No regrets on choosing Middlesbrough over Palace, says Karanka
Aitor Karanka has no regrets about his decision to join Middlesbrough over Crystal Palace when he made the step into management.
For three years, the Spaniard was assistant to Jose Mourinho while the latter was in charge of Real Madrid, before leaving for the Riverside in November 2013.
Both sides are battling relegation from the Premier League, and the sides met at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, the Eagles running out 1-0 winners thanks to Patrick van Aanholt’s strike.
Karanka’s side are 16th with 22 points from 26 games, while Sam Allardyce’s Palace are one place below them on goal difference after the win.
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The Boro boss guided them to the Premier League last season, and maintains he chose wisely when opting for the north east as opposed to south London, despite Palace being in the Premier League at the time of his move, and the Teessiders in the Championship.
“It was the right one and this is the time to once again admit I was right,” Karanka said.
“At that time to start my career I needed to a team, a club, which could offer me confidence and at that time [Middlesbrough chairman] Steve Gibson gave me that confidence.
“To start your career without experience in the Premier League would have been difficult.
“Three years later, the only thing that I can say is I was right.”
