Boos upset boss Southgate

17 May 2009 12:32
Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate was deeply hurt after being booed off the pitch at the Riverside after his side's slim survival hopes suffered a mortal blow with a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa. John Carew cancelled out Tuncay's spectacular overhead strike and although relegation is not a mathematical certainty, Boro will only stay up if several results go their way on the final day. Southgate, who insisted he would want to bring Boro back up, said: "It has an impact I have to say. But I think emotions run high after a game like that, mine were high and so were the emotions of the supporters. "Whatever happens at the end of the season, I'm going to go on holiday and if we didn't stay in this league I would want to take the team back up, I'm pretty clear on that. "But sometimes a reaction like that has a short-term impact on you - there's no question. "I live with this hour by hour, not a day goes by when I don't wake up thinking about it and not an evening goes by without me going to bed think about it. I'd be lying if I said it didn't hurt, but I'm big enough to deal with it."

Source: Eurosport