Middlesbrough defender George Friend has hinted that the club's bid for Premier League survival was harmed by issues within the dressing room.
The full-back and his team-mates are contemplating life back in the Sky Bet Championship after just one season in the top flight following Monday night's 3-0 defeat at Chelsea.
Boro will hold an inquest into what went wrong once the campaign draws to a close, and chairman Steve Gibson faces a big decision over whether or not to retain the services of Steve Agnew as head coach after asking him to fill Aitor Karanka's shoes back in March.