Source: Northern_Echo
Injury-time woe for Boro
Coventry 2 Middlesbrough 2 GARETH SOUTHGATE decided his players should be saved from any flak after last week’s 5-0 humiliation at home to West Brom.
No slanging matches with players just some ruthless behind-the-scenes decisions that saw his goalkeeper and both full-backs jettisoned along with one midfielder.
It looked a masterstroke of tinkering until Leon Best popped up in the 95th minute to claim a draw for Chris Coleman’s side.
Southgate must have been as angry in the Ricoh Arena dressing room as he was at the Riverside last weekend - his side throwing away a two-goal lead they held until the 78th minute.
There appeared to be little chance of a comeback after Sean St Ledger – his first goal for Boro in only his second appearance – and Rhys Williams had given Southgate’s side a two goal half-time lead.
But after Clinton Morrison turned and shot to bring Coventry back into it with 12 minutes remaining Boro were on the back-foot.
They may have had some complaints with Best’s equaliser coming in the fifth minute of injury time but they failed to clear their lines and paid the price.
Coventry (4-4-2): Westwood, Clarke, Wright, Turner (Ward, 77), Hall (van Aanholt, 46), Osbourne (Gunnarson 46), Clingan, McIndoe, Cork, Morrison, Best. Subs (not used): Kontstantopolous (gk); Cranie, Cain, Eastwood. Middlesbrough (4-4-2); Jones, Hoyte, Wheater, St Ledger, Bennett (Grounds 64), O’Neil , Williams, Arca, Johnson (Yeates, 74)), Aliadiere, Emnes (Lita., 53) Subs (not used): Coyne (gk); McMahon, Hines, Folan.
