BBC · Feb 24, 2025
'Going ahead is positive, but we need to hold on to leads'
Image caption, Michael Carrick watched his team throw away a lead for the eighth time this season at Bristol CityMichael Carrick says the fact that his Middlesbrough team have gone ahead in 19 games this season, but only gone on to win 11 of them, is still a positive.
The Boro boss, preparing for Tuesday's trip to Stoke City, preferred the 'glass half-full' view when presented with that stat in an interview with BBC Radio Tees, after they let a lead slip to lose at Bristol City on Friday.
"There are two sides to that," he said. "Having that go in our favour is a real positive that we can't ignore, and seeing out games, managing games is something we need to get better at.