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Sky Bet Championship: Middlesbrough's George Friend staying calm in promotion race

George Friend of Middlesbrough
Image: George Friend: Denies talk of a post-Christmas wobble

Middlesbrough defender George Friend is staying calm as the club attempts to push its promotion drive across the finishing line.

With 13 games remaining, the Teessiders are firmly in the race for the Barclays Premier League as they sit in second place, two points behind leaders Derby despite taking just four points from the last nine available to them.

Friend told the Evening Gazette: "I've heard people say they are getting nervous because Boro have had 'a wobble'.

"But since Christmas, we've had a lot of tough games, a mixture of games against top teams and bottom teams and in the FA Cup too, and we've come through that run in good shape and in second place and we're proud of that.

"In the league, we've only lost one game in 11 - and in that one we dominated and created chances and should have won.

"If that's what counts as 'a wobble' these days then yes, we've had 'a wobble' but I'll willingly take that. It certainly isn't something to be getting nervous about."

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