Aitor Karanka has insisted he never doubted himself as Middlesbrough's encouraging start to life in the Premier League turned to frustration.
The Teessiders had launched their campaign in promising fashion as draws with Stoke and West Brom either side of a victory at Sunderland left them sitting pretty in the top half of the table.
However, a return of just one point from their next five games saw them slip to within a hair's breadth of the relegation zone before last Saturday's impressive 0-0 draw at Arsenal provided vindication for head coach Karanka's belief that they would get where they wanted to go if they stuck to their guns.
Aitor Karanka keeps faith with his methods
