Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa Match Thread

[SamTheMouse]

Let's be honest, it's only really the elite sides that have to contend with almost every opponent parking the bus. We've entered that category in the last couple of months, everyone knows it, and to some extent the whole squad is now having to learn a different way of playing. It's fairly new territory to most of them.

[pauliewalnuts]

Cash, bombs forward with the ball, stops, puts a foot on it, plays it backwards.

[devilla]

Cash is really annoying me.

[kippaxvilla2]

Cash has got Bailey free and goes back he’s gone really shit.

[JUAN PABLO]

this is a game you need Youri

[AlexAlexCropley]

Want to see more of Duran

[Skerra]

Wake me up before you go go

[ez]

This game is not exactly set in the world on Fire for the nationwide BBC audience

Middlesbrough are boring them.

[Brazilian Villain]

Good start. Dominating it.

That's my view too, just probing at the moment.

[devilla]

Yep and how many times has Konsa looked in his direction to pass to him then turned left instead. He knows he'll just get it back.

[Brazilian Villain]

Lovely touch there by Leon to bring it down.

[Steve67]

We seem to have lost that nippy, energy about us over the last month.  Been much more slow and ponderous. Duran doesn't impress me at all and should stick out like a sore thumb.

[JUAN PABLO]

good corner and chance there

[PeterWithesShin]

JD with another effort

[JUAN PABLO]

duran good shot