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Southgate urges players to be fearless
Middlesbrough, 12:24, February 23, 2009 ,
Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate says the side must forget about the 'fear factor' when battling for Premiership points.
Boro are rooted in the relegation places and, following a goalless draw with Wigan where they hardly had a shot on goal, Southgate has urged his players to forget the fear factor.
Southgate said: "We showed a little bit of fear and we've got to be a little bit braver. We've got enough attacking talent on the field to pose questions and although we gave everything, we didn't have enough.
"We've got to work with these players and encourage them and get the best we possibly can out of them. It's not that they don't want to do it - they know what they want to do, but it's not happening for them.
"Every one of the players and staff is up for the fight. We know it's going to be extremely tough and everybody outside our club thinks we are gone, but there's a lot of football to be played and points to go for."