Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate was left rueing missed
chances, after seeing his side lose 2-1 at Fulham to stay in
relegation danger at the wrong end of the Premiership.
A late Mark Viduka goal was all Boro had to show for their efforts,
leaving Southgate to gloss over another poor display.
He said: "We created chances and could not believe we were two down
at half-time.
"We stuck at it and made chances but it is hard enough to come from
one down, let alone two.
"We caused Fulham problems, but we had three lads at the back who
have not played in weeks. We dug in and could have folded, yet we
might have got a point at the end.
"At the other end of the field we posed a real threat and I do feel
we created enough chances to win the game.
He said: "We created chances and could not believe we were two down
at half-time.
"We stuck at it and made chances but it is hard enough to come from
one down, let alone two.
"We caused Fulham problems, but we had three lads at the back who
have not played in weeks. We dug in and could have folded, yet we
might have got a point at the end.
"At the other end of the field we posed a real threat and I do feel
we created enough chances to win the game.
"We wanted to have a go at Fulham. I thought we caused them a lot
of problems and I can't ask for any more commitment from my
players."