In our biggest game of the season so far my boys proved their mettle with a 1-0 win over a good Boro side. Rovers have a young team, 6 of them under 22, and have played with confidence and freedom throughout the season. After a 2-0 defeat at Hull last night's question wasn't about ability but how we handled the increasing pressure. A poor performance at Hull followed by a home game with Boro who hoped to be top six. We played with real confidence and despite 11 attempts on goal scored with our only clear cut opportunity. Boro had 68% possession which shows how stats can lie. They had the ball for long periods when our pressing prevented them from getting out of their half.
The win puts us second and importantly ten points clear of Boro when it would only have been four if they had won.
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