Middlesbrough: Sunderland pose serious threat to go-to Michael Carrick tactic

Middlesbrough: Sunderland pose serious threat to go-to Michael Carrick tactic

Sunderland and Middlesbrough will go head-to-head for the first time in the 2024/25 season on Saturday afternoon, in what his set to be a hotly contested Wear-Tees Derby at the Stadium of Light.

The Black Cats come into the clash sitting second in the Championship, after defeat to Plymouth Argyle last weekend brought Black Cats supporters back down to earth after a fantastic start to the Regis Le Bris era on Wearside.

As for the Teessiders, Michael Carrick’s men have endured more of a mixed bag of results through the early weeks of the season. Wins over Swansea and Cardiff respectively have been paired with a frustrating number of dropped points to the likes of Derby, Portsmouth, and most recently, Preston respectively.

But on Derby Day, form often goes out of the window, with the side who manages the blood and thunder of the occasion the best usually ending up on the winning side.

Middlesbrough love to dominate the ball and the tempo of games under Carrick, but with a plethora of top midfield players in the opposing dressing room, Sunderland will pose a serious threat to Boro’s tactical approach.

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