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  1. 'The season is still alive' - Carrickpublished at 18:32 21 April

    Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick comforts Marcus Forss after losing to Sheffield WednesdayImage source, Getty Images

    Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick says the side's season "is still alive" despite a disappointing 2-1 loss to Sheffield Wednesday.

    The Owls had not won in six league games before defeating Boro however with both Coventry City and Bristol City also conceding a defeat, the loss has not left the Teesside club worse off on the table.

    "In the end, it hasn't changed a lot of what the next two games are going to bring but certainly today, we could have won the game and everyone else could have won their games and we'd be in the same situation," Carrick told BBC Radio Tees.

    "If we won the game, we'd be in a better situation. I'm not denying that.

    "For our mindset, we've got to learn about managing our games better in the thick of it and managing the space on the pitch and being more compact as a team.

    "Disappointed with today but the season is still alive."

    Middlesbrough are currently in seventh place, three points adrift of Coventry in sixth.

  2. 'Late goals are the best' - Carrick hails Boro win published at 18:29 18 April

    Middlesbrough celebrate Tommy Conway's winning penaltyImage source, Rex Features
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    Tommy Conway's goal was only the second time Middlesbrough have won a match in injury time this season

    Middlesbrough head coach Michael Carrick said that it was worth the wait as his side snatched an injury-time winner against bottom side Plymouth Argyle.

    Boro looked set to drop two points further adrift in their quest to make the play-offs until Tommy Conway's 93rd-minute penalty kick.

    Conway's 13th goal of the season was only the second time this campaign that the Teessiders have won a league game in injury time.

    And it means they remain three points behind sixth-placed Coventry City with three games to go. They include a trip to the Sky Blues in the final game of the season on 3 May.

    "The games are going to flip at times and the picture is going to change quite quickly, but I thought we deserved it," Carrick told BBC Radio Tees.

    "We kept going - it's not easy when you have to break teams down all the time. I thought we created enough to score but it's worth the wait. The late ones are the best.

    "Great composure from Tommy to take that penalty at the end under the circumstances and it's a big result for us.

    "When you get to the end and there's a lot at stake, there are going to be moments and it's whether we can seize them really. Today was for Tommy really."