The strange thing about this Middlesbrough side is that they aren't all that bad. Yes, the same team who have not won in 2017 and are almost certainly headed for the Championship.
They remain just six points from safety but, given their failure to win in the league since December 17, you simply cannot make a case for them emerging from the bottom three in the final six matches of the season.
For they remain so badly let down by an offensive unit which has scored just 23 times in the league this term, failing to find the back of the net on a staggering 15 occasions.