If you don’t follow the Championship (we don’t blame you), then you could miss the rise of Middlesbrough: at the end of October, the team trailed at the bottom of the table (19-21st places), miraculously not touching the relegation zone. And now he is in the playoff zone – that is, he can reach the Premier League.

The reason for this take-off is Michael Carrick, who took over the club on 24 October. Here are the results of the team under him and Chris Wilder, with whom the team started the season.

•‎ Yes, we wrote that Carrick took over the team in 19th place, Wilder left it in 14th. Between the coaches was acting. Leo Perkovich – in 5 matches with him, the team scored 7 points and fell lower (although they scored more than under Wilder).

• Michael scored 22 points in 10 games. Only one coach in Boro history has more, Bryan Robson.

• The team made up the difference, primarily by scoring goals. They still miss a lot (and with a search in xG).