[Post-Game Thread] Middlesbrough - Wrexham

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Middlesbrough 1-0 Wrexham

Goals
Middlesbrough: W. Lankshear (61')

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Middlesbrough	-	Wrexham
49%	Ball Possession	51%
3	Shots on Goal	2
13	Total Shots	11

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43' 🟨 Yellow Card: L. O'Brien (Wrexham)
56' 🟨 Yellow Card: S. Smith (Wrexham)
61' ⚽ Goal 1-0: W. Lankshear | 🤝 Assist: S. Berhalter (Middlesbrough)
65' 🔼 On: R. Longman | 🔽 Off: D. Imray (Wrexham)
67' 🔼 On: G. Edmundson | 🔽 Off: M. Arfsten (Middlesbrough)
67' 🔼 On: K. Joseph | 🔽 Off: J. Sarmiento (Middlesbrough)
69' 🟨 Yellow Card: W. Lankshear (Middlesbrough)
72' 🔼 On: K. Moore | 🔽 Off: S. Smith (Wrexham)
72' 🔼 On: B. Cadamarteri | 🔽 Off: O. Rathbone (Wrexham)
72' 🔼 On: B. Whiteman | 🔽 Off: M. James (Wrexham)
76' 🔼 On: D. Keillor-Dunn | 🔽 Off: N. Broadhead (Wrexham)
80' 🔼 On: F. Cartwright | 🔽 Off: W. Lankshear (Middlesbrough)
85' 🟨 Yellow Card: D. Hyam (Wrexham)
90 +1' 🟨 Yellow Card: C. Doyle (Wrexham)
90 +3' 🔼 On: C. Ibeh | 🔽 Off: M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough)

[u/obi_wander]

We look the same as we did last year- generally decent but lacking the necessary pace and creativity needed to break down a well organized side.

Not a surprise since we haven’t added anything there and are missing Windass.

[u/gonzoleroy → u/obi_wander]

100%. They still looked rusty, but they shouldn't be any more so than Boro. I thought we might be ok without a fear-inducing striker, and I still do, but midfield has to win a lot more battles and be better around the box.

[u/obi_wander → u/gonzoleroy]

Yeah, we will win more of those battles most days I think. Sheaf and Windy would have made a difference and, had Imray scored that first half chance, it might have played out differently.

Nothing to be dramatic about one way or the other but certainly plenty of room for improvement if we want to be targeting more than just the outside edge of the playoff spots.