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Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka blasts fans for 'awful atmosphere' in late stages of home defeat to West Ham United

Aitor Karanka has accused Middlesbrough’s supporters of having a short memory and says they contributed to the 3-1 defeat at home to West Ham.

The Spaniard’s bizarre tirade is sure to anger fans, who had roared their team forward during the closing stages.

Karanka was not happy, saying: ‘I was really upset with the last 10 minutes because we didn’t play in the way we know how and it was because the atmosphere was awful.

Aitor Karanka has accused Middlesbroughu2019s supporters of having a short memory
Aitor Karanka has accused Middlesbrough’s supporters of having a short memory
Karanka says the Boro fans contributed to the 3-1 defeat at home to West Ham United
Karanka says the Boro fans contributed to the 3-1 defeat at home to West Ham United
The Spaniardu2019s bizarre tirade is sure to anger fans, who saw their team lose at home again
The Spaniard’s bizarre tirade is sure to anger fans, who saw their team lose at home again

‘The fans demanded a lot of the players.