The 2024/2025 EFL Championship season was a disappointing one for both Rob Edwards and Middlesbrough. Edwards began the season managing Luton Town, off the back of Premier League relegation in 2023/2024. His side entered the year as top-six favourites, but by January, he had been sacked with his team firmly...
The Premier League is a league of global talent, with scouts searching the European and South American markets for the next breakout stars. These regions have become grounds for unearthing players who, with the right development, can be moulded into high-potential players before being flipped for sizeable profits. However, while...
The last few years have seen Aston Villa send several players on loan or sell to the EFL. This includes Finn Azaz, who is currently at Middlesbrough after being permanently sold to the Championship club during the January window last season. Azaz caught the attention of several people when he...
Who Is Morgan Rogers? Back in April 2023, Millwall’s Zian Flemming dispatched a penalty condemning Blackpool to relegation to England’s third tier. In the Tangerine’s starting XI that day was then-Manchester City loanee and attacking midfielder, Morgan Rogers. Fast forward to the present day, Rogers is a recently established regular...
Middlesbrough's recent history in the playoffs has been a mixed bag, with the team failing to qualify in five of their last six attempts. However, they have come close in two of their last three, indicating a potential for improvement in the future. Middlesbrough are currently undergoing a significant transition,...
Have you ever wondered which tactical style is the best for the EFL Championship? We’ve seen an array of tactics and approaches throughout the EFL this season, and England’s second tier is a good advert for tactical variety. We have possession-dominant sides like Southampton, aggressive pressing sides like Preston North...
Every football fan loves an underdog story. Leicester surprised many when they clinched the Premier League back in 2016; the crazy gang beat the culture club as Wimbledon ran out 1-0 winners over Liverpool in the FA Cup final in 1988. Another underdog story occurred last week as EFL Championship...
Last season, Michael Carrick surprised and impressed many by guiding Middlesbrough to the play-offs, producing some spectacular form and eye-catching football along the way. Carrick, who enjoyed a fruitful career playing in the Premier League for teams like Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, has so far failed to replicate such...
Middlesbrough have been the form team of late, not just in the EFL Championship but in the entire English football pyramid. In the 17 league games since the appointment of Michael Carrick, Boro have lost just three games, drawn once, and won the other 13 games. One player who has...
Drifting across to pick up a pass from Daley Blind, Michael Carrick demanded the ball into space just outside the final third. The Dutchman answered his beckoning call, tapping the ball inside to the then-34-year-old with so much room to operate in. Before the ball reached his feet, Carrick scanned...
