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Michael Carrick urged to drop Luke Ayling for “athletic” star to complement Ben Doak
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Middlesbrough’s inconsistent start to the 2024/25 campaign continued on Sunday, as they surrendered a two-goal lead away to Norwich City, drawing 3-3 at Carrow Road.
Two goals from Tommy Conway and a Finn Azaz strike had cancelled out an early Borja Sainz screamer to give Michael Carrick’s side a 3-1 lead before half-time. However, a late collapse saw the Canaries’ Spaniard grab his second before Senny Dieng turned into his own net from a Kellen Fisher cross to level the game once again.
It was a frustrating afternoon for Boro, who had hoped to make it two wins from two against play-off contenders following a 1-0 victory over Sheffield United in mid-week, keeping them 9th in the table, just a point off the top six.
With an important few weeks ahead of Middlesbrough, as they look to enter the play-off places before the third international break of the season, one supporter is hoping to see Carrick make a change to the starting XI to help bridge that gap.
Carrick urged to bring Anfernee Dijksteel into the fray
Boro are sometimes a side that are difficult to predict, as one week they can be one of the best in the league, and at other times they are extremely wasteful and unproductive with the possession that they have.
This is an issue for Carrick as he had to work out a way of consistently scoring goals, and utilising his full-backs to help with that could probably be the best way to see his team perform going forward.
