Karanka’s Boro are where he thought they’d be
Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka admits his side are exactly where he expected them to be in the league table but trusts them to get out of relegation danger.
The Teesside club are just one place off the relegation zone after Leicester City’s win over Liverpool on Monday night – level on points with Crystal Palace who sit 18th.
Boro travel to Stoke City on Saturday knowing a defeat and other results going against them could see them slip to 19th in the Premier League table.
And while Karanka feels his side deserve more points than they’ve got, he’s confident they can comfortably avoid an immediate return to the Championship.
“I always said it would be tough, and for me, we are in the position I thought we would be,” he said.
“With the performances and games we have played, we could have 32 points, but we have 22.
“You have to trust in yourself, and the players trust in themselves – we have to keep working together.
“I think it starts from me as the coach, if I go to the pitch with my head looking at the floor they will be the same. I trust them, they have showed me what we can do.”
