Make no mistake, it was a really poor day for Middlesbrough at Watford. But a 3-0 scoreline was an unfair reflection on the overall game and a harsh scoreline for Rob Edwards’ side.

If switching the game on in the 50th minute just after Boro went three-nil down, you’d have been forgiven for believing Boro had been battered. Not many teams find themselves three-nil down so early without saying they’d been totally outperformed. And yet, that couldn’t have been further from the reality of what happened in the game to that point.

That’s not to say Boro didn’t deserve to be behind. Out-played, they most certainly were. Ultimately, there was one key take away from this rather humbling scoreline for Boro. Possession and territorial advantage is all well and good if you do something with it. At

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