Boss Aitor Karanka warned his fellow Spaniard when he joined Middlesbrough on a season-long loan from Valencia, there would be times this season, he’d be fed starvation rations.
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Negredo will come up against in-form Romelu Lukaku at Everton on Saturday evening. We have had a good start to the season and we need to be ready for Goodison Park.
However, while Karanka makes no bones about how tough this season is going to be, he is confident his players can handle the shift in emphasis.
“We had a good test last Saturday with Benteke and we suffered against [Lukaku] last season when we played them in the cup, so it’s nothing new for us”, he told reporters.
“If both him and Lukaku are playing their best games, then I think Alvario can be at least as good”.
“But he knows it is different this season because he is used to games where he has lots of opportunities to arrive in the box”.
But his team-mate was not about to go down without a fight and responded by tweeting: “Hahahahaha bro thankfully there was a camera behind the goal to confirm it was mine”.
The 28-year-old full-back felt the full force of Wilfried Zaha as the Eagles ran out 2-1 winners at the Riverside Stadium last weekend with the Palace winger taking full advantage of the Boro defender’s second-half error to score the decisive goal. He understands the situation and he knows he came here to help us stay in the Premier League.
Clayton was one of Boro’s leading performers last season, and his manager was always convinced he would take the step up to the top-flight in his stride.
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“Because of what he has experienced, he can teach the other players and show them the right attitude”. He is a leader because of his past and the teams he has played for.
