Middlesbrough captain Jonny Howson has thanked assistant head coach Jonathan Woodgate for crucial advice in helping him adjust to a defensive role.
Howson made his first start since December in Tuesday's 2-1 win over QPR as a makeshift centre-back.
The veteran midfielder, 36, was pressed into service because of injuries to all four of Boro's centre-halves and stand-in Luke Ayling.
"The one that's helped me the most is Woody," he told BBC Radio Tees.
"He's someone that I'm always going to listen to because he's passionate about what he does.
"But he's been there and done it at the highest level.