Championship - Strachan wants pressure off Johnson

PA Sport - Fri, 06 Nov 12:59:00 2009

Middlesbrough boss Gordon Strachan is urging his players to take the pressure off winger Adam Johnson.

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The 22-year-old has scored nine goals so far this season and played a part in many more, and the new manager knows Boro cannot continue to rely upon him one man so heavily.

Strachan said: "If you look at the statistics, you will realise how important he's been to the club this season.

"The rest of us have to be able to say, 'You can have an off-day and not be at your best'. We have to be a more rounded team."

Johnson missed a game-saving penalty in last Saturday's 1-0 home defeat by Plymouth, but his manager is not dwelling on that.

He said: "I think he's entitled to do something wrong every now and again. His record is phenomenal this season, but we have to be a whole team and not rely on one or two players."

PA Sport

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  1. The pressure will be off him soon enough when he is­ back playing in the PL;) love to see him stay but I­ cannot see it:(Chilll I think your probaly right about­ GS should of stuck with GS lol

    From SARAH, on Sun 8 Nov 12:59AM

  2. STRACHAN IS A BIG MISTAKE
    His record with English­ clubs­ is not very good, guiding Celtic to titles­ proves­ nothing about his potential to be a successful­ manager­ with an English club, Scottish football is of­ a much­ lesser class than the English league and any­­ championship division manager from England would win­­ titles managing Celtic. Even Neil Warnock lol ;o)

    From CHILL its just my opinion, on Sat 7 Nov 7:41PM

  3. In other words, Bye Bye AJ

    From Jonathan G, on Sat 7 Nov 11:05AM
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