Aitor Karanka has told his players they will spend Christmas Day on the training pitch as Boro gear up for Boxing Day’s Riverside showdown.
With more than 30,000 fans set to attend the Nottingham Forest clash, the Spaniard confirmed his team will be summoned to Rockliffe Park tomorrow to finalise preparations.
Saturday’s defeat at Ipswich may have seen Boro drop to fourth in the table, three points off leaders Bournemouth, but Karanka remains upbeat and insists the players are itching to right their wrongs.
“The players will be training on Christmas Day,” Karanka said.
“My decision after the (Ipswich) game was clear, but I can’t say anything bad about the players because they’ve done well. They’ve given me a good reaction in training.
“We have a game on Boxing Day so it is important to be here (on Christmas Day) and prepare. We don’t have a lot of time to be with our families, but we are professional and we have to train.
“I hope that I can have at least two hours to play with my kids.
“I have been reading in the Spanish press that this will be the first year in the last 16 that David Moyes has had a Christmas break. It’s cool, because I know these fixtures are important for everybody. I’m proud to be here.”
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