The League Paper

WOODY WILL LIFT US HIGH – PADDY

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The LeaguePaper Team
29 December 2019

By Adam Le Roux

GETTING STUCK IN: Boro’s Paddy McNair, left, battles with Swansea’s Bersant Celina and, inset, manager Jonathan Woodgate
PICTURE: PSI/Graham Hunt

THEY may be lying close to the Championship’s trap door at the moment, but Paddy McNair insists rookie manager Jonathan Woodgate is the man to get Middlesbrough out of trouble.
The former Boro, Leeds and Spurs centre-back replaced Tony Pulis in the summer after the Riverside outfit had missed the play-offs.
However, their form has plummeted this season, leaving Boro looking over their shoulders. Despite that, M...

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