Southgate wants a response


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2008-03-11 11:28:18

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate has ordered his players to bounce back from their FA Cup exit. Boro became the 19th Barclays Premier League side to exit the FA Cup before the semi-final stage as Cardiff City won 2-0 at the Riverside Stadium on Sunday.
They head for Aston Villa on Wednesday sitting 12th, just four points above the drop zone, and have a trip to Champions League challengers Arsenal at the weekend.

Southgate said: "What we have to do is accept that there will be plenty of criticism. The fans will rightly be disappointed, angry, frustrated. We are most of those things and we have to respond. For the fans, that pain is going to take a long time to heal and as the manager, I have got to take that on the chin."




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