Toothless Boro Stick to Script! ; the Bigger Picture: It Was the Same Old Story On the Road for Boro at Carrow Road On Saturday As They Slipped to Another Championship Defeat. Despite a Change in Tactics, Boro's Flaws Resurfaced and the New Man Needs to Be in Place Soon to Galvanise the Side After They Slipped Into the Relegation Zone. Anthony Vickers Reports...

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DEPRESSING. But all too familiar. There is no need for any in- depth analysis of how and why Boro lost at Norwich.

We all know the script by now: Boro played well in spells; they showed good crisp possession and movement in neat triangles in the middle third; they worked hard enough but were sorely lacking the creativity, pace and penetration needed to get into the box and they created very few real chances.

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Toothless Boro Stick to Script! ; the Bigger Picture: It Was the Same Old Story On the Road for Boro at Carrow Road On Saturday As They Slipped to Another Championship Defeat. Despite a Change in Tactics, Boro's Flaws Resurfaced and the New Man Needs to Be in Place Soon to Galvanise the Side After They Slipped Into the Relegation Zone. Anthony Vickers Reports...

They looked vulnerable at the back to the Canaries' quick breaks, especially down the flanks; when pressure was applied, a disjointed defence leaked a sloppy goal in a fatal lapse of concentration; then they gradually fiz...

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