Source: SKY_Sports
Boro stars in confident mood
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Middlesbrough defenders Emanuel Pogatetz and Robert Huth are both confident the club can achieve promotion this season.[LNB] Boro are looking to bounce back to the Premier League at the first time of asking after suffering relegation heartbreak last term.[LNB]And captain Pogatetz is confident the Teessiders can live up to expectations. [LNB]"We are very confident, we will do our best, we have a really strong squad," he told Sky Sports News.[LNB]"It was a very bad feeling at the end of last season and now we want to make up for it and get back up as soon as possible."[LNB]FavouritesPogatetz's defensive colleague Huth is also fully confident Boro will make it back up.[LNB]"It's a hard league and it'll be harder because we're seen as favourites in most of the games," he said as Boro prepare for their opening clash with Sheffield United on Friday - which is live on Sky Sports 1.[LNB]"It took a while to get over relegation, we're ready for Friday.[LNB]"It's important to get a good start but if we don't then it's not the end of it.[LNB]"We've still got 45 games to go but ideally we'd like to get the win.[LNB]"They're all good teams, this isn't a 'Mickey Mouse' league, they're all quality footballers and it's going to be a tough game, it's not easy."[LNB]
