I feel that the players are fit and can really put out work into practice, there is no greater opposition that the league leaders to find out any holes we may have so I am relishing the opportunity tonight so are my boys.
There is some doubt as to whether Boro's latest acquisitions of Andreolli and Cattermole will indeed be available due to the timings of the agreed signings but Vitali Denisov has already played his debut at the Riverside to a 3-3 draw with Cardiff.
From left to right: Marco Andreolli, Lee Cattermole and Vitali Denisov
"Given the form we have shown, a point was a great take-home for us especially against a team doing so well in the league as Cardiff City are. Vitali played a very solid game and I am pleased he has a solid debut under his belt. Now it is time for him to crack on and show Stephen Beddows' Blckburn side what we can do."
When asked about Andreolli and Cattermole, The Good Doctor had the following to say:
"Marco is a fantstic acquisition for us and exactly what we need at the back. He will help Rhys Williams in the right-back position but will also take role as a centre back, helping take some of the pressure away from Seb Hines. Lee Cattermole is a dream signing for Middlesbrough, a local lad who has an unmatched level of tenacity. We would like to thank Sunderland for agreeing to a great deal of business for us, it's great to see Lee back in a Middlesbrough shirt."
Finally, Fox was asked about manager Stephen Beddows leading into their match tonight against Blackburn and the controversy surrounding Rover's boss:
"I don't know what went on but I would recommend Stephen get 'checked', this is simple medical advice from The Good Doctor here, anything involving a goat is never healthy, regardless if it was snowing or not."
Blackburn Rovers (1st) vs. Middlesbrough (21st) - Tonight 20:00
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