Source: SKY_Sports
Southgate relieved at win
// 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 boss Gareth Southgate admits defeat to Derby County would have left him wondering about his position at the club.[LNB] Adam Johnson grabbed a goal in each half to seal a 2-0 victory for Boro - their first home win in four attempts.[LNB]And Southgate admits the pressure has been lifted off him following the win.[LNB]"There would obviously been more speculation and we would have been probably four or five places lower, which would have made life very difficult, I am sure, for all of us," he said.[LNB]"I have had lots of games like that since I have been manager here where you wonder about the consequences of defeat, but we were very positive in the way we approached everything.[LNB]"We thought about how we could win the game. We didn't really consider the possibility of defeat, but you know all the while a fourth home defeat on the bounce would have been very difficult for people to accept.[LNB]"None of us wanted to go through that and we didn't want to put our supporters through that more than anything.[LNB]"We want them to see us winning at home and as the season goes on, we have got to make sure we do it regularly if we want to go up."[LNB]Clough unhappyDerby boss Nigel Clough felt Middlesbrough's first from the penalty spot was harsh.[LNB]"We conceded a soft penalty having had two turned down on Saturday which we thought were probably more of a shout than that one given tonight," he said.[LNB]"The first goal was going to be very important, primarily for us having not got a win away from home this season and Middlesbrough on the back of three defeats.[LNB]"Once that one went in, it changed the game."[LNB]
