De Roon: Boro must stay united to avoid relegation

Middlesbrough midfielder Marten De Roon insists the club and team must stay united if they are to beat the drop this season.

Boro narrowly lost 1-0 to Tottenham on Saturday which leaves them without a win in their last seven games and just one point above the relegation zone.

De Roon missed a gilt edge chance in the dying moments of the game at White Hart Lane – volleying narrowly wide of the post, and with just two points separating the bottom six, such missed opportunities could mean the difference between survival and relegation come May.

But De Roon believes his team has the quality to stay up in the Premier League, and firmly believes that will happen if everyone sticks together.

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“We lost 1-0 and the crowd still clapped and shouted for us,” he said.

“I’ve said it before but we have to go together. We have to stick together as a club and team, that’s the only way we can make things possible. I think with a little bit more luck, quality and belief in ourselves.

“We can do it, we have the team that can do it and that should stay in the Premier League. So we have to believe in it and go as a team to the Riverside next Saturday to get a result.”