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Jonathan Woodgate hates the Championship.
The World Cup in Brazil has treated supporters to some mouth-watering technique and crowd-pleasing silky skills.
But the Boro skipper knows it will be back to basics and attritional graft when the new season starts in August.
And if Boro do want to play the flashy stuff then he says they will need to get promoted first
“The Championship is a lot of long ball,” he said.
“There’s not enough time and space to play much pretty football.
“Players work as hard as they can, teams beaver away and close down quickly and don’t let the opposition play open and expansive football.
“We’d all like to be able to do that: ‘play’.
“But the Championship is a very hard league to actually ‘play’ in.
“There’s not a lot of time on the ball out there. It’s non-stop, it’s hectic in the Championship.
“That’s why you have to work well as a team and graft in every single game.
“You have to win the bread and butter battle against teams before you can think of being creative and entertaining.
“I really don’t enjoy this league,” he went on, explaining that he has unfinished business.
“I want this club to be back playing in the Premier League. That’s what I came back to Boro for.
“I haven’t fulfilled what I wanted to do when I came here. That hurts.
“The idea was to try and push the team back into the Premier League.
“But I’m sure, I’m positive, that we will be up and amongst it next season.”
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